Uber settles with UK women who accused driver of sexual assault

Firm had contested allegations but has reached undisclosed out-of-court settlements

Uber has reached out-of-court settlements with two women who alleged they were sexually assaulted by the same driver in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the UK against the company.

The cases were taken by two women who had ordered vehicles using Uber's app during nights out in Leeds in December 2015, but told police they were sexually assaulted by the driver. They are both five-figure settlements.