Google has announced that it's retiring separate country code top-level domain names like google.co.uk or google.com.br and redirecting users to Google.com.

For years, Google directed people to a version of the site focused on their country. UK users would see Google.co.uk, for instance, or Google.ng in Nigeria and Google.com.br in Brazil. Since 2017 ...

Google may have to make changes in the UK to give consumers more choice over who they use for online search services, the competition watchdog has said.