Alistair Darling earmarked £765 million funding for the eradication of child poverty in his first Budget. Although this was warmly greeted by a local charity, they also emphasized the need to spend the money more cleverly.
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Attacks rising on borough’s most dangerous bus route
Police have consistently failed to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour on one of Islington’s busiest bus routes, new statistics have revealed.
A request under the Freedom of Information Act has shown that the service, from Friern Barnet to London Bridge, has been targeted by violent behaviour, criminal damage and theft more than any other route in the borough over the past three years.
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FIFA president calls for action over Eduardo tackle
It emerged this week that FIFA plan to re-examine the tackle made by Birmingham’s Matin Taylor on Arsenal striker Eduardo, to decide whether it warrant more than the standard three-match ban.
Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, said: “I told the International board that a player who is deliberately attacking another player and tries to demolish a player should be banned.”
The news will come as little relief to Arsenal, as they again missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of table on Sunday, after a third consecutive league draw saw them concede the initiative to Manchester United in the title-chase.
See this week’s IslingtonNow for more on this story.
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A sky high view of the capitalThe blitz destroyed large parts of London but from the rubble, a brand new city grew up. This exhibition of aerial photography is a visible timeline of the development of the city since the second world war.
BUSINESS
Cyclists get wheely bad deal from council
A Holloway bicycle shop has slammed the council’s plan to give away £200 bike vouchers to the first 300 residents who relinquish their parking permits.
Features
Child Poverty: Peter Dominiczak investigates the lost generation
When Melanie Crompton opened the door to a one-bedroom flat on an Islington housing estate, she was shocked to see a world of dire poverty. Living in squalor, a single father and his two young daughters were crammed into a tiny one-bedroom flat, full of junk, with a thick layer of rubble strewn across the floor. This was a family struggling desperately to get by, without even basic cooking appliances. One of the walls was so saturated with thick mould that it was crumbling. There was no cooker in the flat. No gas. No heating.
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