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
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
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
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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
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
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
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