Uber drivers have blocked the main street leading from the European institutions to the center of Brussels on Thursday in anger about a court ruling which will see their activities halted from Friday evening.

An Uber driver accused of locking a woman inside his car is due to make his first court appearance on Monday.

California files lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for alleged wage theft by misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.

Uber says it is cutting a quarter of its global workforce and trimming investment to survive the financial hit to its business from the coronavirus pandemic.