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Tuesday, 23 May 2017

The Guardian

• Oil bosses have given £390,000 to Tories under Theresa MayRevelation of big donations comes after manifesto promised to build on ‘unprecedented support’ for industryOil executives whose industry is promised further government support if the Conservatives are returned to power have given more than £390,000 to the party since Theresa May became prime minister.They include Ian Taylor, the chief executive of Vitol, whose firm was fined for making payments to an Iraqi state-owned firm, and Ayman Asfari, the chief executive of Petrofac, who was recently interviewed by the Serious Fraud Office over suspected corruption. Continue reading...

Times Online

• Uber is the pits, says trial city [Subscription]When Uber brought its self-driving taxis to Pittsburgh last year it was hailed as the start of a transport revolution. To thank them for being the first guinea pigs of their kind, Uber let residents ride in its taxis for free.

Other Regional Press

• New ScotRail app lets you book a taxi to and from train stations with no rankDoes your local train station not have a taxi rank? This could be the new app for you!