Not for hire. After pulling out of taiwan we find out whats next for uber. And its the holy grail of prime time advertising, the super bowl, but is the 5 million pricetag worth it . Hello and welcome to Asia Business report, im sharanjit leyl. Uber will exit taiwan this week. The Car Booking Company is calling it quits after a lengthy battle with the government there. Uber faced massive fines, which reportedly totalled 35 in us dollars after taiwanese authorities raised fines for drivers caught working for unlicensed transportation services. In taiwan, uber is registered as an Information Services company. Earlier i spoke with the General Managerfor earlier i spoke with the General Manager for uber in taiwan and earlier i spoke with The General Managerfor Uber in taiwan and he said the fine was among the highest imposed. We havent received any new fines today but i can confirm the fines right now are the highest in the world, which leaves very little room for innovation going forward.
Overnight will be higher than the Daytime Average for this time of year. They will get higher still tomorrow. They are tempered somewhat by these gusty winds. Trans pennine route, across the east of the grampians, you will get buffeted during the rush hour. Chilly air following to the north, but further south, we could have 15 or 16 celsius tomorrow. We will start to see something potentially more stormy in the middle part of the week. More on that later. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines thousands of Prison Officers in london and the South East Of England are to get an instant pay increase of between £3000 and £5000. Ministers said they wanted to attract the best talent after concerns the Prison Service was understaffed. Iraqi forces say theyve taken several villages to the south of mosul, hours after launching a major offensive to retake the western half of the city from Islamic State militants. Save the children warn theres around 350,000 children trapped in the city. The Chi
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This is another huge achievement. he s never played with 20 children in one room before. not in a nursery setting with activities and structure, so it s fantastic. henry was born with a number of conditions, one of which means his windpipe doesn t allow for growth. atjust weeks old, he was rushed to london for life saving surgery. if it wasn t for that he wouldn t be here today, he absolutely wouldn t be. he s got one lung that doesn t work very well. he s got one lung that s kind of normal. he s just a complete anomaly. come and get me! it was the start of 15 months and two christmases in hospital. but that s where henry became a star. # would it be ok if. i came home to you? the star of a tv advert, and the star on top of a famous christmas tree. they said we ve actually got a puppet that s been made of henry that s going to go on top of the hamleys christmas tree. we were just like completely blown away. and henry still has dozens of fans
The early signs of a heart attack, is being launched by nhs england. among the symptoms doctors say people should look out for are sweating, uneasiness and chest tightness, as jon donnison reports. a new tv advert urging people to look out for the early signs of a heart attack. a feeling of unease. but a poll of 2000 people carried out for the launch of this nhs campaign found that fewer than half those asked knew to dial 999 if they or a loved one were experiencing some of the more vague symptoms, such as sweating, light headedness, or feeling weak or uneasy. if people are suffering a heart attack, the earlier they call for help, the better. there is a phrase among cardiologists which is, time is muscle. the longer you leave things, the more likely people are to suffer from a bigger heart attack which is likely to have a greater impact in their life going forward. so the sooner they call for help, the better.