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
‘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
Polymarket and other prediction platforms driving oil market, traders say
Datafeeds from platforms being used to create algorithms that determine multimillion-dollar trades on global market
Starmer calls for ‘ambitious’ new UK-EU ties as Trump threatens to quit Nato
PM to focus on European defence and economic partnership for ‘dangerous world’, in pivot away from US
UK food inflation ‘could hit 9%’, trade body warns as Reeves meets retail chiefs
Discussion on how to ease impact from Iran war coincides with Food and Drink Federation almost tripling forecast