A U.K. law firm is bringing a class-action style claim over a patient health data scandal that dates back to 2015 and involves the Google-owned AI company DeepMind, after it was quietly passed medical information on more than a million patients by an NHS Trust as part of an app development project. Law firm Mishcon […]
‘The woke’ are just the latest faux enemies of Englishness conjured up by the right | Patrick Wright
The myth of a silenced English majority betrayed by a liberal metropolitan elite goes back decadesPatrick Wright is the author of The Village That Died for England: Tyneham and the Legend of Churchill’s PledgeLike some of the emeritus professors who ha…
France warns UK of ‘retaliation’ as Jersey braces for blockade in fishing row
Channel island’s government rejected third of French boats and ordered them out of its waters within 30 daysJersey’s government is bracing itself for a blockade of its main port by angry fishers and France said it would look at “retaliation measures” a…
EU considers single rules for regulating vacation rental platforms
European Union lawmakers are consulting on how to regulate the short term rental market across the bloc — asking whether a single set of pan-EU rules or something more locally flavored is needed to rule over platforms like Airbnb. The Commission says it wants to support an expansion of competition and players in the sector […]
Hedvig banks $45M to expand its millennial-focused insurance service in Europe
Millennial consumers are emerging as a key demographic in the insurance market, and today a Swedish startup that’s building a business catering specifically to their needs and priorities is announcing a round of funding to fuel its growth. Hedvig, a neo-insurer that provides property, travel, contents, and accident insurance geared to the lifestyles of younger […]
EU lawmakers vote to prolong fossil fuel gas subsidies until 2027
Campaigners voice dismay after rule permitting gas pipelines where energy is mixed with hydrogenEuropean lawmakers have voted to prolong subsidies for fossil fuel gas until 2027, opening a potential backdoor for pollution that campaigners said would be…
UK marketing-led group takes antitrust complaint against Google’s Privacy Sandbox to the EU
A coalition of digital marketing firms and others has taken its lobbying against Google’s plan to phase out tracking cookies — by replacing them with alternative technologies which the tech giant claims will protect user privacy — to the European Union, lodging a formal complaint with the bloc’s antitrust regulators. The self-styled “Movement for an […]
The invisible migrant workers propping up Ireland’s €4bn meat industry
There has been a chronic mistreatment of workers in the country’s meat industry, according to unionsRead more: exploitation of meat plant workers rife across UK and EuropeIn spring 2018, Alina Serbenco’s husband, Vasile, sat in a fast-food outlet in Du…
Northern Irish unionist parties form alliance to oppose Brexit protocol
Four parties including DUP and Ulster Unionists issue statement warning of ‘grave damage’ under new rulesFour rival unionist parties in Northern Ireland have formed an alliance to fight the Brexit protocol, issuing a joint statement weeks after the De…
Revealed: exploitation of meat plant workers rife across UK and Europe
Thousands of outsourced workers on inferior pay and conditions to fulfil demand for cheap meat, Guardian investigation showsRead more: ‘The whole system is rotten’: life inside Europe’s meat industryMeat companies across Europe have been hiring thousan…