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Lyft Stock Gains As FreeNow Deal Will Expand Ride-Hail Company To Europe

Lyft stock gained on news the ride-hail company is expanding to Europe through a deal to buy taxi app FreeNow.

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'We're being pushed to breaking point': Taxi drivers work overnight until 10am due to poor pay

Minicab drivers like Khalid Edah-Tally in London are struggling, working up to 100 hours weekly to make ends meet

Evening Standard

Hundreds of black taxi driver sign-ups in London after 'The Knowledge' test made free

Normally it takes several years to complete The Knowledge at a cost of up to £5,000

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Black taxi fares could rise by nearly 9% under plans being considered by Transport for London

Proposals range from freezing day, evening and weekend tariffs to increasing them by either 3.7%, 5.2% or 8.9%

Evening Standard

Gigs are the top occasions adults choose to spend their money on, according to research

A poll of 2,000 adults who attend live events found they prefer a concert (63 per cent) over theatre shows (14 per cent)

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FREENOW pledges £1 per ride to help save the UK's live music venues

The Ride for Music campaign has been commended by celebrities across the country, including Ed Sheeran and Amy Lamé

Evening Standard

Ride-hailing app Freenow offers drivers ‘breakthrough’ choice of employment status

Drivers on the minicab network will now be able to choose whether to become workers or remain self-employed

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Young woman issues warning after taxi driver 'touches thigh and neck'

Megan Carpenter says the driver began touching her tattoos after she got in the motor.

Daily Record

Young woman's Dublin taxi warning as driver 'touches thigh and neck'

Megan Carpenter has warned others to be vigilant and said she now knows "that no transport is really safe"

Dublin Live

FreeNow end six-figure RTE sponsorship following controversial Tommy Tiernan taxi joke

The taxi company said that prejudice towards taxi drivers is "unacceptable"

Irish Mirror

FreeNow app introduces €1 levy that will hit Irish customers

The fee will apply to those who use the app to book fares

Dublin Live

FREENOW introduce new 'technology fee' of €1 but people are not happy

The move has caused outrage online, but the company has defended itself by insisting it's necessary to improve the quality of the service.

Irish Mirror

FreeNow had 17,000 requests in one hour on Saturday night as Dubliners slam lack of transport options

"On Saturday night, June 11, we received over 17K requests from midnight to 1am"

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