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DeepMind's NHS trial broke medical privacy law - ICO
The UK’s Information Commission has ruled that Google-owned artificial intelligence firm DeepMind and the NHS did not fully protect patients’ data in a recent medical trial.
FX round-up: Sterling resumes lower as US dollar stabilises
Sterling resumed its position as market whipping boy again on Monday as the mighty US stabilised and nil-yielding gold plunged lower.
London close: FTSE 100 punches away to positive close as sterling slides
UK blue chips punched away through Monday to achieve a firmly positive close, helped by sterling's retreat against a stabilising US dollar.
PHOTOS: Crossrail progresses as engineers fit overhead electrics
New photos from the construction of London’s newest underground railway were released on Monday, as engineers continued to work around the clock on the Elizabeth line in time for next year’s opening.
Conservative-DUP deal holding up NI power-sharing talks, Sinn Fein says
Theresa May’s ‘confidence and supply deal’ with the Democratic Unionist Party has become a major obstacle in ongoing negotiations to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein has said.
Government preparing for surprise Trump visit, reports say
Theresa May’s government is reportedly planning to welcome US President Donald Trump for a surprise visit in the coming weeks.
Qatar given two-day extension to meet demands from Gulf neighbours
Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Middle East have extended a deadline given to Qatar to meet a list of demands in order to end a diplomatic crisis.
London IPOs on the up despite Brexit uncertainty
Initial public offerings in the UK are on the increase in 2017, despite ongoing political uncertainty related to Brexit negotiations.