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Summary Britain has decided to establish fund for the worst-affected areas after riot in London.
The new fund is intended to help get businesses in areas of London such as Tottenham -- where the riots began -- and Croydon back on their feet, the source said.Details will be announced by ministers soon alongside the creation of more enterprise zones across Britain intended to spur private sector growth in a depressed economy struggling to grow again after an 18-month recession.The unrest, which tarnished the image of London and its police force with just a year to go before the city hosts the Olympics, caused hundreds of millions of pounds in damage, with shops set ablaze and many looted and ransacked.
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