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Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s first major mass litigation has begun, with about 100,000 motorists seeking redress from Volkswagen over the “dieselgate” emissions scandal. Lawyers representing owners of VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda cars told the High Court the German firm misled consumers. In 2015, VW admitted 11 million cars worldwide – including 1.2 […]

Image copyright Getty Images US President Donald Trump has said he will restore tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Brazil and Argentina. He suggested the countries’ weak currencies and cheap exports were harming US farmers. “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies,” Mr Trump said. Brazil’s President Jair

Image copyright Google Image caption The loophole was found when a security firm probed how bad apps stole cash A “major” security weakness in Google’s Android software has let cyber-thieves craft apps that can steal banking logins, a security firm has found. The bug lets attackers create fake login screens that can be inserted into

Image copyright Amazon Image caption Amazon’s new keyboard will be available in the US only at first, from early 2020 Amazon has unveiled a musical keyboard with a built-in artificial intelligence (AI) composer. The AWS DeepComposer is a two-octave, 32-key keyboard that can connect to computers via a USB cable. Users can play a short

Image copyright Alamy Disabled employees are paid 12.2% less than their non-disabled peers, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that in 2018 the median pay for non-disabled workers was £12.11 an hour, against £10.63 for disabled. London had the widest disability pay gap at 15.3%, with the narrowest in Scotland,

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Auschwitz was the largest of the Nazi concentration camps Amazon has withdrawn a range of “Christmas ornaments” displaying images of a former concentration camp that sellers had posted on its website. The move followed a tweet from Poland’s Auschwitz Memorial calling on the retailer to remove the “disturbing and

Image copyright Getty Images Retailers were poised for record-breaking Cyber Monday sales following blockbuster spending in this year’s Black Friday events, a forecast showed. Consumers in the US were expected to spend $9.4bn (£7.3bn) online on Monday, according to Adobe Analytics. The report found Black Friday, a global shopping event held last week, raked in

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Meng Wanzhou on her way to court in Vancouver in September, as part of her fight against extradition to the US A Chinese Huawei executive who was arrested in Canada a year ago has published an open letter detailing her life on bail and thanking supporters. Meng Wanzhou – the

Image copyright Ted Baker Fashion retailer Ted Baker has said it may have overstated the value of its stock by between £20m and £25m. Law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to carry out a review, and independent accountants will also be appointed to investigate. Ted Baker said it did not expect any cash impact, but

Image copyright PA Image caption RMT drivers and guards are planning 27 days of industrial action Commuters are braced for chaos as workers on South Western Railway (SWR) begin a 27-day strike. It comes after talks between the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and SWR over a long-running dispute over guards on trains broke