12 h. ago New Uber feature allows families to remotely book rides for elderly relatives

New ‘senior accounts’ will feature larger text, buttons that are easier to tap, simplified screens and fewer steps to making a booking

Politics

4 d. ago Driver, 25, is found guilty of murdering Good Samaritan passerby trying to break up a wedding brawl by ploughing his car into group

Hassan Jhangur, 25, has been convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of murdering Chris Marriott by driving his car into a crowd of people in Sheffield on 27 December 2023.

Events

8 d. ago Who preserves the homes of Black literary giants | Nneka M Okona

Langston Hughes and Toni Morrison’s childhood homes remain unmarked – raising urgent questions about legacy and preservationNothing could prepare me for seeing the house that Langston Hughes, the heralded Harlem Renaissance poet, author, journalist and traveler, lived in as a teenager in Cleveland, Ohio. Only eight steps separated me from the walkway that led to the front door as my Uber driver idled behind me. I clasped my camera in my hand, the shutter echoing in the quiet of a snowy February day. I looked more like a too-curious-tourist than a concerned writer researching the literary legacy of a man who had inspired me all my life.The house was ordinary, painted in an aging beige that was deepened with crisp, burgundy accents. At the top in an attic space the burgundy was most prominent. I’d learned before this visit that Hughes had lived and written there. I’d also known going into this trip that the house had at one point been at risk of being demolished, efforts that were sub...

Politics

1 week ago Wimbledon star only had £19 in the bank and was working as Uber driver before big payday

Carson Branstine made her first appearance at Wimbledon this year, but the American-born Canadian was forced to make some drastic decisions to get herself there

Economics

2 w. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer delivers closing arguments at sex

The music mogul could face life in prison for racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitutionA lawyer representing Sean “Diddy” Combs began delivering the defense’s closing arguments on Friday morning in the music mogul’s federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial, marking the final chapter in a case that has drawn global attention over the last seven weeks.Marc Agnifilo, a defense attorney, is expected to push back against the government’s allegations that Combs coerced women into participating in drug-fueled sex marathons with male sex workers and that he ran a criminal enterprise that engaged in crimes such as sex trafficking, drug distribution, kidnapping, forced labor, arson and bribery. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Nineties fitness guru Susan Powter earning living as Uber Eats driver after losing millions

Powter once sold $50 million products a year with her fitness program, ‘Stop the Insanity!’

Politics

3 w. ago Predator, 66, who posed as an Uber driver and had a 'rape kit' with a balaclava and Viagra in his car is found guilty of kidnapping and sex crimes

Graham Head, 68, was found with a 'rape kit' consisting of latex gloves, condoms, Viagra tablets and a balaclava in his car when he was arrested in November 2022.

Events

3 w. ago ‘Unofficial Uber’ driver guilty of kidnapping, attempted rape and sexual assault

Graham Head, 68, drove around of posing as an ‘unofficial Uber’ to pick up ‘vulnerable and intoxicated’ women he could abuse.

Events

3 w. ago Uber driver’s licence revoked after female passenger made ‘serious complaint of a sexual nature’

Councillors in Bolton said they made the decision on the grounds of public safety

Politics

4 w. ago Uber driver mum's desperate plea caught on camera before passenger shoots her dead

Mum-of-four Christina Spicuzza was trying to earn some extra cash when she was brutally kidnapped and shot xxxx

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