St Anne's care home in Islington, has this week become the first council-commissioned care home in the UK to secure a living wage contract for its workers.

Islington Council has long paid a so-called ‘living wage’ to its own staff, and is now extending the newly agreed contract out to staff which it does not directly employ itself.

Mollie Malone reports.

First Council-Commissioned Care Home In UK To Pay Living Wage

Haringey has the 3rd highest numbers of fly tipping in the capital.

Cleaning up the waste costs Haringey £1.5 million a year - a million more than the costs of Islington and Camden combined.

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The Highbury Quadrant estate in Islington East has been issued a dispersal order for the second time in 10 days. 

Pauline, a resident of Highbury Quadrant for forty years, says that she feels antisocial behavior has worsened to the point where she’s afraid to leave her house.

Highbury On Police Lockdown: Residents Afraid To Leave Their Homes

Former gang member and founder of charity Gangsline, Sheldon Thomas has told the London Zest that dispersal orders are simply “sticking plasters”. 

Police are doing the job of social workers, he says - and we need to address the underlying causes of antisocial behaviour in order to tackle it fully. 

Former gang member Sheldon Thomas warns dispersal orders are not enough

The cost of kitting your kid out for school

London wakes up to Europe's largest piece of graffiti

It's 70 days until the general election and a campaign to get women engaged in politics is stepping up a gear. Today, Labour's pink bus is traveling the streets of Haringey - but is it effective, or just patronising? 

That Pink Bus - Runaway Success Or Flat Tyre?

Interview with Digital UK about the rise of Netflix and internet television and public opinions on whether TV has been taken over.

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PC Jennie Jones Discusses Highbury Quadrant Dispersal Orders

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