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| 'His hands bled' One family's story of their fight against OCD bbc.co.uk |
Assault reforms 'will see fewer jail sentences' Thousands of violent criminals will be allowed to walk free under proposed new guidelines, according to the Sentencing Council. telegraph.co.uk |
Boris Johnson secures funding for Crossrail from spending review Transport for London to receive £15.9bn for project to link Heathrow to Canary Wharf, which will be completed in 2018 Londoners face inflation-busting bus and tube fare increases for years under a spending deal that saw the capital's mayor, Boris Johnson, secure multibillion pound investments in transport infrastructure.Tickets on the London Underground and on buses will rise by two percentage points above inflation in January, with similar increases expected until 2015. As a result, bus users travelling with an Oyster pre-pay card will see single fares rise by 10p to £1.30. On the tube, the cost of a weekly travelcard for central London will rise by £1.80 to £27.60.Johnson's Transport for London authority also secured funding for the £15.9bn Crossrail project, which will link Heathrow to Canary Wharf via central London. Describing London as a driver of the UK's economic growth, Johnson said: "It would be madness to starve that motor of fuel."Nonetheless TfL will see its annual grant from the DfT reduced by 21% – or £2bn – over four years, forcing the organisation to launch a review of costs that could see reductions in its 30,000 strong workforce. London Underground is already expected to shed around 1,800 posts. The Crossrail project will be completed later than expected in 2018, saving about £1bn in construction costs.Admitting that one government minister had labelled Crossrail "a giant trench across London", Johnson said he had refused to prioritise the project over the tube network upgrades. "It is like asking a tigress to choose between two cubs."Johnson also confirmed that there will be no cuts to the capital's bus network under the cost savings plan. Because bus and tube fares account for around half of TfL's revenue the organisation said the funding cut could be softened by extra ticket income, allowing TfL's spending plans to fall by just 8% by 2015.LondonBoris JohnsonSpending review 2010Transport policyEconomic growth (GDP)TransportRail transportDan Milmoguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Meet the Simpsons from Springfield The third in a series looking at the US elections through the prism of popular television shows turns to a family with a very famous surname. bbc.co.uk |
Aviation World at Odds Over Loans for Aircraft Negotiators are meeting in Ottawa this week to discuss questions about the financing of the airplane business. nytimes.com |