In BIG PICTURE NEWS, we see Trump push-back, progress for Carney, Lagarde's plan and falling UK inflation. In EMPLOYMENT & CONSUMER-RELATED NEWS, ministers consider slowing down the minimum wage plans, a City law firm uses an AI chatbot to choose candidates, inner London house prices fall and credit card spending is on the up. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, research says plug-in hybrids burn way more fuel than we thought, UCL students win compensation, British grads face big student loan repayment hikes and the UK is to clamp down on tech companies while a British researcher aims to raise $1bn for his start-up. AND FINALLY, I show you what you need to do to protect yourself from polar bears...