AI on the sly?

Sean Farrington gets the latest on Nissan's announcement to build a new electric model in Sunderland

And he'll hear from the author of a report that says regional mayors should get a bigger share of income and corporation tax generated in their areas.

Elsewhere, we'll check in on markets as they wait for the US Fed to make a decision on interest rates later today.

AND some new data suggests that the midweek cheeky HALF is on the rise. We'll hear what that means for pubs.