A British passenger has been arrested in Seville after allegedly stabbing a local cabbie 16 times in a brutal knife assault, sparking fresh safety demands from the city's taxi trade.

Fife councillors will decide on Tuesday, 22 September, whether to grant Uber Scot Limited a private hire booking office licence at Rosyth Business Centre on Cromarty Campus after 431 objections were lodged.

Jaan G Saqlain, managing director of Doncaster private hire firm Absolute Cabs, has received the prestigious “Farzand e Pakistan” (Son of Pakistan) award at a London ceremony over the weekend.

The major route reopened on Sunday, September 20, following delays and cost increases from £161m to £237m for the rail bridge replacement scheme. The closure began in April 2023.

Khalid Bashir continued working for Keighley-based Aireside Private Hire for a month while Bradford Council was processing his licence renewal.

Cllr Andrew Parkhurst shared the footage online, stating: "I have been sent a shocking video. It appears to show a Flintshire cabbie watching YouTube while driving a vulnerable child.

If approved, the two-mile fare would harmonise at £7, matching Carlisle rates while raising fares £1 (17%) in Allerdale and 80p (13%) in Copeland, with no change for Carlisle.

Sukhy Sidhu, 59, was alerted just after 10.15pm by his 21-year-old son when a Ring doorbell alarm went off, capturing footage of a person standing next to the vehicle as flames ignited.