The verdict is expected to influence the outcome of thousands of other cases against the ride hailing firm. Source link
'I love her to bits' – elderly couple get engaged in care home
Pamela Walters, 85, and Colin Hopper, 73, met four years ago at Picton Care Home in Porthcawl. Source link
Guantanamo detainee's lawyers claim office raid by UK was unlawful
The case centres on claims of complicity by UK intelligence services in CIA torture of Abu Faraj al-Libi. Source link
Lord of the Flies star, 10, made 'friends for life' on set
Alfie Kiely spent three months in Malaysia while shooting Lord of the Flies, playing one of the “Littluns”. Source link
YouTube's $60bn revenue revealed amid paid subscriber push
YouTube’s total revenue last year surpassed that of rival streamer Netflix as it seeks to dominate TVs. Source link
Smart motorways not delivering value, new reports show
In a statement, the Department for Transport said that although it would not be rolling out any new smart motorways, they remained among our safest roads in terms of deaths and serious injuries, and were just as safe, or safer, than the roads they replaced. Source link
Camp leader jailed for drugging and abusing boys
Jon Ruben is jailed for more than 23 years after admitting the sexual abuse of young boys, and drugging his wife. Source link
Trump removes video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes
Derrick Johnson, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, called the video “disgusting and utterly despicable” and accused Trump of attempting to distract the public from the Epstein case and a “rapidly failing economy.” Source link
Suspected Chinese spies arrested in quiet French town
According to the prosecutor’s office, the suspected spies were trying to “capture satellite data from [X owner Elon Musk’s] Starlink network, as well as data from vital entities, notably military, in order to retransmit them to their country of origin, China”. Source link
Wetherspoon dog policy could be breaking the law, watchdog says
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to the pub chain after complaints from disabled customers. Source link