Uber soap opera takes a dramatic turn as board Travis Kalanick takes leave of absence

Melodramatic twists and turns at Uber have sent the biggest shockwave yet through the ride-hailing app after under fire chief executive Travis Kalanick agreed to take indefinite leave following publication of a damning report into Uber's workplace culture.
Announcing his decision to go in an email to staff Kalanick said: "I need to take some time off of the day-to-day to grieve my mother, whom I buried on Friday, to reflect, to work on myself, and to focus on building out a world-class leadershi