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Uber driver accused of raping a 17 year old says she suggested sex

Onur Dedeoglu, 39, is on trial in Sydney's Downing Centre District Court over the alleged sexual assault of the teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons.




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Uber driver, 53, who shot at passengers after they argued over him going the wrong way is arrested

Ahmad Ahmad, 53, picked up two people from a bar in downtown New Orleans just after midnight on Saturday and had been requested to take them to the Kenner area in Louisiana, cops say.




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Uber sexual harassment whistleblower Susan Fowler talks about how they tried to retaliate

Susan Fowler, 28, appeared on CBS This Morning Tuesday and said she believes Uber hired a private investigator to look into her past. She revealed that new CEO appeared to confirm it in a message.




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Uber Eats launches £6 boxes that can be ordered in time for the school run

Uber Eats is rolling out the Lunch Box Shop in London and Birmingham from Monday. The three options, each priced at £6, include a main, fruity side and chocolate.




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'Drunk, drugged and unlicensed' driver who filmed himself taking over an Uber is banned 

An Uber passenger who filmed himself taking the wheel of a taxi has been banned from the app - as New South Wales Police say they are searching for him.




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Three medical students and Uber driver killed after attending festival in Mexico

At least three people have been arrested in connection with the murder of three aspiring doctors and their driver after they attended a weekend festival in east-central Mexico.




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SoftBank-backed food delivery service DoorDash files for IPO

DoorDash, led by CEO Tony Xu, did not specify when exactly it plans to go public, but its debut will test the appetite of investors, who have been unforgiving in recent months toward IPOs.




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Moment suspects linked to the murder of three aspiring doctors are rearrested

Police in Puebla, Mexico, rearrested three suspects linked to the murders of three students and their Uber driver, and charged them with homicide and vehicle theft.




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Rita Ora boldly goes braless in plunging jumpsuit paired with quirky blue gloves

Rita Ora put on an eye-popping display as she headed to the Miu Miu Paris Fashion Week show on Tuesday.




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Uber Eats moped rider drops £42 Mexican takeaway on street then picks it up and delivers it anyway 

A hungry couple from Clapham, south-west London were left shocked after they caught their delivery driver spilling their food on the pavement, before scooping it up and ringing their doorbell.




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Uber, Lyft price surge as New Yorkers urged to avoid subway

As the number of coronavirus cases in the city rose to 19, Mayor Bill de Blasio said New Yorkers should consider cycling or walking to work to reduce overcrowding on the subway.




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Deborah James admits she's 'really, really scared' amid coronavirus crisis

Deborah James, 38, from London, admitted her fears on today's Lorraine, but said that she's taking 'uber precautions' by home-schooling her children and staying home, apart from hospital appointments.




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Uber Pool is suspended in London to limit the spread of coronavirus

Uber has suspended its Pool service, which lets users share a ride with strangers who are travelling in the same direction, in London to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.




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Ride-hailing apps lead to more crashes involving motorists and pedestrians

More than 372 million ride-hail trips in New York City between 2017 and 2018 were studied to look at patterns of crashes.




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Uber driver who raped a 17-year-old girl while she was asleep in the back seat is jailed

The victim was the last of three school friends in the car after Onur Dedeoglu was booked to drive the group home in August 2018 when she was raped.




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Study links ride-hailing trips by Uber and Lyft to greater risk of vehicle and pedestrian accidents

In a study from researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health , experts collected data from 370 million rides taken by Uber and Lyft in New York City between 2017 to 2018.




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Coronavirus UK: Uber driver died after passenger coughed in cab

Ayub Akhtar, from Norwood in south London, was just 33 years old when he died of coronavirus last Friday.




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Grubhub, DoorDash, Postmates, Uber Eats sued over high commission fees and raised prices

The food delivery services are being sued in a class action lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan for levying heavy commission fees on restaurants that lead to higher menu prices.




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Ford files patent for a system that lets users choose their Uber or Lyft cars based on SMELL

Ford has filed a new patent for technology that uses sensors to determine the smell inside an Uber or Lyft, allowing the user to determine if they want to accept or deny the vehicle for their trip.




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Sixth Uber driver death linked to coronavirus prompt urgent calls for minicabs to be issued PPE 

Zahid Pervaiz, 65, from High Wycombe, is the latest to die after picking up a passenger he believed was infected by Covid-19. Families, MPs and drivers' associations have pleaded for PPE.




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Ricky Gervais says social media breeds 'uber narcissism'

RIcky Gervais, 56, made the comments on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast. He said: 'Social media is like being able to read every toilet wall at once.'




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The top coronavirus food trends of Uber Eats customers revealed

Australians are turning to comfort foods like butter chicken and Pad Thai during the coronavirus lockdown and eating dinner earlier than ever before, according to Uber Eats.




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Sam Thompson EXCLUSIVE: Made In Chelsea star 'felt like he'd CHEATED' on Zara McDermott

The meeting of Sam Thompson's ex-girlfriend Tiffany Watson and new love Zara McDermott has been the cause of much strife during the current series of Made In Chelsea.




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Brendan Fevola reveals he's FINALLY deleted the Uber Eats app after splashing out more than $35K

Brendan Fevola has revealed that he's finally deleted the Uber Eats app, after splashing out more than $35,000 on the food delivery service.   




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Nathan Cleary apologises for flouting coronavirus rules after photos of him with women emerged

Nathan Cleary, 22, of the Penrith Panthers was photographed with a group of girls at his Sydney home on Anzac Day.




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Taxis in parts of New South Wales will be used to deliver Woolworths groceries

Industry chiefs have estimated the demand for taxis has dropped by almost 80 per cent as strict social distancing measures preventing all but essential travel confine Australians to their home.




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Furious McDonald's customer orders a McChicken burger only for it to arrive WITHOUT any ingredients 

Auckland woman Tereza Luzki's 15-year-old son had decided to treat himself to the popular takeaway after New Zealand came out of level four Covid-19 lockdown this week




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CHRIS FOY: European Champions Cup needs quality over quantity

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The Champions Cup should be an elite tournament full of vibrant, high-class, cross-border competition, but it is feeling stale and flat and one-dimensional.




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Saracens will beat drop despite 35-point deduction and that is grim news for Leicester Tigers 

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: It may be too soon for bold predictions, but. Saracens won't be relegated - not unless the mid-season audit of their accounts uncovers another salary cap breach.




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CHRIS FOY: Eddie Jones turns to South Africa's forwards mastermind

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Eddie Jones has turned to the forwards coach who ended England's Rugby World Cup dream last month. Matt Proudfoot was South Africa's triumphant coach.




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England Test match stars are worth their weight in gold to their clubs even in wage-inflated era

CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: It's a fascinating conundrum which clubs are wrestling with more than ever - do England players offer value for money in this era of top-end wage inflation?




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CHRIS FOY: Eddie Jones will NOT shuffle his pack for Six Nations opener against France

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: England's new era could look familiar when Eddie Jones sends his team out in Paris. He has changed his squad, but the head coach might not change his team much.




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Coronavirus: Rugby shutdown will leave the game on a knife-edge... clubs need contingency plans

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Very few sports have the monetary resilience to withstand this crisis and rugby certainly isn't one of them.




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Dwight Gayle handed injury boost with West Brom and Fulham interested in his signature

The 29 year-old suffered a small tear and the initial concern was that he would be sidelined for up to six weeks. But Gayle is likely to return to training in two to three weeks and resume playing next month.




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Charlton 0-0 Fulham: Cottagers fail to pile pressure on flagging Leeds and West Brom

ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE VALLEY: Fulham passed up the opportunity to pile more pressure on Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion as they failed to find the incision to break down Charlton.




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Slaven Bilic says West Ham lost the fear factor when they moved to glitzy Olympic Stadium

The Hammers left the Boleyn Ground in 2016 to move to the London Stadium in Stratford to raise the profile of the club, but many supporters have expressed regret about the switch in venue.




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AHEAD OF THE GAME: Select English players and Premier League clubs could earn credits for signings

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: Premier League sides who give significant playing time to England-qualified players, could be given greater leeway to sign more foreign players after Brexit.




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Slaven Bilic is the strong, charismatic figure West Brom wanted the club to unite behind

No ground in the top four divisions sits as far above sea level as The Hawthorns, and West Bromwich Albion now believe they have a manager capable of taking them to those heights.




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Dumped out of the FA Cup after being outclassed by West Brom.. it's turning toxic at West Ham

Before David Moyes arrived to dissect this FA Cup defeat one of the row of pictures saluting happier times for West Ham fell off the press room wall to the floor.




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West Brom in talks with Sheffield United over signing Callum Robinson

Championship leaders West Brom want a wide forward to bolster their attacking options after talks over a deal for Dinamo Zagreb's Mislav Orsic stalled.




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Brentford 0-1 Nottm Forest: Joe Lolley's deflected strike sinks play-off rivals

ADAM SHERGOLD AT GRIFFIN PARK: Joe Lolley certainly isn't melting in the intensifying heat of the Championship promotion race as Nottingham Forest ratcheted up the pressure on the top two.




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PSV Eindhoven make improved bid of £7.6m for Crystal Palace full-back Patrick Van Aanholt

PSV Eindhoven have made an improved bid of £7.6million for Crystal Palace full-back Patrick Van Aanholt. Van Aanholt has 18 months left to run on his current contract at Palace.




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West Brom agree loan deal for Sheffield United forward Callum Robinson

Slaven Bilic wants extra pace and firepower to bolster his attack and has earmarked the 24-year-old Robinson to help inject fresh impetus into Albion's title challenge.




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West Brom sign Kamil Grosicki from Hull for undisclosed fee

West Brom have signed Poland winger Kamil Grosicki from fellow Sky Bet Championship side Hull on an 18-month contract.




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West Brom power into Championship lead as Leeds slip up at Wigan to allow Fulham to close in

West Brom took advantage of another slip-up from Leeds to return to the top of the Championship, as Wigan won at Elland Road for the second time in as many seasons.




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Leeds United 1-0 Bristol City: Marcelo Bielsa's boys end three-game winless run with crucial victory

ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT ELLAND ROAD: There was no meltdown at Elland Road this afternoon, none of the kind of recent angst which had raised fears that Leeds are falling apart again.




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Crystal Palace still interested in West Brom defender Nathan Ferguson despite failed January move 

Crystal Palace retain an interest in West Brom's Nathan Ferguson after the defender underwent surgery this week.




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West Brom striker Charlie Austin goes on x-rated Twitter rant calling Southampton fan 'cheeky c***'

West Brom striker Charlie Austin has gone on a foul-mouthed Twitter rant - calling one Southampton fan a cheeky c*** and accusing them of being s*** fans after tweeting about social media.




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FA ask West Brom striker Charlie Austin to explain x-rated Twitter rant

Charlie Austin has been asked by the Football Association to explain his offensive comments aimed at Southampton fans on social media, the PA news agency understands.




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Everton 'targeting summer move' for Newcastle's £30m-rated winger Allan Saint-Maximin

Everton 'are targeting a summer move' for Newcastle United's £30million-rated Allan Saint-Maximin. The 22-year-old winger has been one of the bright sparks in Newcastle's season.