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A man has suffered facial burns after his jacket was set alight as he walked home from a mosque. West Midlands Police said officers are studying video footage of the attack which has been circulated on social media. The incident took place in Shenstone Road in Edgbaston, Birmingham, at around 7pm on Monday. The force said in a statement: “It’s believed the man, who was walking home from Dudley Road

Brennan Johnson is a fitness doubt for Wales’ opening Euro 2024 qualifiers. The in-form Nottingham Forest forward will be examined by the Wales medical team after his delayed arrival into camp for games against Croatia and Latvia. Johnson suffered a groin injury during Forest’s 3-1 defeat at Tottenham on March 11. But the 21-year-old – who has scored seven goals since returning from the World Cup in December – played

Just Eat Takeaway.com said it plans to axe around 1,700 delivery driver jobs and 170 head office roles after a slowdown in takeaway demand. The Anglo-Dutch firm said the cuts are part of an overhaul designed to improve efficiency as its seeks to reduce costs. It comes after the company saw a 9% slump in customer numbers last year as diners returned to pubs and restaurants. Just Eat, which employs

Google has suspended the Chinese shopping platform Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was discovered in versions of the app from other sources. Google said it suspended the Pinduoduo app on the Google Play store out of “security concerns” and that it was investigating. The suspension of the app – mainly used in China – comes amid heightened tensions over Chinese-owned apps such as TikTok, which some US legislators

Chris Gunter has joined the Wales coaching staff for this month’s European Championship qualifiers. Gunter announced his retirement from international football earlier this month. The 33-year-old AFC Wimbledon defender won 109 caps during a 15-year Wales career, second only to Gareth Bale’s 111 for the national men’s team. “Chris Gunter has joined up with the senior men’s team in a coaching capacity for the March international window,” said a Football

Tesco has announced it is to cut the value of its Clubcard rewards scheme in a move that has provoked anger from customers. The UK’s biggest supermarket said its Clubcard points will be worth twice their value when customers cash them in, rather than three times as they are now, from June 14. The scheme enables shoppers to collect points for money spent at Tesco and exchange them for vouchers

Derby has been announced as the location to host the headquarters of new public sector body Great British Railways (GBR). Transport Secretary Mark Harper confirmed the decision on Tuesday following reports that the East Midlands city had been successful in its bid. The unsuccessful shortlisted locations were Birmingham, Crewe, Doncaster, Newcastle and York. Mr Harper said: “Among an exceptional list of shortlisted applicants, Derby scored highest in the expression of

Britain’s biggest police force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic, a damning review has found, and there may be more officers like killer Wayne Couzens and serial rapist David Carrick. The Metropolitan Police has failed to protect the public from officers who abuse women, organisational changes have put women and children at greater risk and female officers and staff routinely experience sexism, the report said. There are racist officers and

A damning report into Britain's biggest police force has uncovered some specific examples of alarming incidents The Casey review has unearthed a series of alarming case studies that expose the state of the Metropolitan Police. – While working on sexual offences unit Sapphire, officer G said multiple officers would be needed to close freezers holding forensic samples because they were so full. “She told the review that the unit’s freezers, which