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LONDON (Reuters) -Apple Inc on Wednesday lost a bid to block a mass London lawsuit worth up to $2 billion which accuses the tech giant of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones. The lawsuit was brought by British consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of around 24 million iPhone users in the United Kingdom. …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – England fast bowler David Willey will retire from international cricket at the end of the 50-overs World Cup in India, the 33-year-old said on Wednesday. Willey was not offered any deal when the English cricket board announced new central contracts last week and he will now be free to play in …

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By Farouq Suleiman BLETCHLEY PARK, England (Reuters) – Britain will host its first global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) at Bletchley Park, a site considered as a birthplace of computing due to advances in cryptographic and intelligence processes during World War Two. Here are five facts about the site in Milton Keynes, south east England, …

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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices unexpectedly rose by almost 1% in October but the increase was due more to a lack of homes for sale than a turnaround in the market which has been hit by a jump in borrowing costs, mortgage lender Nationwide said. Prices increased by 0.9% from September …

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By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – The UK government has scrapped guarantees on nearly 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of bank loans handed out to ailing businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving lenders on the hook for some of the borrowings that will not be repaid. Previously unreported figures obtained by Reuters …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Tuesday their investigation into the death at the weekend of Nottingham Panthers ice hockey player Adam Johnson would take some time, saying they were seeking the advice of experts about the incident. Johnson, 29, received emergency treatment following what his club called a “freak incident” during a match …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British Labour leader Keir Starmer on Tuesday rejected growing calls in his party for him to press for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, saying he supported an immediate humanitarian pause to ease the suffering in Gaza. In an attempt to ease the concerns of some of his lawmakers, …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence grew in October after a drop in September and company bosses plan to boost their prices and their hiring, according to a survey that will feature in the Bank of England’s interest rate discussions this week. The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer, which surveys around 1,200 companies across the economy …

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