
Emergency crews launched a specialist operation to save two people on Thursday morning, 22 January, after their taxi became submerged in deep floodwater near Kintore.
The rescue unfolded on the B977 at approximately 8:32 am as heavy rainfall continued to batter the region, turning roads into treacherous waterways.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service dispatched a fire appliance alongside a specialist water rescue unit to reach the trapped minivan.
The occupants were successfully extracted from the vehicle and moved to dry land.
Following the operation, a spokesperson for the SFRS said: “Two people were removed from the van by firefighters and taken to a place of safety. Crews have now left the area after ensuring it was safe.”
The incident occurred under the shadow of an Amber weather warning, with the Met Office taking the unusual step of warning that fast-flowing or deep water posed a “danger to life” in affected areas.

Residents in a Gravesend street were left in disbelief this morning after a taxi veered off the road, tearing through several front gardens and demolishing two walls.

A Macclesfield taxi firm and Cheshire Police are calling for public assistance after a hit-and-run left a passenger hospitalised and a driver "extremely shaken."

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse DCs are inviting residents, businesses and the taxi and PH trade to share their views on proposed updates to their Joint Taxi Licensing Policy. 

Taxi campaigners have launched a formal petition urging Lewes District Council to overhaul its fare structures and freeze licensing costs

Nearly 50 years after the father and "family man" disappeared during a shift, the South Wales Police Specialist Crime Review Unit has confirmed the case is still an active investigation.

Tahir Darr, of Burslem, and Saeed Malik, of Middleport, were key members of a county lines gang that funneled crack cocaine and heroin from the Potteries into Crewe.

The proposed fee to obtain or renew a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle licence has been set at £318.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has released CCTV images of a black cab which may have narrowly avoided hitting a pedestrian moments before a fatal crash in Ardwick.

The 46 year old driver had failed to comply with essential vehicle testing requirements, had poor record keeping practices, and had continued to breach conditions despite several written warnings.

Under current rules anyone seeking a licence as a taxi or private hire driver in the city has to sit the test.

Nottinghamshire police is investigating a racially aggravated assault on a taxi driver and have issued an image of a man we are looking to trace.

In the last five years, Wolverhampton has tripled the number of private hire vehicles it has licensed to over 30,000.

Shafqat Ali, 36, pleaded guilty to: unlawfully plying for hire; driving without the required insurance; failing to wear his Transport for London-issued driver’s badge.

Taxi and private hire drivers licensed by Nottingham City Council will be required to undergo safeguarding training every three years following a damning national report that found current licensing arrangements are "not

Terence Round, of St Giles on the Heath, appeared at Truro Crown Court on 19 January, following guilty pleas to engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a girl who was aged under 16.

The driver, who served the borough for 16 years without a criminal record, applied for a new private hire licence after his previous one was revoked in August 2024. 

Gergely Tomasovszky, 43, appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to dishonestly making a false statement to obtain benefit payments.

Members of the RMT union are set to blockade key routes between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm today, January 21, 2026.

Amar Rangzab, 33, appeared at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 16 January, to appeal the council’s decision to revoke his licence following fraud charges brought by The Insolvency Service.

Gerald Murphy, 66, saw his career come to an abrupt end following a West Dunbartonshire Council licensing committee hearing.
