Black Music Congress, in association with BTWSC and City University London, present the ‘To What Extent Does Music Influence Behaviour?’debate on Saturday January   13 2007, 3-6pm at City University, Northampton Square, London EC1 0HB (Angel or Barbican tube; buses 4, 56, 153).
 

A report showing how London boroughs are working to eradicate child poverty has been published by London Councils today (Thursday). The report highlights a range of measures delivered by London's boroughs that have been successful in reducing child poverty. These include schemes to help parents into jobs they can do while caring for their children and that pay well enough so that the cost of childcare does not absorb large amounts of the family's income.

A GANG of armed robbers who netted more than £26,000 and stuffed the cash under a sofa were jailed for a total of 55 years on Monday. The four men terrorised betting shop staff into handing over cash in nine daylight attacks across South-east London. Their two-month spree was halted when police swooped following a "brazen" £25,000 hold-up of a Post Office cash delivery van.

London’s housing shortage is a major factor contributing to the persistent social exclusion faced by many of the city’s black and ethnic minority (BME) residents, the London Housing Federation warned today.