In MACRO & ENVIRONMENT NEWS, Sunak is about to announce some good news, the UK is to rein in takeover screening powers, China's carbon emissions look set to decline as it floods the market with solar components and England sees a drop in onshore wind projects. In REAL ESTATE NEWS, the UK housing market beats forecasts, landlords sell up and UK estate agents consolidate as they rake in the deposits. In RETAIL NEWS, Ikea buys a Brighton shopping mall and Pandora looks set to buck the luxury downturn. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, companies race to make EV batteries recyclable, the VC market gets a shake-up and business confidence continues to take a pasting. AND FINALLY, I bring you an interesting example of culinary fusion...