Uber drivers protest at fee hike in first London demo

By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Drivers at ride service Uber [UBER.UL] held a small-scale protest in London on Thursday, angry over pay in a sign of a new challenge for the rapidly expanding taxi app. Uber, which allows customers to book and pay for a taxi using a smartphone app, has grown rapidly around the world and is valued at over $50 billion (33 billion pounds) but has faced protests, bans and restrictions in a number of cities. Some drivers working for the San Francisco-based app in th