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Uber sets $7.3bn valuation on self-driving car unit Financial TimesUber has set a valuation of $7.25bn on its self-driving car unit with a $1bn investment from Toyota, SoftBank's Vision Fund and the Japanese car parts supplier ... View the full article

Coppa Club's Riverside Igloos Are Turning Into Surf Shacks This Summer LondonistFor the love of all that is Instagrammable, let them have fans. View the full article

Woman reveals her Uber driver abandoned her after realizing she was getting an abortion Daily MailThe horrifying story was shared by a 20-year-old student from upstate New York who was on her way to have an abortion when her Uber driver told her she was ... View the full article

Your three-minute digest | Business The Times1 House prices rose at their slowest pace in more than six years in February as southeastern England, led by London, dragged down the rest of the market with ... View the full article

Norman bar in Leeds to scan drinkers' ID after brawl BBC NewsNorman bar was forced to close temporarily following the mass brawl last month. View the full article

Uber’s self-driving unit eyes $7.3bn valuation Financial TimesUber is closing in on an investment deal with SoftBank's Vision Fund and other investors that would value its self-driving unit at $7.25bn, according to two people ... View the full article

Woman ‘Traumatised’ By Uber Driver Who Refused To Take Her For Abortion UNILADA woman was left traumatised by an Uber driver who refused to take her to an abortion appointment. The anonymous 20-year-old student from New York shared ... View the full article

Petition launched for tram or underground system linking Leeds and Bradford Leeds LiveLeeds is the only major city in the UK without some form of mass transit system. View the full article

Uber admits its culture is IPO risk Financial TimesTravis Kalanick's stake in Uber will be worth more than $8bn if its initial public offering hits its $100bn valuation target. But Thursday's IPO filing also revealed the ... View the full article

Uber aims to maintain heavy spending to keep rivals at bay Financial TimesUber has spent most of the past two years overhauling its image as a highly aggressive company bent on destroying its rivals. Since taking over from ousted ... View the full article

Uber’s Manchester COO rides high with $47.6million pay packet last year Prolific NorthAs ride-sharing app and delivery firm, Uber prepares to float on the New York Stock Exchange it revealed that it's highest earning employee was a former pupil ... View the full article

Drivers using the Uber app are not taxis 'plying for hire' The TimesQueen's Bench DivisionPublished April 12, 2019Reading Borough Council v AliBefore Lord Justice Flaux and Mr Justice Holgate[2019] EWHC 200 ... View the full article

Uber IPO Predicts 35 Pct Jump In Q4 Customer Base pymnts.comUber notched a 35 percent year-over-year gain in customers in Q4 of 2018, according to Uber's prospectus for its initial public offering (IPO). View the full article

Uber Rival Didi Debuts FinServ For Car Lease Firms pymnts.comChinese ridesharing company Didi Chuxing is diversifying its business amid massive regulatory changes in China that make it harder for riders to work for the ... View the full article

Should a robot have the same rights as you? Leeds LiveIf tan automated car ends up killing someone, who should take the blame? View the full article

Uber warns it may not make a profit in IPO documents BBC NewsUber, the ride-sharing app and delivery business, has warned it "may not achieve profitability" as it finally released details of its plan to float. It will list its shares ... View the full article

Leeds woman with 'happy tree' receives fan mail BBC NewsMaureen Newton, 67, from east Leeds, has been decorating a tree at the end of her garden for five years. View the full article

The fate of Norman Bar in Leeds will be decided this month Leeds LiveThe bar's licence was suspended in March after a mass brawl. View the full article

Uber reveals strong growth, huge losses ahead of IPO Daily MailSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Uber is providing a look under the hood of its business in the lead-up to its hotly anticipated debut on the stock market, revealing... View the full article

Watch Yorkshire Water staff work through the night to seal burst water main off Kirkstall Road Yorkshire Evening PostView the full article

Uber driver returns to 'burgle Airbnb' after dropping passengers off at airport Mirror.co.ukPolice in California, USA, have arrested the worker after he was allegedly caught on CCTV carrying out the crimes. View the full article

Uber seeks to raise $10bn through IPO, filing expected on Thursday ShareCastUber Technologies is planning to raise about $10bn via a sale of shares through an initial public offering, with the company set to file its public registration on ... View the full article

Crash involving bus and car in York The Press, YorkONE person was taken to hospital following a crash between an Uber car and a bus in Acomb today. View the full article

Uber's public integration Transport NetworkUber's contradictions are becoming as famous as its world beating *service* model. It solved perhaps the biggest problem taxi drivers face - fare dodgers - and yet ... View the full article

Live blog: Tour of Flanders – Happiest ever post-race interview, Flanders – epic win behind the scenes vid trailed; Flanders – van der Poel's bike, Flanders – Strava; Sir Chris Hoy's “Code Brown” 100mph crash; "Mo Salah" on his bike + much more road.ccLive blog: Happiest post-race interview ever + more. View the full article