How streetwise can a nine-year-old be?

Article Abstract:

It has become increasingly common for the media in the UK to describe certain children who disappear or become involved in crime as 'streetwise.' This seems to imply that the child concerned is far from innocent, and that ordinary people therefore need not care deeply about his or her fate. If a middle-class child goes missing, for example, then there is extensive media coverage, but this is not the case with a child from a poor area who is known to be accustomed to mixing with vagrants or drug dealers.

Media coverage, Missing children

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All he wants now is a life to call his own

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Singer Bob Geldof has been closely associated with the alleviation of poverty among the poorest people in the world since he was the driving force behind the Live Aid appeal in 1985. This concert raised $100 million to deal with famine in sub-Sahelian Africa, and Geldof has since then faced great pressure to help aid organisations. He is now determined to distance himself from this and to start living his own life again.

Interview, Geldof, Bob

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A case of mistaken identity

Article Abstract:

Edward O'Brien, the IRA member who died recently when a bomb he was carrying on a bus in London, England, exploded, was regarded by acquaintances as a quiet man with no interest in politics. As such, he as an ideal person to work for the IRA, especially as he was not known to the police and had no criminal record. People in his local community in Ireland believe that he was recruited in London, rather than locally.

Officials and employees, Political activity, Column, Irish Republican Army, O'Brien, Edward

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