An epic court battle against Uber in the UK took another twist as the car-sharing giant came a step closer to being liable for a potential £1.5 billion in unpaid VAT.

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it will not grant Uber a new licence to operate.

The National Transport Authority is to meet Uber management over users of the app being wrongly charged.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of ride-sharing taxi firm Uber increased by 41% last year to €860,487.

Uber has appointed a new boss for Ireland and the UK.

A nightmarish debut by Uber complicates listing plans at other technology unicorns, particularly the breed of large-cap tech companies that counts WeWork as a member.

Uber shares fell as much as 10%, doubling losses since its poorly received Wall Street debut last week, and raising more questions about investors’ faith in its ability to make profits.

Uber drivers in Britain started a day of transatlantic strikes to protest at the disparity between gig-economy conditions and the sums investors are likely to make in tomorrow’s blockbuster stock market debut.

Uber Technologies has decided it will seek to sell around $10bn (€8.8bn) worth of shares in its initial public offering, according to sources.

A body representing taxi drivers has suggested allowing an Uber-style transport regime here would put passengers at danger of assault, rape or even murder at the hands of unlicensed drivers.

RP O’Donnell is convinced the app-based taxi system would, as Jim Daly TD suggests, be a godsend for rural Ireland.

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A friend who travelled to Las Vegas last week, for the Conor McGregor MMA fight, brought back a tale almost as interesting as the pugilistic drama that unfolded.

Uber Technologies is in early talks to buy food-delivery company Deliveroo for several billion dollars, according to sources.

Pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of ride-sharing taxi firm, Uber last year increased by 28% to €607,203.

There are no plans to introduce an electric bike scheme by Uber into Ireland.

Uber wants to run a pilot bus service in Limerick.

Uber won a partial victory when a judge granted it a short operating licence in London after its permit was not renewed over safety concerns, but the taxi-hailing app came under criticism.

Irish taxi drivers are warning against allowing Uber into the market, as the firm fights to get its license back in the UK.

Video of a fatal crash involving a self-driving Uber suggests the pedestrian who was killed should have been within range of the car's laser and radar sensors, two experts have said.

Uber is launching a new scheme to make it easier for drivers to give feedback to the taxi-hailing firm.

US prosecutors have charged an illegal immigrant over an alleged drink-driving crash that killed Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver in Indiana.

Taxi-hailing firm Uber is to introduce a cap on how many hours its drivers can work, saying the move is an "industry first".

A couple in the US have been accused of attempting to rob an Uber driver after the woman distracted him by being topless.

A ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that Uber should be regulated as a transport company will not affect its operation "in most EU countries", the firm has said.

Japan's Softbank is attempting to buy a significant stake in Uber Technologies at a 30% discount of the taxi-hailing app's most recent valuation, according to reports.

Uber’s revelation that 57 million user accounts were hacked last year is the latest in a growing list of recent high profile cyber breaches.

A campaign to win employment rights for Uber drivers is to continue after the taxi firm decided to appeal against a tribunal ruling on the status of workers.

Chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi accepted that the company has "got things wrong".

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Record-breaking numbers have now signed a petition calling for Transport for London to reverse its decision to strip Uber's licence in the capital.

Uber will not be issued with an operating licence after its current deal expires on September 30, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.