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How has Deliveroo turned a profit? By dismantling the rights of riders like me

Our work is dangerous and the pay gets worse, while the CEO has just sold £15m in shares – we deserve better, says Deliveroo rider Shaf Hussain

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Fires in London sparked by 'dangerous' e-bikes and e-scooters double in three years

Exclusive: Standard investigation uncovers 120 injuries and 3 deaths in the capital linked to vehicles catching alight

Evening Standard

Co-op announces first Aldi price match

The new prices will be available across all of the Co-op’s 2,400 shops and on ‘quick commerce’ delivery platforms including Deliveroo and Uber Eats.

Evening Standard

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Corrupt Met Police officer jailed for stealing dead woman's money for Amazon and Deliveroo shopping spree

PC Amelia Lancaster was caught on a colleague’s bodyworn camera as she rifled through the dead woman’s possessions

Evening Standard

Deliveroo makes annual profit for first time

The £3m 2024 figure compares with £32m loss in 2023 and comes despite ‘uncertain consumer environment’

The Guardian - UK

Toy firm Hornby unveils plans to go private

The Scalextric and model train firm said it plans to re-register as a private company to help with its ongoing overhaul.

The Independent UK

Food App Deliveroo Delivers First Annual Profit

Food delivery app Deliveroo announced Thursday its first annual profit as orders and revenue rose, while the 12-year old company sees further growth despite exiting Hong Kong.

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Deliveroo boss says groceries could eclipse takeaway orders after first profit

Groceries and retail accounted for about one-sixth of order income last year, but founder Will Shu said this could reach 50% or more.

Evening Standard

Deliveroo makes first full year of profit after expanding shopping ranges

The delivery giant, which has been branching out from takeaway food to groceries, said the UK is facing an ‘uncertain’ consumer environment.

The Independent UK

MP urges takeaway firms to give rider data to Government amid ‘rampant’ abuse

Nick Timothy accused food delivery companies of a ‘dereliction of duty’, when they let self-employed riders use ‘substitute’ couriers.

The Independent UK

Deliveroo Abandons Hong Kong Market—Here's Why It's Betting Big On The UK Instead

Deliveroo has also noted that it will be selling part of its assets to foodpanda, a rival food delivery platform gaining more traction in the local market.

International Business Times UK

Deliveroo to quit Hong Kong after nine years

The group has agreed the sale of some parts of the business to Delivery Hero’s Singapore-based Foodpanda and will close the remaining operations.

The Independent UK

Who bought this smoked salmon? How ‘AI agents’ will change the internet (and shopping lists)

Autonomous digital assistants are being developed that can carry out tasks on behalf of the user – including ordering the groceries. But if you don’t keep an eye on them, dinner might not be quite what you expect …

The Guardian - UK

Boy, 16, shot dead in south London named, with suspect still at large

Police hunt killers of Lathaniel Burrell, who reported fled scene in Stockwell on a moped

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Crime Bill ‘stops short of protecting delivery riders from abuse’

Pizza Express, Dishoom and Morrisons are among the businesses to call for delivery riders to be included under a new offence to protect retail workers

The Guardian - UK

Allan Weber: My Order; Daniel Lind-Ramos: Ensamblajes – review

Drawing on his stint as a food delivery driver in Rio during Covid, Allan Weber riffs on life in the favela where he was born, lives and works. In a separate show, Puerto Rico’s Daniel Lind-Ramos speaks to colonialism and the climate crisis

Evening Standard

Meta and Uber among firms ‘linked’ to alleged corporate migrant worker abuse

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre found 665 cases of alleged abuse against migrant workers in publicly documented information.

The Independent UK

Voices: Our state primary is overrun with pupils from private schools – now playdates are a living hell

COMMENT: New figures this week reveal that state schools may struggle to take in an influx of pupils arriving from the private sector – but for single mum of two Charlotte Cripps, it’s the expectations of sushi from Deliveroo at tea time that she’s struggling with most

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The Independent UK

Deliveroo apologises for ‘misjudged’ Valentine’s Day marketing stunt

Deliveroo said ‘we apologise for any upset this promotion has caused’

The Independent UK

Voices: I just received the creepiest Valentine’s Day card of my life from Deliveroo

COMMENT: The unending marketing push for Valentine’s Day is one thing, writes Emma Clarke. But getting unsolicited mail under the guise of a love letter is quite another

The Independent UK

Wingstop to open wave of new UK sites – here’s where

The growth comes amid a boom for chicken chains in the UK

Evening Standard

Wingstop to open at least 20 more UK sites this year

The move, which will represent an acceleration of recent expansion plans, will create hundreds more jobs.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a nightmare’: couriers mystified by the algorithms that control their jobs

From pay shortfalls to being dropped by apps, drivers face a range of issues – often with no way to fix them

The Guardian - UK

Delivery apps urged to lift lid on ‘black-box algorithms’ affecting UK couriers

Campaigners call for transparency from Deliveroo, JustEat and UberEats about how decisions on pay and jobs are made

Radio France Internationale

Inside the Paris hub offering sanctuary to city's army of delivery riders

As UberEats and Deliveroo prepare for EU-mandated payment reforms to better protect their delivery riders, a Paris community centre is already offering support and a safe haven to workers battling tough conditions.

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