A police trial aimed at stopping people as young as 12 from carrying knives failed to result in a single court action during its first six weeks, it has emerged.
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The former children’s commissioner has launched a commission aimed at halting the “conveyor belt” of vulnerable children being preyed on by gangs and taking up knives. Anne Longfield (pictured) aims
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Four gang members have been found guilty of the brutal killing of an innocent young NHS worker. David Gomoh (pictured), 24, was repeatedly stabbed in the street on April 26
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A 61-year-old man knifed multiple times in north London was a social worker trying to check on the welfare of vulnerable children, the Metropolitan Police has said. The social worker
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An anti-knife crime charity has sounded a warning over the easing of lockdown restrictions after figures showed stab victims accounted for more than 4,000 admissions to hospitals in England and
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A major investment in youth services is needed in the Budget to help prevent knife crime, according to MPs. A cross-party group of politicians called for urgent funds to protect
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A man has been jailed for more than 12 years after admitting to stabbing an emergency services worker in the heart. Scotland Yard said in a statement that Mohammed Alinoor
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A toddler has died, and a baby and their mother sustained serious injuries, during a stabbing at a house in Northern Ireland. Detectives say they are not seeking anybody else
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Knife crime in England and Wales hit a record high in the year to September, up by 7% on the previous 12 months. Police-recorded offences involving a knife or sharp
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The number of knife crimes being dealt with by the police and courts is the highest in a decade, official figures show. There were 22,286 knife and offensive weapon offences
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