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European Court Aide Rules Uber is a Transport Company

A top EU lawyer says the taxi booking app should be viewed as a traditional cab company.

A top EU lawyer says the taxi booking app should be viewed as a traditional cab company. Steve Kuncewicz advises technology companies at the UK law firm Slater Gordon, and tells us how the opinion might change how Uber operates in Europe. Also in the programme, talks are ongoing in Bonn on implementing the Paris climate agreement of 2015. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Matt McGrath tells us how big a shadow the election of President Trump is casting over the proceedings. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Mike Powell reports on some customers of the bank Santander, who are trying to take collective action to recover losses from fraud. The price of a permit to see mountain gorillas in Rwanda has doubled to $1,500. Nebert Rugadya of Radio 1 in Kampala, Uganda tells us the background to the change, and Ian Redmond of the Born Free Foundation conservation group explains what impact it is likely to have. Plus the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Umaru Fofana in Freetown, Sierra Leone, brings us the story of a 706 carat diamond found by a Christian pastor, Emmanuel Momoh.

(Picture: An Uber app. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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Thu 11 May 2017 14:32GMT

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  • Thu 11 May 2017 14:32GMT