Uber driver cleared after claiming woman tried to hug him

An Uber driver who was accused of assaulting a female customer when she fell asleep on the journey home has been cleared by a jury. Najamulhassan Qureshi, 35, was said to have climbed into the back seat with the 22 year-old woman, kissed her neck and slid a hand up her skirt. The alleged victim eventually realised what was happening and managed to escape from the car parked near her home in the Isle of Dogs in east London, the…