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TfL in U-turn over letting wife-killer drive taxi

24.09.09

Convicted killer has had his minicab licence revoked by Transport for London after the Standard exposed the case ... more

Barack Obama�s Russian gamble pays off

24.09.09

When President Obama unilaterally abandoned plans for an anti-missile programme in Poland and the Czech Republic, his initiative went down badly among US conservatives... more

Black cab drivers' fury over wife killer

11.09.09

Hundreds of black cab drivers caused traffic jams in Islington during a protest against plans to allow a schizophrenic killer to train for a taxi licence... more

Wife killer set to become black cab driver cautioned for assault

04.09.09

A wife-killer who has been allowed to train as a London taxi driver was cautioned for assault less than three months ago, the Standard can reveal ... more

Wife killer gets green light to drive black cab

02.09.09

Convicted killer and paranoid schizophrenic allowed to study 'the knowledge' to become black cab driver despite public safety fears... more

Waste in the borough where Baby P died

02.09.09

Frugality has become a thing of the past in local government with about 20 town hall chief executives receiving basic pay higher than the Prime Minister's... more

My love of black cabs comes at a high price

23.04.09

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Guilty: black cab rapist preyed on scores of women

13.03.09

A black cab driver was convicted this afternoon of carrying out a string of sex attacks on women passengers he drugged in the back of his taxi... more

Taxis block Mall in protest at minicabs

05.02.09

Hundreds of black cabs blocked streets in central London in protest at a minicab scheme which they say is taking their trade... more

5,000 black cabs recalled after 'green' engine blaze

29.09.08

More than 5,000 black cabs are being recalled in a major £4 million operation after investigators discovered the cause of a series of mystery blazes... more

Cab drivers threaten legal action over mystery fires

25.09.08

The makers of London black cabs could be sued for damages by 800 drivers whose taxis were ordered off the road in the wake of a series of mystery fires... more

Another black cab goes up in flames in just 45 seconds

18.09.08

A black cab burst into flames in central London on the day 600 taxis were recalled over fears of spontaneous fires... more

600 black cabs recalled after mystery blazes

17.09.08

Hundreds of black cabs could be ordered off London's streets after a series of roadside blazes... more

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