Lancaster and Wyre MP Cat Smith has thrown her support behind a new law that allows local councils to immediately suspend taxi licences issued by other authorities.

Johnson, who was a 19-year-old university student when she encountered Worboys in 2007, helped bring the serial sex attacker to justice.

Councillor Shaukat Ali took over the civic role during a Mayor Making ceremony on Wednesday 20 May.

XPeng is the first Chinese automaker to achieve this milestone using entirely in-house hardware and software.

Ryan Breslow, the co-founder and chief executive of US fintech firm Bolt, said the department was scrapped as part of sweeping layoffs aimed at returning the struggling business to 'start-up mode'.

The decision by the council's Licensing Sub-Committee comes in response to a direct request from a local taxi operator calling for an increase in the number of official stances.

Members of the general licensing committee voted overwhelmingly to refuse the application for a Skoda Octavia following a series of rule breaches and safety suspensions.

Aras Abdullah, 47, turned away the woman at Stoke Station, claiming a severe allergy to animal hair, North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court heard.