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COMMENT: After the groundbreaking dating app where women can red-flag men who have lied about their status or are abusive was targeted in a devastating data breach, Olivia Petter fears that such well-intentioned platforms may be causing more problems than they solve

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s latest round of protectionist tariffs will prove as damaging to global trade and economic growth as those imposed in the 1930s, which exacerbated the Great Depression. Everything he does seems only to weaken his country’s power and prosperity

Brief letters: London airport expansion | Keir Starmer’s agenda | English pubs | Trump’s orangery | Scotching puns

Scathing rightwing coverage contains a revealing note of alarm: this is more than just a rebellion, and it’s gaining supporters fast, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

There are growing questions over how the government will fill a black hole in the public finances at the next budget

The fault caused major disruption on Wednesday.

Only three workers out of every 100 in the early years sector are men

The appointment of David Dinsmore, who has served at the top of Rupert Murdoch’s News UK for years, has drawn consternation

YOUR VIEWS: Our community say Corbyn’s new party highlights growing frustration with Labour but warns it risks splitting the left and strengthening the right unless the UK’s voting system is reformed

Shares in Asia are mostly higher after the U.S. and China ended their latest round of trade talks without a deal

An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s policies in Gaza says the sanctions recently imposed on her by the Trump administration will seriously impact her life and work