we begin with uber, as uk drivers today will have paid holidays, pensions, and a minimum wage a change that could be replicated in other countries around the world. and this comes one month after the us firm lost a legal long battle in the uk which began in 2016 over drivers status. in last month s supreme court hearing, uber had argued it was a third party booking agent, and its drivers were self employed. our transport correspondent caroline davis spoke with uber s european boss in an exclusive interview. today is an important day for all the drivers in the uk, and the reason for that is because, from today, any driver who earns on the uber platform, and that s over 70,000 drivers in total, will be able to be paid for holiday time, they ll be enrolled in a pension and they ll be able to earn at least the national living wage as a floor and not a ceiling. for years politicians and unions have said that you have been playing fast and loose with employment rights. does this
News. Flutz cancellations and delays after a global failure over British Airways computer system. Planes have been grounded on many airports. Flights cancelled for the rest of the day. The airline says delays and disruptions may continue into tomorrow. It has apologised saying it is working towards fixing the problem although it says there is evidence it is hacking at a system failure. This is what happens after a catastrophic it failure, thousands of Ba Passengers starting their Long Bank Holiday weekend. Queues of people snaking out of the door at terminal 5 in heathrow. People have been standing in the queues for up to 70, 90, 120 minutes in some cases. The queue stretches from the Check In Desks all the way out to the back of the terminal and down in front of the terminal, where all the taxis deliver people. Many passengers contacted the bbc with their experiences. Weve just literallyjust now been told that nothings happening, no flights till 6pm. Prior to that we hadnt been told v
News. Flutz cancellations and delays after a global failure over British Airways computer system. Planes have been grounded on many airports. Flights cancelled for the rest of the day. The airline says delays and disruptions may continue into tomorrow. It has apologised saying it is working towards fixing the problem although it says there is evidence it is hacking at a system failure. This is what happens after a catastrophic it failure, thousands of Ba Passengers starting their Long Bank Holiday weekend. Queues of people snaking out of the door at terminal 5 in heathrow. People have been standing in the queues for up to 70, 90, 120 minutes in some cases. The queue stretches from the Check In Desks all the way out to the back of the terminal and down in front of the terminal, where all the taxis deliver people. Many passengers contacted the bbc with their experiences. Weve just literallyjust now been told that nothings happening, no flights till 6pm. Prior to that we hadnt been told v
News. Flutz cancellations and delays after a global failure over British Airways computer system. Planes have been grounded on many airports. Flights cancelled for the rest of the day. The airline says delays and disruptions may continue into tomorrow. It has apologised saying it is working towards fixing the problem although it says there is evidence it is hacking at a system failure. This is what happens after a catastrophic it failure, thousands of Ba Passengers starting their Long Bank Holiday weekend. Queues of people snaking out of the door at terminal 5 in heathrow. People have been standing in the queues for up to 70, 90, 120 minutes in some cases. The queue stretches from the Check In Desks all the way out to the back of the terminal and down in front of the terminal, where all the taxis deliver people. Many passengers contacted the bbc with their experiences. Weve just literallyjust now been told that nothings happening, no flights till 6pm. Prior to that we hadnt been told v
News. Flutz cancellations and delays after a global failure over British Airways computer system. Planes have been grounded on many airports. Flights cancelled for the rest of the day. The airline says delays and disruptions may continue into tomorrow. It has apologised saying it is working towards fixing the problem although it says there is evidence it is hacking at a system failure. This is what happens after a catastrophic it failure, thousands of Ba Passengers starting their Long Bank Holiday weekend. Queues of people snaking out of the door at terminal 5 in heathrow. People have been standing in the queues for up to 70, 90, 120 minutes in some cases. The queue stretches from the Check In Desks all the way out to the back of the terminal and down in front of the terminal, where all the taxis deliver people. Many passengers contacted the bbc with their experiences. Weve just literallyjust now been told that nothings happening, no flights till 6pm. Prior to that we hadnt been told v