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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Almost half of people charged with knife killings in London over the past three years had previously committed an offence involving a blade, new figures suggest. Scotland Yard charged a
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Police and legal campaigners have called on the new Government to stick to its pre-election promises and fix a “justice system in crisis”. Policing must be at the heart of
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Young people not knowing how to speak to each other in the “real world” could be contributing to rises in knife crime and violence, according to a former chief crown
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A teenager has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years after being found guilty of murdering a youth mentor in a knife attack. Hamed Hussein, 19,
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Youth offender services urgently need Government guidance to help curb knife crime and county lines drug dealing, inspectors have said. HM Inspectorate of Probation expressed concern over “a lack of
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The NHS has appointed a leading surgeon to tackle rising knife crime in London. Martin Griffiths, consultant trauma surgeon at the Royal London Hospital, becomes the health service’s first clinical
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Rising knife crime could be linked to cuts to youth services in England with some local authorities’ spending slashed by up to 91% over three years, new research suggests. Analysis
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Police chiefs in England are aiming to copy Scottish success in using a public health approach to reduce knife crime. Action taken north of the border, where Glasgow was once
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The heated debate around knife crime is drowning out the voices of victims and families, according to a former Scotland Yard commissioner. Sir Paul Stephenson also suggested some politicians have
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