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Transport for London has granted Uber a temporary four-month London operator’s licence rather than a full five-year licence, claiming it needs more time to decide whether to allow the taxi app to remain operating in the capital.

Northern taxi drivers were praised as heroes for their actions in the wake of the terror attack at Manchester Arena last month.

Transport for London is planning to spend £18 million installing new rapid charge points for electric vehicles across London in the next few months.

Bristol city council is threatening to crack down on out-of-town taxi drivers after 100 local drivers protested outside the council offices.

GMB union for is writing to council leaders urging them to use existing powers to curb what it describes as “Wild West taxi regulation”.

Transport for London is proposing a major shake-up of the London licencing structure, with major increases in fees for operators across the board.

Five men found guilty in the PCS Events car clocking fraud have been sentenced to a total of nine and a half years in jail.

Mercedes-Benz chose the Shanghai motor show to unveil a mid-life facelift on its flagship S-Class saloon ahead of the European market roll-out in July.

Sentencing of the guilty defendants in the PCS Events clocking fraud case has been delayed until April 20-21 at Liverpool Court.

The unfolding scandal over Downing Street’s alleged “lobbying” on behalf of Uber appears to have claimed its first victim, with the announcement that Garrett Emmerson, Transport for London’s chief operating officer for surface transport, was leaving with immediate effect.