Passengers of a taxi were rescued by firefighters using specialised equipment following a two-car crash in the early hours of Sunday morning, 31 August, in the Holbrooks area of Coventry.

The incident took place around 9.30pm on Saturday, August 30, on Victoria Street when an intoxicated man entered the parked Uber and demanded to be driven.

Waqas Pervez, 35, has had his appeal denied after his licence was revoked for attempting an illegal pickup in Manchester.

Civic licensing officer Donna Scobie presented the figures to the South Ayrshire Council’s Regulatory Panel, showing a jump in taxi failures from 8% to 36%.

Jordan Bull, 31, has been charged in connection with the incident that occurred on February 16.

The operation, which took place on July 12, was initiated in response to "concerns in relation to the volume of PH and HCVs licensed by other authorities that are working in the town centre

The largest proposed rise of 9.5%, could see the cost of a Tariff 3 journey of 10 miles rise by more than £4 over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

A disciplinary panel found Councillor Simon Boone called the driver, David Edwards, “very childish and unprofessional” and mentioned his membership on CWAC’s licensing committee, which is responsible for granting taxi li