Coronavirus UK: Uber driver died after passenger coughed in cab
Ayub Akhtar, from Norwood in south London, was just 33 years old when he died of coronavirus last Friday.
Ayub Akhtar, from Norwood in south London, was just 33 years old when he died of coronavirus last Friday.
The disgusting video believed to have been shot in western Sydney was posted on the Sydney Crime News Facebook page showing an Asian driver getting abused by his female passengers.
A Sydneysider who recently signed up to work for popular food delivery service Uber Eats after losing their job due to the pandemic was inundated with tips from other drivers.
Tammy Rivera, 57, picked a nurse up from Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee, last month. The nurse said they work 12 to 14-hour shifts and are often unable to eat.
Zahid Pervaiz, 65, from High Wycombe, is the latest to die after picking up a passenger he believed was infected by Covid-19. Families, MPs and drivers' associations have pleaded for PPE.
WILL KELLEHER IN TOKYO: Josh Adams (left) is the Rugby World Cup's top try-scorer and is now ready to start a semi-final against South Africa as Wales' prime attacking weapon.
The 53-year-old comedian took the family van while picking up supplies Sunday in Malibu, California.
Hundreds of cars lined up for drive-thru food giveaways in Pico Rivera, California, and Prospect, Pennsylvania Tuesday.
Frank Capraro, 23, and Desmond McDay, 25, were taken into custody Friday after witnesses called in about boxes that had been dumped on a highway and a K9 detected the odor of marijuana.
Parts of the US and Mexico have been plagued by a severe drought since 2000, making it the worse one in the past 1,200 years and experts warn it could progress as a megadrought.
This is the unbelievable moment a London youth slashes the tires of a taxi he was riding in after the driver refused to take him any further. The pair argue before the youth slashes his car's tyres.
Sophie Ross, 23, was disqualified from driving and given a community order after leading police on a drunken car chase around Town End, Sunderland in a Fiat Punto.
Sydney truck driver Jason Humphreys, 39, is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he allegedly groomed over Snapchat for months.
Jason Humphreys, 39, was arrested on Monday evening after allegedly sexually assaulting the young girl on multiple occasions in a truck and a home he was renting in south-western Sydney.
Bennett, who has been on loan at Millwall since January, was involved in a drunken car crash back in September with three Derby team-mates has infuriated the club's fans once again.
The wild panda was spotted 'sprinting' on an uphill path in front of a car in China's Sichuan Province. The average moving speed of a wild panda is 26.9 metres (88.3 feet) per hour.
The truck driver, who hails from Sterling in Perth, was captured resting his arm on a foam noodle he had cut to fit around his window frame.
A driver smashed traffic lights while driving wooden beams in their trailer in Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany, in a clip shared yesterday. Some viewers have said 'common sense failed to load'.
A furious Melbourne pedestrian left a handwritten note on a motorist's car slamming their parking job before it was shared online.
The motorist was trying to park outside Collins Place in the heart of Melbourne's CBD on Thursday but took to Reddit to ask other drivers if they were allowed to stop there.
The red Ferrari 360 was pictured in a Brisbane car park with no sign of a disabled permit.
Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth , allegedly punched Saiful Nurokhim at a taxi rank outside the LXXY Bar in Kuta at 4.15am on Tuesday.
Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth, has been locked in a cell in Kuta for six days as he waits for an agreement to be reached.
Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth, allegedly punched Saiful Nurokhim at a taxi rank outside the LXXY Bar in Kuta at 4.15am on Tuesday.
Tore Gerard Vincenzo Bempasciuto, from Perth, signed a peace agreement with Saipul Nurokhim for an undisclosed amount of money on Tuesday following an incident last week.
The rider had been travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel which has a maximum speed of 80km/h on Monday when he noticed the device sitting on the car's bonnet beside him.
The actor, 27, took to Twitter on Thursday and drove fans wild after he hinted that Rey has 'changed' in Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker.
Ferry passengers incur the charge if they want to be dropped off or picked up by car, or park for the ferry at the end of the half-mile pier.
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Party-goers are always advised not to 'drink and drive' and to use a cab or taxi to return home safe. But going by the shocking findings of a survey, even that may not save you from accidents.
The feature is planned for the US, but 'similar markets' will also see the feature introduced, it is believed. Exact timings and locations for its roll-out have not been revealed.
Wolverhampton is the first in the country to approve a trial of an AI-powered system that will manipulate red and green lights to restrict function to air pollution hotspots.
It was the ultimate speed battle between man and nature as Felipe Massa took on a peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on planet Earth. The falcon is capable of speeds of up to 217mph.
The internet shopping giant is urging entrepreneurs across the UK to set up businesses for as little as £10,000 as part of a major scheme to bring more of its operations in-house.
Bennett, who has been on loan at Millwall since January, was involved in a drunken car crash back in September with three Derby team-mates has infuriated the club's fans once again.
Healthcare company Portea has developed a chatbot called Cobot-19 which will disseminate information related to coronavirus
The government is in discussion with the European Union (EU) and Australia for FTAs. The country already has such trade pacts with Asean
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In a significant move, the Kerala government has decided to promote the production and marketing of organic food.
C Surendranath
reports.
Indian cities have neither the funds required to realise their envisaged progress, nor credible systems to ensure effective utilisation of what they have. Srikanth Viswanathan emphasises the need for accountability and more robust financial management by municipal corporations.
The worse things have become in Anantapur district, the more
fancy cars have shown up in town.
Drought, says
P Sainath,
is the organised plunder of the poor.
Prior to 1995, KSRTC did not have a single bus on this route, but
nowadays there are 24 trips between Manathavady in Wayanad and
Kutta in Kodagu, Karnataka. By the second stop on the journey,
there is not a
seat vacant.
P Sainath
continues his series on the agrarian crisis in Wayanad.
The Indian Epilepsy Association has been working to ensure revisions in various laws to reflect advances in the management of epilepsy, and also
our improved knowledge of its risks.
Varupi Jain
reports on the progress made so far in protecting the rights of epilepsy patients.
It is a common perception that truck drivers are rash individuals, responsible for the deaths of numerous citizens
in accidents each year. But few know how much the work conditions of drivers contribute to making them who they
are. At an awareness camp for drivers at Chandrapur,
Aparna Pallavi
finds out more.
Maharashtra's Vilasrao Deshmukh-government is asking the private sector not to go
about acquiring land for projects if the farmers are opposed. Shivangaon
is the hypocritical face of the state government itself.
Jaideep Hardikar
reports.
Land rate has soared to staggering Rs.1-5 crores per acre on the outskirts of Nagpur, driven by the hype created by the proposed Multi-Modal International Hub and Airport at Nagpur project and the adjoining Special Economic Zone.
Jaideep Hardikar
has more.
As an unexpected outcome of the coronavirus lockdown, Ayatollah-ruled Iran has partly lifted its veil of strict orthodoxy which inhibits social interaction between the genders by allowing the reopening of Tehran’s one and only drive-in...