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Newsflash: Europe’s largest court has refused to overturn a fine of more than €4bn (£3.5bn) imposed on Google for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals.

The European Court of Justice has dismissed an appeal brought by Google and Alphabet against the penalty, which was imposed after the European Commission found that Google had acted anti-competitively by requiring that mobile phone manufacturers pre-install Google’s search and chrome apps on handsets as a condition for carrying Google’s Play app store.

The appeal brought by Google and its parent company Alphabet against the judgment of the General Court is dismissed, thereby confirming the penalty imposed for Google Search’s abuse of a dominant position in the context of the Android operating system