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The transfer of 1.6 million NHS patients’ personally identifying data to Google was illegal, according to the UK’s data watchdog. The Royal Free NHS Trust gave the data to Google DeepMind, the artificial intelligence arm of Google, for the purpose of testing a smartphone app called Streams – and did so without requesting the patients’ permission. In doing so it “failed to comply with the Data Protection Act” the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled today, following the conclusion of a long investigation into the deal. Data belonging to a 1.6 million patients, some of whom had simply attended A&E within…

Pastor Chris Declares Word of the Spirit for July — ‘the Month of Expansion’! “Raise your faith; you are expanded,” the BLW President declares to global congregation! The declaration of July 2017 as ‘the Month of Expansion’ met expectant and thankful hearts as brethren throughout the world took off to a glorious second half of ‘the Year of Flourishing’! Reading from Isaiah 54:2-5, Pastor Chris proclaimed the special blessing of the Spirit upon everyone in various churches and fellowships around the world, empowering them for more luxuriant growth. “You’re about to take (carry, receive) more,” the BLW President declared under the…

A retired judge heading the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has warned it may not be widespread enough to satisfy all survivors. Sir Martin Moore-Bick suggested the focus of his investigation would likely be limited to what caused the blaze, why it spread and how it could be prevented in future. But several residents have expressed misgivings, accusing the inquiry of being too “narrow”. Jamal Williams said: “I think we need to call for a parallel inquiry. There needs to be a separate focus on social housing and systemic failures and I don’t know if that is coming out…

The Iraqi Prime Minister has declared the “end of the IS caliphate” after the recapture of the al Nuri mosque in Mosul. Haider al Abadi hailed a defeat of the jihadist group after Iraqi troops recaptured the historic mosque – the site where Islamic State announced the creation of their so-called caliphate three years ago. In a statement, Mr Abadi said: “The return of al Nuri Mosque and al Hadba minaret to the fold of the nation marks the end of the Daesh state of falsehood.” He said Iraqi forces would continue to hunt Islamic State’s fighters “to kill them…

Engine maker Rolls-Royce is investing £150m in UK aerospace facilities in a move that will safeguard more than 7,000 jobs. It is the Derby-based group’s biggest single investment in the UK for more than a decade. The announcement was welcomed by the Government amid fears that some companies are putting off decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Rolls-Royce said it was investing over the next few years in new and existing facilities across the East Midlands. It is creating a new facility in Derby for testing large aero engines, resulting in up to 200 jobs, while plans to close a precision…

Theresa May has secured a majority for her Queen’s Speech in her first Commons test of the new Parliament. The House voted 323 to 309 to support the Government’s legislative agenda for the next two years, with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) giving the Conservatives their backing following the “confidence and supply” deal struck earlier this week. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn faced a rebellion as 49 Labour MPs defied the party leadership to back an amendment by former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna on Brexit. Shadow ministers Andy Slaughter, Catherine West and Ruth Cadbury were sacked by the Labour leader…

The Government has defeated a Labour bid to end the cap on public sector pay in the first parliamentary test of the Tory-DUP deal. Labour had attempted to push through an amendment to the Queen’s Speech calling on ministers to recruit more police officers and firefighters and to end the 1% limit on annual pay rises for public sector workers. But their efforts were defeated in the House of Commons, with 323 MPs opposing the amendment versus 309 in favour. The result gave the Government a majority of 14. Wednesday night’s vote was the first test of the minority Conservative…

Britain will maintain duty-free access to its markets once it has left the European Union for goods from dozens of developing countries. Forty-eight developing countries – including Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Haiti and Ethiopia – will continue to benefit from the arrangements on all goods bought by the UK, excluding weapons. Some £20bn a year of goods are shipped to the UK from these countries, accounting for around half of UK clothing, and a quarter of UK coffee. The Government said that once it has left the EU in 2019 it will explore options to expand trade relations further. International Trade…

Sixty high-rise buildings in 25 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests carried out in the wake of the Grenfell blaze, the Government has said. The figure amounts to a 100% failure rate as all buildings that were inspected have failed, according to the Department for Communities. The number rose from 34 tower blocks in 17 local authorities – and hundreds more authorities have yet to be tested. Officials are conducting inspections across the country after at least 79 people are believed to have been killed in the Grenfell Tower fire in London this month. The tower’s cladding is…

Tests have revealed that at least seven tower blocks across England are fitted with combustible cladding. Among them are the Chalcots Estate in Camden, north London, where the cladding is being removed, and the Mount Wise Tower in Plymouth. Theresa May said local authorities and fire services are “taking all possible steps” to ensure the towers are safe, while hundreds more buildings are due for checks. Details of at-risk structures will be revealed after residents are informed, the Department for Communities and Local Government says. Cladding on the outside of Grenfell Tower is suspected to have hastened the spread of…