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By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Falls in British commercial property values are expected to slow in the coming months as the economy improves but high inflation and interest rates will continue to weigh on the sector, an industry survey showed on Tuesday. Real estate firm Robert Irving Burns (RIB) forecast a 1.6% drop in …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Google asked London’s High Court on Tuesday to throw out a lawsuit brought on behalf of 1.6 million people over medical records provided to the tech giant by a British hospital trust. The Royal Free London NHS Trust transferred patient data to Google’s artificial intelligence firm DeepMind Technologies in 2015 in relation …

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By Sachin Ravikumar and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Former British prime minister Boris Johnson told a parliamentary inquiry there was no evidence that he intentionally misled lawmakers about illegal parties held at his Downing Street office during COVID-19 lockdowns. Parliament’s Committee of Privileges has been investigating statements that Johnson made to the chamber in Dec. …

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Just Eat Takeaway.com, Europe’s largest food online ordering and delivery service, said on Tuesday it will reorganise in Britain, ending a service by which it employs its own couriers, a decision that will impact the jobs of around 1,870 workers. Takeaway has been a prominent defender of European plans for rules giving couriers …

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(Reuters) – Britain’s health regulator said on Tuesday it would introduce new measures for faster and easier approval and execution of clinical trials in the country. The move comes months after an industry report showed that the number of annual clinical trials started in Britain dropped by 41% between 2017 and 2021, posing a “clear …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Former British prime minister Boris Johnson accepted on Tuesday he misled parliament over the answers he gave about parties held in government buildings during the coronavirus pandemic, but he denied having done so “intentionally or recklessly”. Below are some of the main reasons he gave in written evidence for why he believes …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Former British prime minister Boris Johnson faces a grilling by lawmakers on Wednesday over whether he intentionally misled parliament about illegal parties at his office during coronavirus lockdowns when he was leader. Johnson has said there was no evidence he intentionally misled lawmakers about the parties. Below is a timeline of the …

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