Uber banned in London as authority cracks down on taxi app

A photo illustration shows a London taxi passing as the Uber app logo is displayed on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Uber has been stripped of its London operating licence by Transport for London (TfL) this morning.

TfL said it reached its decision after "several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk" were identified.