Local taxi drivers, who pay for an annual permit to operate from the official station rank, say the area has become a free-for-all during peak evening hours, leading to congestion and safety risks.

During a licensing committee meeting on February 20, councillors described the presence of these out-of-town cars as "out of control."

Paul Hartfield, owner of the Flying Horse in Smarden, Kent, had raised over £700 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association by asking for small donations instead of charging fares.

Dominic Dalton, 30, of Pencader, was found guilty of the attack following a five-day trial at Swansea Crown Court.

Thames Valley Police are searching for a man who exposed his "buttocks and genitals" to a taxi driver in the early hours of February 21.

Deputy Catherine Curtis has proposed updating the Motor Traffic (Jersey) Law 1935, arguing the current wording is "inadequate for effective prosecution" of drivers using unregulated Facebook groups.

The incident occurred on Wednesday morning, 18 February, in Clayton-le-Woods after a passenger, using the name 'Jamie,' was picked up at Birch Field.

Riyasth Hussain, 45, was convicted of three counts of rape following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court.