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Kochi’s Swiggy strike: Another chapter in the continuing struggle of gig workers

It’s been 11 days since 5,000 Swiggy employees went on strike in Kerala’s Kochi demanding higher remuneration and labour benefits. Even as negotiations orchestrated by the district labour officials broke down, the online delivery platform insisted that it gives its workers “consistent and reliable income opportunities”.

Newslaundry

Let’s put our foot down on e-cars, urges Sadiq Khan

Mr Khan announced that 100 new rapid charging points would be installed by the end of 2030

Evening Standard

Uber, Lyft and the pandemic have flattened Philadelphia’s taxi industry, leaving both passengers and cab drivers waiting

PHILADELPHIA — The clock was sliding toward 2 p.m., and Ishmail Ali’s taxi was inching toward the cab stand outside 30th Street Station, currently 12th in line.

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Drink driver laughed after he climbed from wreckage of car crash which killed mum

Steven Boochoon told police "I only had two shots bro" after crashing into an Uber carrying Franca Grossi who was killed in the incident during a night out in London

Daily Mirror

UBER Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold as We Head into 2023?

Ride-hailing services provider Uber Technologies (UBER) witnessed increased gross bookings in the third quarter. However, the Biden administration’s standards regarding independent contractors could affect its operations. Therefore, would it be wise to invest in the stock now? Read on to find out….

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Ambulance service in England ‘in meltdown’ as one in four 999 calls missed in October

NHS heads warn patients dying every day as A&E logjams cause 169,000 hours of crew delays in worst-ever month

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail workers to go ahead with strikes before Christmas after rejecting pay offer

CWU members to strike on dates around Black Friday and Christmas after spurning ‘final’ pay offer up to 9%

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Plug It In Summit 2022: ‘We need brave political leadership’

Ahead of our summit next week, we spoke to Uber’s UK general manager, Andrew Brem, about the road ahead for the company’s electric mission

Evening Standard

Lyft drivers spread the Gospel with ride-hailing ministries

Pastor Kenneth Drayton and Tomika Reid try to inspire passengers through spiritual guidance on the road as part of what they see as Christian ride-hailing ministries

The Independent UK

Man who watched January 6 riots on Tinder date's TV and ordered Uber to join in jailed

"Committed Trump supporter" Jeffrey Schaefer, from Delaware, spent a night at a woman's house he just met on Tinder in northern Virgina when he saw the Capitol Hill riots on her television

Daily Mirror

Two students killed near uni campus 'phoned mystery man just minutes before they died'

Kaylee's sister, Alivia Goncalves, alleged that her sibling called a young man named Jack 7 times on the morning she died near the University of Idaho campus, while Madison phoned him three times

Daily Mirror

Man gets jail for joining Capitol riot after Tinder date

A Delaware business owner has been sentenced to 30 days of incarceration for storming the U.S. Capitol after seeing the riot erupt on a Tinder date’s television and taking an Uber ride to join the mob’s attack

The Independent UK

Dallas police officer jailed on aggravated assault charge after he shot at fellow cop, affidavit says

DALLAS — A Dallas police officer was jailed Friday after he’s believed to have shot at one of his fellow officers while they were both off-duty and in an Uber, police allege in an arrest-warrant affidavit.

Tribune News Service

Wheels fall off the gig economy for Deliveroo

The government has committed to introducing legislation in 2023 for gig economy workers.

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Round Up Yr Best Old Clothes ‘Cos Uber Is Delivering Donations To Red Cross For Free This Sat

Now you have no excuse not to!

The Guardian - AU

Deliveroo’s sudden collapse in Australia leaves delivery riders scrambling to find new jobs

Experts warn company’s closure could be the first of several delivery services to disappear due to challenging economic conditions

Wales Online

You can now buy Uber digital cards and give them as a gift

The cards can be used for Uber Eats and Uber Rides

Los Angeles Times

Comedian Andy Dick gets 90 days in jail in groping case, must register as sex offender

LOS ANGELES — Andy Dick was sentenced to 90 days in Los Angeles County jail after a jury found him guilty of groping an Uber driver in West Hollywood in 2018, officials said.

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Manchester Evening News

'Just stab him, we'll take it': Victim left with horror injuries after trio walk up to him and batter him

The 18-year-old was set upon near Piccadilly Gardens

The Guardian - US

E-bike batteries have caused 200 fires in New York: ‘Everyone’s scared’

Delivery workers grapple with danger after dozens injured in blazes that can spread quickly and suddenly

Liverpool Echo

Uber driver, 73, rushed man with suspected heart attack to hospital

Michael Quinn from Liverpool has received the most five-star ratings of any driver across the UK

Evening Standard

Tulsa King on Paramount+ review: this is Stallone dialled up to 11

Gritty, prestige TV realism this is not

Benzinga

This Is What Whales Are Betting On Uber Technologies

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Los Angeles Times

Why the Oscars are primed to go Mach 10 with 'Top Gun: Maverick'

LOS ANGELES — Uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has a long resume — box office billions from franchises like the "Pirates of Caribbean" and "Bad Boys" movies, several hundred (and counting) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" episodes and enough cinematic explosions to have inflicted hearing damage on generations of audiences.

The Guardian - US

Colorado gig drivers make an average of just $5.49 an hour, study finds

Although the report focuses on drivers in Denver, gig worker drivers across the US face similar issues, experts say

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