The Latest Breaking News from Deliveroo

Man seriously injured when e-bike used for food deliveries caught fire

London Fire Brigade said the victim suffered burns to several parts of his body while trying to put the blaze out with an extinguisher.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

British online food delivery firm begins campus hiring for India development centre in Hyderabad

Deliveroo has begun its university hiring programme in Hyderabad and plans to hire 200 engineers by year-end. Deliveroo India's VP and country head Sashi Somavarapu announced the start of their university hiring programme in Hyderabad, India's largest tech hub outside the U.K. Selected students will embark on a 6-month internship…

The Hindu · Sep 11, 2023

Rapid grocer Getir to cut 2,500 jobs in five countries including UK

Move is latest sign of falling demand in delivery market amid cost of living crisis and since end of lockdowns

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

Early retirees: should they get on their bikes?

Although for decades he was greeted by cries of “on your bike” wherever he went, Norman Tebbit never told anyone to get on a bike, said John Elledge in The New Statesman. He merely recalled, at the Tory conference in 1981, that during the Depression, his father had pedalled around…

The Week · Aug 10, 2023

Deliveroo eyes first ever dividend amid resilient demand

Deliveroo shareholders could receive their first ever dividend later this year a decade after the meal takeaway app was founded in London.

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023

FTSE 100 Live: Wilko goes bust but no ‘immediate’ job losses, US inflation rises

The downward run for US inflation ended today, with the rate of price rises in July rising to 3.2%. But core inflation ticked slightly down to 4.7%, enough to reassure investors that the fed is done with rate hikes.

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023

Scores of delivery riders arrested in London this year amid clampdown on illegal workers

Campaigners and unions say delivery riders are at risk of modern slavery and racial profiling

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023

‘I’m 57, I’m just shattered’: The reality of being a Deliveroo rider over 50

Chris says the long hours, lack of a pension or holiday pay and occasional violence from the public impacts his mental health

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2023

The 'green' Tories' unslakable thirst for Scottish oil raises awkward questions

WE are firmly in “silly season” – and there have been few sillier news stories than the UK Government urging the over-50s to get on their…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 4, 2023

Speeding driver jailed for killing Deliveroo rider in Streatham hit-and-run crash

A speeding BMW driver who killed a Deliveroo rider in a hit-and-run crash after jumping a red traffic light has been jailed for almost 10 years.

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2023