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'Utterly gorgeous' – Beauty and the Beast, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, five stars HeraldScotlandDance. View the full article

Scotland's school pupils in second mass climate strike BBC NewsThousands of Scottish pupils join the global strike, with a protests taking place in Edinburgh and Glasgow. View the full article

ScotRail services hit by West Lothian signal fault BBC NewsDisruption to trains includes those running on the line between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh. View the full article

Investors to put staggering sums into Uber self-drive taxis – The Wall Street Journal BizNewsA consortium that includes SoftBank Group is in late-stage talks to invest $1bn or more in Uber Technologies Inc.'s self-driving vehicle unit. View the full article

10 of the best boutique hotels in Edinburgh The IndependentThe best boutique hotels in Edinburgh, from Georgian townhouses to city-centre crashpads, as chosen by our resident expert. View the full article

Uber planning stock market flotation 'in April' BBC NewsThe firm is reportedly planning a stock market flotation in April, hot on the heels of its rival Lyft. View the full article

Investors to put staggering sums into Uber self-drive taxis – The Wall Street Journal BizNewsA consortium that includes SoftBank Group is in late-stage talks to invest $1bn or more in Uber Technologies Inc.'s self-driving vehicle unit. View the full article

Brexit Vote Betrays UK's Lack Of Direction – OpEd Eurasia ReviewBy Cornelia Meyer*. Monday night saw a frantic last dash to Strasbourg by British Prime Minister Theresa May. The EU subsequently agreed to a series of ... View the full article

Kirsty Gallacher behind the wheel for the first time since drink driving ban two years ago The Scottish SunThe presenter was caught drink-driving two years ago after a heavy night partying with friends and has since completed 100 hours of community *service* in order ... View the full article

As the Catholic Church’s abuse crisis topples cardinals, Pope Francis enacts his culture shift The Globe and MailSenior officials from previous papacies are being held to account in unprecedented ways – an opportunity for Francis to remake his body of advisers in his ... View the full article

Cabbies speak out over racist abuse suffered by taxi and private hire drivers Bradford Telegraph and ArgusThis article is originally from Asian Image, a sister title of the Telegraph & Argus. View the full article

My food & drink job: Julia Masselos, marketing & design executive, Feedr The GrocerJulia tells us what it's like working in the 'multidimensional yet intensely personal' world of food. View the full article

Brexit vote betrays UK's lack of direction Arab NewsPro-Brexit and anti-Brexit protesters outside the Houses of Parliament in London. (Reuters) View the full article

Holy sh*tsnacks! Danger zone! Edinburgh Uni's Archer 2 super 'puter will cost a cool £79m The RegisterThe University of Edinburgh is getting a new supercomputer for academic and commercial research, and now we know it'll cost around 79 million quid. View the full article

Auckland Airport to partner with Uber to create more seamless journey International Airport ReviewGetting to the airport can be the most stressful part of the journey, but Auckland Airport plans to reduce this stress with a multimodality plan with Uber. View the full article

Pixel Spirits Distillery Inverness CourierPixel Spirits Distillery is the first and only gin and craft distillery in Lochaber. Founded by husband and wife team Craig and Noru Innes, this distillery has been ... View the full article

Roosters Piri Piri: fried and grilled chicken restaurant brand on expansion, takeaway and delivery BigHospitality.co.ukWhat started off as a bit of a 'KFC rip off' has grown into an international chicken brand that has its sights on 100-plus sites. Having started life as a traditional ... View the full article

Uber driver abducted sleeping woman, faked $1,000 fare, then dumped her on road Metro.co.ukAn Uber driver abducted a sleeping woman and ran her fare up to $1,000 before dumping her on the side of a highway. Harbir Parmar, 25, pleaded guilty to ... View the full article

Uber driver kidnapped passenger to boost fare BBC NewsThe driver "groped" a sleeping female passenger while taking her on a long ride to boost his fare. View the full article

Weirdest items left in Ubers revealed - including a CAT and 45 pieces of chicken Mirror OnlineUber has now revealed the most weird and wonderful items - and you won't believe some of them are real. View the full article

Severn Trent 'used Uber drivers to look at water leaks' BBC NewsA water company has been using taxi drivers to look at leaks. Severn Trent said it had deployed the drivers on about 50 small leaks "as a cheaper way to get live ... View the full article

Blow for Uber VAT case as limit to costs is dismissed | TaxiPoint Taxi News | UK | Black cabs TaxiPoint Taxi NewsA bid to limit costs in the case being brought against Uber has been dismissed by a judge, “handing corporations a massive advantage in future cases,” it has b. View the full article

Uber deemed not criminally liable in Arizona self-driving car death TaxiPoint Taxi NewsView the full article

Edinburgh murder: First picture of chef, 36, found dead in street Mirror OnlineLionel Simenya, 36, died following an altercation on Fords Road in the early hours of Thursday morning. View the full article

The amazing way the world could be £21 trillion richer by 2025 – Susan Dalgety The ScotsmanGender equality isn't just 'self-evidently right', it is also a major economic opportunity for the planet – according to hard-headed uber-capitalists, writes Susan ... View the full article