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Bristol Live Bubbly Bristol Uni student killed herself in Cardiff hotel room days after going home Bristol Live On the evening of her arrival Miss Ogundipe booked an Uber taxi that had taken her from Sophia Gardens to the hotel at about 3.50pm, the court heard. CCTV recorded her entering the hotel shortly after wearing the same clothing she had been wearing when ... View the full article
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WalesOnline 'Bubbly' economics student found hanged in Cardiff hotel room just days after Mother's Day trip home WalesOnline Omojola Ogundipe was in the second year of her economics undergraduate degree at Bristol University when staff at the Citrus Hotel in Bute Terrace, Cardiff, discovered her in a fourth-floor room on Wednesday, March 14, this year after she missed her ... View the full article
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BBC News Thailand cave rescue: The Brits who helped find the boys BBC News Mr Volanthen is an IT consultant based in Bristol but who grew up in Brighton. He started caving as a scout. Speaking to the Sunday Times in 2013, he said cave rescue requires a calm head. "Panic and adrenaline are great in certain situations - but not ... and more » View the full article
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The Guardian Oxford buses turn to Uber-style apps in on-demand experiment The Guardian With echoes of the Latin American colectivo or Israeli sherut but in super-smart vehicles networked by Uber-style apps, on-demand services are popping up in cities around Britain – with the big transport companies unshackling their buses in the hope of ... View the full article
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BBC News Bristol Uni students raise £1500 to send cleaner on holiday BBC News A cleaner at the University of Bristol has been gifted £1,500 after students crowdfunded the money to send him to Jamaica. The money was raised to fund a week's trip for Herman Gordon and his wife to visit family. "He is the epitome of happiness," the ... View the full article
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Bristol Uni students raise £1500 to send cleaner on holiday BBC News A cleaner at the University of Bristol has been gifted £1,500 after students crowdfunded the money to send him to Jamaica. The money was raised to fund a week's trip for Herman Gordon and his wife to visit family. "He is the epitome of happiness," the ... View the full article
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CityMetric Uber just got its licence to operate in London back. But TfL is the real winner here CityMetric Although in recent years Bristol has been thriving, first under former mayor George Ferguson and then his incumbent successor Labour's Marvin Rees, there's few else championing the interests of the south-west to Whitehall. Inexplicably the role of the ... Uber wins the right to keep operating in LondonThe Verge all 635 news articles » View the full article
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The Verge Uber wins the right to keep operating in London The Verge Uber has won its appeal to continue operating in London, a judge for the Westminster Magistrates' Court announced in a decision today. The company is being given a probationary license that requires a review every 15 months. The city's transportation ... and more » View the full article
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Uber Begins Its Appeal Against London Ban MediaPost Communications A London court will begin to decide later today whether Uber is a "fit and proper" business to hold a taxi licence in the capital, the BBC reports. Uber is hoping to overturn a decision to ban it from London's streets. The hearing is expected to last ... and more » View the full article
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Belfast Telegraph Uber tells court of 'wholesale change' since London licence renewal declined Belfast Telegraph “TfL had considerable concerns about its (Uber's) fitness that warranted its refusal to renew.” But, he added, this “led to wholesale change”. “It's profound and very much for the better,” he said. He argued TfL's last three inspections showed a ... Uber Begins Its Appeal Against London BanMediaPost Communications all 485 news articles » View the full article
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Why Uber is in court again The Week UKRide-hailing platform fighting to restore London licence. View the full article
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Brisbane Times Brisbane Ubers outnumber taxis more than three-to-one, leading to calls for a cap Brisbane Times The number of Uber drivers in Brisbane is more than triple the number of taxi licences, prompting a ride-share driver who has experienced the "saturation" to question whether a cap is needed. The experienced Brisbane Uber driver has called for the ... and more » View the full article