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The ride-hailing app had been facing a driver shortage, leading to long waiting times for customers.

Uber shares jumped more than 13% after the better than expected results. Uber has said drivers value the flexibility to choose their own schedules. But in many countries, including key markets such as the US, Uber classifies drivers as self-employed contractors, meaning they are not entitled to benefits such as minimum wage or holiday pay. Despite the gains, the company lost $2.6bn. It said more than half of that was due to a decline in the value of its stakes in overseas companies such as Zomato, Grab and Aurora. Revenue more than doubled to $8.1bn, though some of that was due to a change to how the company accounts for its UK business. "That's right: more people are earning on Uber today than before the pandemic," he said in prepared remarks for investors to discuss the firm's financial performance.

The grenade, believed to date from World War Two, was removed by army bomb disposal officers. Rail operator c2c confirmed that the line between Southend Central ...

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said the grenade was "safely recovered for subsequent disposal". The area was evacuated and services between Shoeburyness and Thorpe Bay were affected, the BTP said. Train services in Essex were disrupted after an unexploded grenade was discovered at a railway depot.

Fraudsters are using social media to offer fake tickets and trick unsuspecting victims out of their cash - the average loss is £410, according to Lloyds Bank.

The scammers use social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, to offer fake tickets to sought-after matches. Cases of the scams climbed by more than two-thirds between January and June, according to Lloyds Bank data. Fraudsters are using social media to offer fake tickets and trick unsuspecting victims out of their cash - the average loss is £410, according to Lloyds Bank.

But trans woman and designer Fola Francis, 28, says the proposed amendment "honestly scares me". "The cross-dressing bill is a very dangerous bill that is going ...

I don't know about anyone else, but I don't see a possibility of my disregarding all the stress it took to come into full acceptance of who I am." I interrogated him for doing that, and he slapped me before beckoning his male friends to come see a 'woman that dresses like a man'." "To start with, I think it's nonsense," Jordyn said. "There's going to be a lot of extortions, there's going to be a lot of arrests. Ask my fans," she posted on Instagram. "We are protecting humanity and family values. My job is to entertain… "Restricting people to a particular [way of dressing] based off of the binary genders is very dangerous for us." But for queer, trans and non-binary Nigerians it is a reminder of how central clothes are to how they see themselves. "The cross-dressing bill is a very dangerous bill that is going to affect so many trans and non-binary people." "Do your research before you come for me. It aims to amend the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (SSMPA) and defines cross-dressing as the "practice of wearing clothes usually worn by a person of the opposite sex".

Only 1% of dance music played on UK radio is by a female solo artist or band, a study suggests.

"Imagine walking through the doors at work and not feeling safe - but that's exactly what happens. They're not going to feel like that party is for them." "As a result, there are more men in that field, so they managed to take over the scene and become the majority. Her comments are borne out by the evidence. But you know, it's quite a boys' club." "It's ridiculous to be honest with you.

The BBC is ramping up its Birmingham operation by moving to a site to produce MasterChef and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight's Two Tone.

“We said we would do more in the Midlands and we’re delivering,” he added. MasterChef will soon relocate to Digbeth and other local commissions include drama Two Tone from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. “The new broadcast centre in Digbeth will give our teams the best facilities and technology to serve audiences for decades to come.”