News Headlines - 15 February 2018

▽China’s former internet chief Lu Wei charged with taking bribes | The Times

China’s former chief internet regulator, who was once thought of as a potential president, has become the latest senior figure caught in Xi Jingping’s corruption crackdown, charged with taking bribes and abusing his influence to get sex.
Lu Wei, who was director of China’s Cyberspace Administration until 2016, was accused this morning of being “extremely disloyal”. The People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s official newspaper, portrayed Mr Lu as a brazen abuser of power who lived the high life through corruption.

▽Uber faces tough new regulations in London

London’s transport authority plans to overhaul regulations for taxis in a move designed to increase oversight of ride-hailing companies such as Uber.
The plans to introduce tougher requirements comes as Transport for London clamps down on companies using technology to disrupt the taxi sector. Uber has appealed a decision by the regulator last year to block the renewal of its its licence to operate in the capital.

▽Peter Rabbit film producers apologise over allergy scene - BBC News

The makers of the new film Peter Rabbit have apologised after facing a backlash over their depiction of a character's allergy.
A scene in the film shows a character who suffers a blackberry allergy being pelted with them by a gang of bunnies.

▽South African lions eat 'poacher', leaving just his head - BBC News

A suspected big cat poacher has been eaten by lions near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, police say.
The animals left little behind, but some body parts were found over the weekend at a game park near Hoedspruit.

▽Winter Olympics: Jamaica's women's bobsleigh coach Sandra Kiriasis quits - BBC Sport

The Jamaican women's historic Winter Olympics bobsleigh debut is under threat after their coach quit and threatened to take the team's sled.
German Sandra Kiriasis, an ex-Olympic champion, claims she was forced out when her role was changed, and that she is legally responsible for the sled.