Marcus Monzo, 37, of West Beckton, Newham, is accused of murdering 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin (pictured) while he was on his way to school in Hainault, east London on April 30 last year.
Anselam Senaj, 26, was a backseat passenger in the taxi when it was stopped by a silver Mitsubishi in Newham, east London, on the evening of November 11 2023.
A Newham local was walking home when a man hounds her down on the residential road and corners her against a wall before falling to the floor in a brutal struggle.
Deputy PM Angela Rayner has unveiled the financial settlement taking effect from April - with a series of English town halls allowed to go over the 4.9 per cent cap.