From taxis to takeaways: Uber drives in to UK food delivery market

Launch of UberEATS, which will compete with Deliveroo, comes as the firm prepares a major British advertising campaign

Uber is recruiting an army of delivery drivers as it prepares to go to war with Deliveroo for a slice of the UK's takeaway food market.

The taxi-hailing app confirmed it was finalising plans to roll out its UberEATS service in the UK as it looks for ways to build on the success of its fast-growing service.