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London Mayor Boris Johnson wants the capital’s public spaces to be made more attractive for visitors and Londoners alike. Announcing a new initiative in Cannes, the Mayor’s Great Spaces panel will decide on projects submitted by London Boroughs to improve London’s ‘hidden treasures’ with up to £200,000 set aside this year to enable feasibility and design work to be undertaken by projects who want to take advantage of the fund.

Ex-cop, David Gilbertson has sent out an email, which was picked up an reprinted in Henry Porter’s Guardian blog today, highlighting his unease at the increasing powers of the police to arrest anyone on any charge.