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Sunday, 15 October 2017

BBC News

• Uninsured vehicle seizures by police up 50% in three yearsThe number of uninsured cars seized went from about 3,100 to 4,800 in three force areas in three years.

Times Online

• Tricky questions put brakes on Uber rollout [Subscription]The taxi-hailing app giant Uber has abandoned its plan to expand into at least nine cities and towns around Britain.
• Uber takes a bet on hailing Corcoran [Subscription]Breon Corcoran’s sudden exit from Paddy Power Betfair stunned the market in August. Corcoran was rapidly replaced as chief executive by Worldpay UK’s Peter Jackson, to smooth investor jitters.

City AM

• Jeremy Corbyn wants Uber to be replaced with a co-operative and workplace robots to be owned by workersJeremy Corbyn has said the next Labour government could push for so-called gig economy firms like Uber to be run as co-operatives and put robots in the hands of workers.
• Tesla fires hundreds of employees after performance reviewElectric vehicle maker Tesla fired hundreds of employees this week following a performance review, according to reports.

Other News Sources

• Transport Secretary to consider other schemes for A27THE Transport Secretary has confirmed alternative schemes to upgrade part of the A27 will be explored.