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Evening Standard

Addison Lee vows profits return in Uber fight Evening Standard Addison Lee boss Andy Boland on Monday insisted it will make profits again this year, after being driven into the red by spending big to fight off the threat of Uber. The company, which provides up to 25,000 rides a day in the capital, made pre-tax ... and more »

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The Sun

Commuters left stranded by rail shutdown hit by Uber price hikes by up to 500 PER CENT The Sun At 5pm the Bakerloo, Jubilee, London Overground and Metroplitan lines were part suspended with delays. And Just after 4.30pm all routes through Birmingham New Street stations were suspended, due to a loss of power. A number of rail networks have told ...

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The Sun

Uber drives off with mum's baby still in the back by mistake - and ... The Sun A MUM screamed in horror as an Uber driver accidentally drove off with her sleeping baby in the back seat. Elisabeth Katompa told today how she chased after the minicab but the driver did not see her - and did not realise his mistake for almost an HOUR. Mother tells of nightmare moment she got out of Uber and driver took ...Evening Standard all 3 news articles »

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The Sun

Woman lifts the lid on sex with three Uber drivers – and has even hooked up in a car park on the back seat The Sun Speaking to WHIMN, she lifted the lid on how her X-rated Uber encounters began following splitting up with her boyfriend of six years. The former retail worker revealed: “We had a pretty racy sex life – we'd had a few threesomes, we weren't shy about ... and more »

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Evening Standard

Mother tells of nightmare moment she got out of Uber and driver took off with her baby still in the back Evening Standard A mother was left screaming in panic after an Uber driver accidentally drove off with her seven-month-old daughter in the back of his car — and didn't realise for almost an hour. Elisabeth Katompa, a nurse, had visited her mother in Enfield with ...

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A mother was left screaming in panic after an Uber driver accidentally drove off with her seven-month-old daughter in the back of his car — and didn't realise for ...

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The Sun

'Uber Eats delivery man' filmed booting bloke on floor in HEAD in vicious street brawl The Sun 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and ... and more »

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Evening Standard

Jim Armitage: Uber has driven users away from TfL and must pay for it Evening Standard Uber is priced so cheaply that its revenue is being leached from the Tube. Being an Uber fan, I don't want to regulate it off the streets; I'm glad its licence is unlikely to be revoked. But it can't be right that a company whose cheap fares are ... Transport for London on course for £1bn deficitFinancial Times all 14 news articles »

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Telegraph.co.uk

Uber rival Taxify plots London comeback Telegraph.co.uk A European Uber rival that was forced out of the UK after just three days last year is plotting a return to London, in a new challenge to the US taxi app. Taxify, which operates in 26 countries across Europe, Africa and Australia, applied for a private ... and more »

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Telegraph.co.uk

Uber rival Taxify plots London comeback - The Telegraph Telegraph.co.uk A European Uber rival that was forced out of the UK after just three days last year is plotting a return to London, in a new challenge to the US taxi app. Taxify, which operates in 26 countries across Europe, Africa and Australia, applied for a private ... and more »

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A European Uber rival that was forced out of the UK after just three days last year is plotting a return to London, in a new challenge to the US taxi app.

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Evening Standard

Citymapper smart bus: transport app launches London ride-sharing ... Evening Standard The transport app Citymapper has revealed it is launching a new on-demand ride-sharing service: the Citymapper smart bus. Launched this week, Citymapper is now running a fleet of eight-seater minibuses. It works much as a traditional bus does, picking ... Why do firms like Uber and Citymapper keep reinventing buses?New Scientist Citymapper Smart Ride: Everything you need to know about ...Wired.co.uk Transport app Citymapper is launching a new hybrid bus service in ...The Verge Medium all 11 news articles »

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Brighton and Hove News

Uber closes London licence loophole Brighton and Hove News “All the TfL ph drivers who live in Brighton and predominantly work in the city because they either failed the high standards that the city requires or who just could not be bothered to even attempt to go for a Brighton licence will only be able to ...

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Efficiently matching supply with demand is the bread and butter of tech platforms operating in the gig economy.

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Minicab drivers licensed in London will no longer be able to drive for Uber in Brighton after the US company makes changes to its app next month.

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City A.M.

Transport for London wants access to Uber's greatest competitive ... City A.M. Efficiently matching supply with demand is the bread and butter of tech platforms operating in the gig economy. and more »

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Telegraph.co.uk

Transport app Citymapper challenges Uber with London ride-sharing service Telegraph.co.uk The urban transport app Citymapper has launched an on-demand minibus service in London, a cross between Uber and a traditional bus network that marks the latest attempt by a tech company to crash the capital's transport market. Starting from Wednesday ... Citymapper ditches London bus service to go after Uber insteadDigital Trends Citymapper drops bus plans, looks to take on UberFinancial Times Uber drops opposition to English language tests for drivers in LondonEast London and West Essex Guardian Series Gizmodo UK -Independent.ie -Medium all 38 news articles »

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Telegraph.co.uk

Transport app Citymapper challenges Uber with on-demand London minibus service Telegraph.co.uk The urban transport app Citymapper has launched an on-demand minibus service in London, a cross between Uber and a traditional bus network that marks the latest attempt by a tech company to crash the capital's transport market. Starting from Wednesday ... Citymapper drops bus plans, looks to take on UberFinancial Times Uber Drops Opposition to London Language TestNews18 Transport for London appeals over voice contact requirement for UberBT.com Digital Trends -Daily Mail all 21 news articles »

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Washington Post

Uber Looks for a London Plumber to Help Plug Its Leaks: Gadfly Washington Post Uber Technologies Inc. flushed $4.5 billion down the drain last year as it spent heavily on expansion and battled the missteps of founder Travis Kalanick. Oddly, a British plumbing firm may give it a sense of whether it can plug some unwanted future ...

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Bloomberg

Uber Seeks Help From a London Plumber Bloomberg Back in April 2012, a British employment tribunal ruled that Pimlico was in fact employing its plumbers. That case arrived on Tuesday at the U.K. Supreme Court, where it's being appealed. Such is Uber's common interest that it asked to join the Supreme ... Uber looks for a London plumber to help plug its leaksLivemint all 6 news articles »

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The urban transport app Citymapper has launched an on-demand minibus *service* in London, a cross between Uber and a traditional bus network that marks the ...

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Android Headlines

Uber UK Debuts New Safety Policies Amid London Pressure Android Headlines The British division of Uber introduced a number of safety policies amid increasing pressure from London whose administration is still trying to get the company kicked out of one of its largest metropolitan markets. A number of its newly introduced ...

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The Guardian

UberEats driver suspected of fatally shooting customer in Atlanta The Guardian The victim was identified as 30-year-old Ryan Thornton. Police said Thornton ordered from Uber Eats late Saturday and went outside his Buckhead apartment complex for his food. Investigators say witnesses told them Thornton and the driver exchanged ... Uber Eats driver suspected in shooting death of customer turns himself inCNN Police: UberEATS driver shoots, kills customer in BuckheadWXIA-TV Uber Eats driver claims self-defense in shooting that killed customer, attorney saysWSB Atlanta YouTube all 135 news articles »

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Tech firms are already making moves on our mass transit systems, but they run the risk of doing more harm than good and leaving vulnerable people stranded.

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More than 3,600 Transport for London (TfL)-registered private hire drivers have addresses as far away as Bradford and Cardiff. Letters released by the Mayor of ...

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