PDD Holdings, the Chinese owner of online shopping platforms Temu and Pinduoduo, has reported disappointing sales and profit as Chinese consumers continued to hold back amid an economic slowdown....

James McGeorge/BBC Weather WatchersMore freezing temperatures are expected across the UK before Storm Bert hits this weekend, bringing high winds and potential flooding.In Scotland, temperatures could drop to -10C...

Getty ImagesEight tumultuous days after US President-elect Donald Trump picked Matt Gaetz to be attorney general, the firebrand congressman has withdrawn from consideration for the post.It was a nomination...

Jofra Archer will be in the Indian Premier League auction after initially being left off the shortlist.The England fast bowler was entered on the longlist, then not among the...

The head of the US financial regulator, Gary Gensler, will resign from his role on the day of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.Mr Gensler confirmed the news on social media...

Payment app PayPal experienced a brief outage worldwide on Thursday, it confirmed.It said in a post on its service status page it was experiencing "a system issue" that affecting...

Getty ImagesThe Australian government is billing its proposed ban as "world-leading"“I felt really scared to be honest,” says James, describing an incident on Snapchat that left him questioning whether...