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New partnership between Age UK Bristol and Uber Age UKView the full article

Mirror.co.uk James Lavelle: The Man from Mo' Wax documentary charts "meteoric rise and bumpy fall back to earth" for the DJ Mirror.co.uk His club nights – the stuff of dance music legend – led to him launching his uber cool Mo'Wax record label in 1992 which fast established itself at the forefront of the alternative hip hop scene. To it, Lavelle was to sign one of the most important ... and more » View the full article

Bristol congestion charge will 'hit the poorest the hardest' Bristol PostThe Conservative group say council claims about the benefits of the charge are 'inaccurate and disingenuous' View the full article

Axios Pro Rata Axios Uber spoke with the SEC several years ago about giving its drivers equity, but the ride-hail company gave up after being told it would be illegal under current law. The big difference today is at the top of the SEC, with a new chairman who is very ... View the full article

Uber agrees to $148m settlement after 57 MILLION accounts were hacked Daily MailUber will pay $148 million for failing to disclose a huge data breach in 2016, marking a costly resolution to one of the biggest embarrassments and legal tangles ... View the full article

Uber and Grab fined in Singapore over ‘anti-competitive’ deal Financial TimesSingapore's competition watchdog has fined Uber and Grab more than S$13m ($9.5m) over their “anti-competitive” deal to merge the two ride-hailing ... View the full article

More police patrols of Bristol to Bath Railway Path after another wave of attacks on cyclists road.ccPolice say they will increase patrols on the Bristol to Bath Railway Path following further attacks on cyclists. In the past week, riders have variously been punched ... View the full article

Uber Eats customers face delays as workers in Plymouth go on strike Plymouth HeraldThe move follow similar action by riders in London and Glasgow. View the full article

Uber Eats drivers block streets in pay protest BBC NewsUber Eats drivers are staging protests over changes to their payment structure, claiming rates for every delivery had been reduced without agreement. View the full article

Everything you need to know about Uber rival Ola as it launches in Wales Wales OnlineSo far the ride-hailing app has been launched in Cardiff, Newport and the Vale of Glamorgan. View the full article

Uber Eats couriers shut down major London roads in protest demanding £5 minimum per delivery The IndependentHundreds of Uber Eats couriers have abandoned deliveries and brought traffic to a standstill in London as they protest over pay. Motorbike and moped riders ... View the full article

Uber in early talks to acquire food delivery rival Deliveroo Financial TimesUber is in early-stage talks to acquire the food-delivery app Deliveroo, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign of its efforts to ramp up ... View the full article

Uber Eats customers face delays after riders ‘go on strike’ and start ignoring McDonald’s orders after rate sp The SunHungry customers craving a Big Mac and fries complained they waited for hours for orders that never came. By Ellie Cambridge. 20th September 2018, 1:09 am. View the full article

Uber rebrand looks to reflect how the taxi app is “changing” Design WeekThe start-up has a new visual identity designed by Wolff Olins, one year after being embroiled in a host of scandals, and two years after its last brand was ... View the full article

Uber passenger drives himself home from Bangalore airport Daily MailAn Indian man who ordered an Uber was forced to drive it himself because the driver was too drunk. Surya Oruganti had booked the car to take him home from ... View the full article

Chicago Tribune Southland crime: Tinley man charged with groping Uber driver, more Chicago Tribune CAR BURGLARIES: Police said a thief or thieves are stealing from unlocked cars and then breaking into the victims' garages. Burglaries occurred in the 21300 block of Bristol Court, 800 block of St. Andrews Way, the 900 block of Shetland Drive and the ... and more » View the full article

Man orders Uber to pick him up from airport - but he's not prepared for the bizarre journey Mirror OnlineAfter a long flight a man ordered an Uber hoping to get home quickly, but he wasn't prepared for what happened next. View the full article

Plans for £100m indoor arena in Bristol unveiled BBC NewsPlans for a £100m purpose-built indoor arena in Bristol have been unveiled. The 4,000-capacity sports and convention centre, adjacent to Ashton Gate, would ... View the full article

Leeds Uber drivers say customers are at risk due to licensing loophole Leeds LiveOver 100 Uber employees staged a protest outside Uber HQ in Leeds. View the full article

FutureCar Startup Vertical Aerospace Aims to Have Flying Taxi Service by 2022 FutureCar Uber, thanks to a research partnership with NASA, is hoping to take its ride-sharing service to the sky. Uber, though, has no interest in building the vertical takeoff and landing aircrafts itself, as it has announced multiple partnerships with battery ... and more » View the full article

PlaceTech (press release) First air taxi prototype lifts off in the UK PlaceTech (press release) Bristol-based startup Vertical Aerospace has become the first company in the UK to build and test an electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft, designed to work as an 'air taxi' to revolutionise short-haul flying. Vertical Aerospace's ... View the full article

Cat in Bristol brings home bag of suspected class A drugs BBC NewsPolice said the bag was found in the cat's bed at its home in St Pauls, Bristol. View the full article

Brit airport pulls flight info system offline after attack by 'online crims' The RegisterBristol Airport deliberately yanked its flight screens offline for two days over the weekend in response to a cyberattack. Techies took down computer-based flight ... View the full article

The Uber Eats and Deliveroo riders fighting back against 'poor pay and work conditions' Wales OnlineCouriers say they are struggling to make ends meet and pay for expenses and maintenance. View the full article

The Times PR guru Rachel Whetstone denies racism claim by sacked Uber colleague The Times The Bristol University graduate is one of the most well-connected people in Silicon Valley. Before Uber, she spent a decade as head of communications and policy at Google, where she developed close relationships with billionaire founders Larry Page and ... View the full article