The black taxi manufacturer LTI has said it will take on about 100 staff to restart production at its Coventry factory by June.

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At the height of the Troubles she wrote the song It's A Hard Life about a conversation with a black-taxi driver on the Falls Road.

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After walking off with the iPod, the man got into the passenger side of a grey Skoda car, that may have been displaying black and white taxi plates, which then drove off.

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Bob Oddy from the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association insisted black cabs were safe, despite Worboys' conviction.

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Black smoke billowed from the flaming taxi, amid popping sounds from the fire.

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Instead of a traditional black cab, Mr Mears' taxi is covered in brightly coloured livery and has already caught the attention of passengers.

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No one there had any inkling of the desperate scene unfolding just beyond Kiss' black, sound-proof double doors, said taxi driver Edson Schifelbain, who was in his car, waiting for passengers.

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New York City recently forced Uber to stop operating its taxi service in the city, though it still operates its black car service.

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