In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Trump and Russia decide Ukraine's fate, tariff chat continues, Reeves launches a regulator audit and it's groundhog day for European gas. In BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT & CONSUMER TRENDS, European defence companies have to step up, the UK's looking dodgy, holiday firms report strong demand for long-haul, IHG is positive and property owner hopefuls face a near-impossible slog. In AI NEWS, Tencent changes its strategy, Musk rolls out Grok-3, Mira Murati launches her own start-up and OpenAI looks to get new powers to fend off unwelcome advances. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Northvolt sells unit to Scania and Thames Water gets a lifeline. AND FINALLY I bring you a solo traveller who "mistakenly" booked into a Japanese love hotel...