Goodbye mrbrightside416: Google allows users to alter quirky Gmail addresses
Those in US given chance to have more professional usernames without losing access to account
UK firms expect to raise prices more quickly as Iran war pushes up costs
Bank of England survey in March shows chief financial officers foresee 3.7% increase over coming year
Drivers told to look for cheapest fuel ahead of ‘busiest Easter on UK roads since 2022’
Bank holiday traffic predicted to peak on Thursday, as petrol and diesel prices surge from fallout of Iran war
‘From high flyer to dead parrot’: former billion-dollar eco-shoe brand Allbirds sold for $39m
Once-hyped, celebrity-backed company snapped up by American Exchange Group for fraction of former value
Rowntree’s trust appoints Keon West to tackle brand’s colonial history
Author and academic says role is a chance ‘to make real, meaningful changes’ as trust confronts enslavement links
Workers carved the largest modern Hindu temple in the west. Now, some have incurable lung disease
Workers allege abuse, visa fraud and medical neglect during the New Jersey temple’s construction – and say two died from lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust
‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on
Last April, the president unleashed a tidal wave of tariffs on ‘liberation day’. Analysts say the policy has failed, even by the Trump administration’s own terms
Secondhand clothes sales forecast to hit $289bn as AI helps shoppers find deals
Sites such as Vinted and ThredUp expected to help resale grow twice as fast as overall clothing market in coming years
Thames Water ‘close to deal that would spare it new Ofwat fines until 2030’
Offer reportedly put forward by creditors hoping to save struggling firm from being renationalised temporarily
Starmer calls on Reform to sack Simon Dudley after ‘everyone dies’ Grenfell comments
PM says Farage should ‘do the decent thing’, after new housing spokesperson’s criticism of safety regulations
Trump’s trade war put the UK on the back foot. His actual war may break us
The government looks ill prepared for the coming stagflation storm – its ‘keep calm and carry on’ approach won’t survive a blast of reality, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
‘Kids would rather be down the park’: readers reflect on child-free pubs
With public houses increasingly restricting or banning children, we asked for your thoughts on adult-only pubs
Larva lamped: Colin the Caterpillar loses to eight lookalikes in cake taste test
Which? testers complain M&S sponge is ‘too dry’ as Waitrose’s Cecil tops the tree with ‘best buy’ gong
Drive slower, work from home and ditch the tie: the world responds to Iran war energy crisis
Oil crisis triggered by blockade of strait of Hormuz prompts emergency measures to protect supply and halt rising prices
Chris Rokos: the camera-shy billionaire behind the biggest UK university donation in modern times
The 55-year-old is one of the most successful hedge fund managers of his generation