Money
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Fears minimum wage rises will put more jobs at risk of automationInstitute for Fiscal Studies warns above-inflation increases give employers a greater incentive to replace workers with robots
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Shares in spread betting firm Plus500 soar thanks to bitcoin boomPrice jumped 130% last year amid growth in use of derivatives products that allow investors to gamble on cryptocurrencies
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Rail passengers must come before profitsLetters: Readers respond to the sharp rise in UK train fares announced at the start of the year
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From Grope Lane to Bell End: do rude street names affect house prices?The residents of a rudely named road in the West Midlands have launched a petition to have its name changed, the official reason being to ‘protect their kids’ from bullying
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The middle class who got rich on Peps and IsasLetters: Anyone who has taken up the Pep and then the Isa every year from 1988 will have accumulated a completely tax-free investment portfolio of £508,000, writes Tom Brown
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Transport secretary ‘running scared’ as he flies out of UK on day of rail fare hikeLabour and Lib Dems criticise Chris Grayling for attending meetings in Qatar amid biggest annual fare rise for five years
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Why are our wardrobes full of unworn clothes? Because most purchases are not rationalWe often buy dresses for the people we’d like to be, and hold on to things because they remind us of good times. But a new survey has revealed that UK shoppers own £10bn worth of clothes they do not wear
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'You know the cost will only increase': Guardian readers on train fare risesRail fare bosses claim increases will help improve services. We hear from people affected by the price increases
UK services grow faster than forecast despite growing Brexit concern