In BIG PICTURE NEWS, China turns the screws on Japan and tourism stocks tank. In CONSUMER NEWS, the UK is to ban ticket resales and consumer protection increases. In M&A AND INVESTMENT NEWS, Ashurst gets with Perkins Coie, J&J buys Halda, WPP rises on bid rumours, Thiel dumps Nvidia, crypto investors pull out and Gail's plans to raise money. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Trump suggests 50-year mortgages, UK lenders cut mortgage rates, UK councils lose blocking power and Bezos launches an AI start-up. AND FINALLY, I bring you an achievable new sport...