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Guardian columnist Marina Hyde and parliamentary sketch writer John Crace reflect on the highs and lows of the general election campaign

Rightmove calls on new government to prioritise sector as rents outside London climb 7% in a year

President hails proposal to protect millions of Americans from extreme heat – the top weather-related US killer

Labour leader says Post Office minister should urgently ‘get on with the job’ of sorting out problem

Former chancellor cleared for role by body examining propriety of ministers taking jobs in private sector

Labour donor and green energy businessman given permission to serve papers to Paul Staines’ home in Ireland

Rise in sales of ranges in six to 10 suggests retailer has been successful in appealing to younger demographic

Technical difficulties blamed for new blow to firm’s sustainable energy plans

Handing vital infrastructure to private investment companies will generate windfalls for investors and leave the rest of us worse off. We need a better plan

Decision by supreme court means water companies could be sued for damage caused by dumping of human waste

Questions over future of state-owned business after victims of Horizon IT scandal receive compensation

Last year’s ‘digital-only’ event ruffled feathers. This year’s hybrid meeting fuelled greater attendance and more openness

Electric automaker’s quarterly deliveries fell for two straight quarters for the first time ever

Simon Roberts says consumer caution ‘not surprising given everything households have been through in the cost of living crisis’

Amit Gudka is reinventing himself after the failure of his energy firm by plugging into the global battery boom

Consumer prices slip to 2.5% but core rate stays high, prompting little belief in further cuts in borrowing costs

Dropoff in government approvals put billions of investment in offshore wind schemes at risk, ports bodies warn

Partnerships ended over the investment firm’s ties to fossil fuel and Israel, leaving nine book festivals including Hay, Edinburgh and Cheltenham in need of funding

If Keir Starmer wins on Thursday, he will have the power to free our data, jump-start the NHS and strip friction from our daily lives. Here’s how

Euro 24 lifts TV sales at Argos but purchases of clothing, paddling pools and garden furniture fall

Greens welcome announcement as Jim Chalmers says ‘half-baked’ idea could make competition problem worse not better

London-based fintech company has been waiting more than three years for its UK licence to be approved

Service offers more than 20,000 films and TV shows on-demand to compete with popular streaming platforms

We have been receiving numerous letters addressed to him and he’s even put his name on our water bills

Large financial backers are returning to the party after abandoning it during the Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn eras

Powerful new chips are on the way but there are questions over whether tech firm’s growth can be sustained

Economic growth allows the few to grow ever-wealthier. Ending poverty and environmental catastrophe demands fresh thinking

Pressure on household finances eases as shop price rises slow to 0.2% and petrol costs drop for second month

Readers respond to the economist Paul Krugman’s article about the effects of the Tories’ most defining policy during the coalition years

Debt-laden utility urged to show greater transparency as it faces investigation by industry regulator Ofwat