In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Europeans support Zelenskyy, Trump backs the Aukus nuclear deal, Reeves looks to cut red tape, rare earths boom and Tesla dominates the UK mega battery market. In TECH NEWS, Amazon's outage could have repercussions, Apple's shares hit a high, Claude focuses on life sciences, a British start-up makes electric car motors with no rare earths and scientists find a "cure" for blindness. In CONSUMER, RETAIL & HOSPITALITY NEWS, Americans are having car payment troubles, we see how much tax rich people in the UK actually pay, B&M boots its finance chief and Pizza Hut closes outlets. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Kering does a beauty deal, Oatly suffers and SlimFast's European arm is sold. AND FINALLY, I show you what it's like to learn Japanese...