Yousaf Hossain, 44, was stopped by police on the southbound side of the M6 motorway after driving to Glasgow to collect the illegal cargo.

Warren Childs, a 45-year-old father of three from West Derby, turned to class A drug dealing after accumulating around £30,000 in debt.

Local taxi drivers and businesses claim the sudden increase was introduced without any warning and risks driving passengers away just as the busy summer holiday season begins.

Mohammed Sajed had his PH licence stripped by the city’s licensing committee following notification from Police Scotland he had been "charged with being concerned in the supply of drugs."

Following comments made at this week's Regulation and Licensing Committee meeting, EFTA says councillors have chosen headline-grabbing criticism over transparency and evidence.

Aberdeen councillors have unanimously voted to keep the controversial "Street Knowledge Test" for private hire drivers. T

Bolton Council’s licensing committee noted that the driver’s actions breached the strict conditions required to hold a PH licence which gave reasonable cause to suspend him.

Bristol and the West of England will not see driverless taxis on their streets anytime soon after Metro Mayor Helen Godwin rejected the idea, despite a new government push for the technology.