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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

Here's a summary of the key points of a damning report into Britain's biggest police force Baroness Louise Casey’s review, commissioned in the wake of Sarah Everard’s murder, has laid bare in more than 300 pages a series of grave concerns about the Metropolitan Police’s culture and standards. Describing her findings as “rigorous, stark and unsparing”, she said she hopes they will lead to fundamental change in the force. Key findings include:

Jeremy Hunt’s pensions tax shake-up is “the wrong priority, at the wrong time, for the wrong people”, Labour has said, as it called on MPs to vote against the move. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt used his Budget to abolish the tax-free limit on pensions savings, which had stood at £1.07 million, in one of the most high-profile parts of the package. The Office for Budget Responsibility has estimated it could boost

The Metropolitan Police have “nowhere to hide” after a “rats’ nest” of institutional misogyny was exposed by a damning report, women’s organisations have said. Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), Rape Crisis and the End Violence Against Women Coalition have called for urgent changes to the UK’s largest police service after a scathing review was published on Tuesday. Baroness Louise Casey’s review of the culture and standards in the force, commissioned