Uber driver in terror alert had no licence and no insurance

An Uber driver who sparked a major terrorist alert when he ploughed into a crowd of tourists had been driving around London uninsured and without a licence for two years. Tanzanian Juma Omar, 48, floored the throttle of his Toyota Prius outside the Natural History Museum and careered over the pavement, sending pedestrians flying into the air as others ran screaming from his path. He claimed the brakes had failed but was convicted of dangerous driving by an Old Bailey…