Uber is Officially a Cab Firm

The ride-hailing firm argued it was a digital service - an "information society service" - helping people to make contact with each other electronically - and not a cab firm.

Ben James continues his train journey around Spain in the days leading up to the Catalan regional election. Today he is travelling from Lleida to Barcelona, speaking to people ahead of tomorrow's vote. Also in the news: we hear from a 26-year-old woman who became pregnant using an embryo that was frozen for more than 24 years, breaking a world record. And we speak to the BBC's Justin Rowlatt about the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar.

(Photo: Uber in Spain. Credit: Getty Images)