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Knife crime
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Student guilty of knife attack on police after fake 999 call
Student guilty of knife attack on police after fake 999 call
A university drop-out has been found guilty of a knife attack on four police officers after they responded to a fake 999 call.
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Ex-Chief Prosecutor: ‘Mental health plays significant part’ in rising knife crime
Ex-Chief Prosecutor: ‘Mental health plays significant part’ in knife crime
Nazir Afzal, a former Chief Prosecutor of North West England, has said that mental health issues "play a significant part" in the rise of knife crime.
Friday, April 5, 2019
Friday, April 5, 2019
Man charged with attempted murder after five knife attacks in Edmonton
Man charged with attempted murder after five knife attacks in Edmonton
A man has appeared in court charged with five counts of attempted murder after a series of stabbings in north London.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Legalising drugs would ‘significantly reduce’ street violence
Legalising drugs would ‘significantly reduce’ street violence
The former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has said that legalising drugs would “significantly reduce” street violence.
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Man arrested over latest Edmonton stabbing
Man arrested over latest Edmonton stabbing
A man in his 30s has been arrested by police investigating a stabbing in Enfield, north London on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police has said.
Monday, April 1, 2019
Monday, April 1, 2019
'Legal duty' to report knife crime is government 'passing the blame'
'Legal duty' to report knife crime is government 'passing the blame'
Teachers, nurses and police officers could be held accountable for failing to "spot warning signs" of violent crime among young people, under government plans announced today.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
'Craven' reduction of stop and search has led to knife crime crisis
'Craven' reduction of stop and search has led to knife crime crisis
A former Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector has welcomed suggestions that school pupils could be subject to stop and search in an attempt to tackle knife crime.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Cocaine users have 'blood on their hands' for fuelling knife crime
Cocaine users have 'blood on their hands' for fuelling knife crime
Cocaine users have "blood on their hands" and should be fined up to 100 per cent of their income if caught in possession, MPs have heard.
Tory MP: Teenagers could protect themselves from knife crime with self defence
Tory MP: Teenagers could protect themselves from knife crime with self defence
Conservative MP Christopher Chope has said teenagers at risk of knife crime should learn self defence rather than carry a knife.
Friday, March 22, 2019
Friday, March 22, 2019
Theresa May faces criticism over knife crime summit date
Theresa May faces criticism over knife crime summit date
Theresa May was accused of breaking a promise to knife crime victims over the time taken to organise a Downing Street summit.
Friday, March 15, 2019
Friday, March 15, 2019
Knives 'sold illegally to young people' by online retailers
Knives 'sold illegally to young people' by online retailers
Half of online retailers tested are breaking the law by selling blades without age checks, according to the trading standard watchdog.
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Thursday, March 14, 2019
MP admits his GPS knife idea 'probably s**t'
MP admits his GPS knife idea 'probably s**t'
The Conservative MP who suggested that all knives should be equipped with GPS trackers to combat knife crime has admitted it was “probably a s**t idea".
Knife offences hit highest level in a decade
Knife offences hit highest level in a decade
The number of criminals caught with knives or dangerous weapons has hit its highest level in nearly a decade, according to official figures.
Theresa May has shown ‘contempt for policing’
Theresa May has shown ‘contempt for policing’
The national chairman of the Police Federation has said it is “clear” that the home secretary had fought for the £100million extra funding announced on Wednesday, because Theresa May has shown “nothing but contempt for policing”.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
London schools cannot tackle knife crime alone, Ofsted says
London schools cannot tackle knife crime alone, Ofsted says
The education watchdog has called for "multi-agency partnerships" to help bring instances of knife crime down.
Shop owner offers ‘safe space’ in campaign against knife crime
Shop owner offers ‘safe space’ in campaign against knife crime
The owner of a clothes shop in south east London is offering refuge to teenagers who fear they may be a victim of knife crime.
Monday, March 11, 2019
Monday, March 11, 2019
Teen due in court charged with murder of Jodie Chesney
Teen due in court charged with murder of Jodie Chesney
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of Jodie Chesney in east London, the Metropolitan Police said.
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Saturday, March 9, 2019
15-year-old charged with murder of stabbed teenager
15-year-old charged with murder of stabbed teenager
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder, following the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old in west London.
Asda to pull single kitchen knives from sale after knife crime rise
Asda to pull single kitchen knives from sale after knife crime rise
The supermarket giant has announced it will no longer sell single kitchen knives by the end of April this year.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Postman 'threatened with knife' on north London estate
Postman 'threatened with knife' on north London estate
Postmen have stopped delivering mail to a north London estate out of fear out being stabbed.
Sadiq Khan’s £62m staff spending is ‘disgraceful’
Sadiq Khan’s £62m staff spending is ‘disgraceful’
A Conservative member of the Greater London Assembly as described the Mayor of London’s spending on staff as “disgraceful”.
Jack Straw: Theresa May is in ‘complete denial’ over knife crime
Jack Straw: Theresa May is in ‘complete denial’ over knife crime
The former Labour Home Secretary has accused the prime minister of being in “complete denial” about the causes of knife crime, after she suggested that there “was no direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers".
Met Police arrest 504 people in two weeks for violence-related crime
Met Police arrest 504 people in two weeks for violence-related crime
The Metropolitan Police's violent crime unit has arrested 504 people and seized over 100 weapons in only two weeks, latest figures show.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Theresa May: Responsibility of knife crime ‘lies with the perpetrators’
Theresa May: Responsibility of knife crime ‘lies with the perpetrators’
The prime minister has said that the ‘responsibility’ of knife crime ‘lies with the perpetrators’ but has said that she will hold a summit with community groups in Downing Street on the issue.
Calling in soldiers to tackle knife crime is ‘nonsense’
Calling in soldiers to tackle knife crime is ‘nonsense’
Former Chief Constable of Cambridge Police, Tom Lloyd has described the proposal to bring in the army to deal with knife crime as “nonsense”.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Theresa May is 'daft, deluded and dangerous'
Theresa May is 'daft, deluded and dangerous'
Peter Bleksley, previously known as ‘The Chief’ on Channel 4’s Hunted, has described the prime minister as “daft, deluded and dangerous” after she claimed that cuts in police numbers had no correlation to rising knife crime.
Rise in knife crime a 'horrific national crisis'
Rise in knife crime a 'horrific national crisis'
Labour MP Sarah Jones has branded Britain's rise in knife crime "horrific" and a "major national crisis".
Police are running the risk of becoming 'irrelevant'
Police are running the risk of becoming 'irrelevant'
A former Met Police superintendent has said police run the risk of becoming "irrelevant" because they are no longer spending time connecting with communities.
Six arrests after gang enters Lancashire college with knives
Six arrests after gang enters Lancashire college with knives
A sixth person has been arrested over a "prearranged fight" that saw a gang armed with knives enter the grounds of a college and threaten students.
Monday, March 4, 2019
Monday, March 4, 2019
Theresa May 'delusional' on knife crime
Theresa May 'delusional' on knife crime
The Police Federation of England and Wales chairman has called the Prime Minister ‘delusional’ after Theresa May claimed there was no correlation between police cuts and the rise in violent crime.
Knife crime has 'everyone running around like headless chickens'
Knife crime has 'everyone running around like headless chickens'
The father of Jimmy Mizen, who was stabbed to death aged 16 in 2008, has said that “everyone is running around like headless chickens” because no one knows how to tackle knife crime.
Former gang member: ‘No one takes police officers seriously’
Former gang member: ‘No one takes police officers seriously’
Former gang member Sheldon Thomas has said that “no one takes police officers seriously” so sending them into schools to talk about knife crime will “never” work.
Julia Hartley-Brewer: People only care 'when white middle-class girls get stabbed'
Julia: 'People pay attention when white middle-class girls get stabbed'
talkRADIO’s Julia Hartley-Brewer has condemned the media coverage of the “horrific” killing of a 17-year-old girl, saying politicians and journalists only care about knife crime when it is “white middle-class girls” being stabbed.
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Girl stabbed to death in London park
Girl stabbed to death in London park
A 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death in an east London park on Friday night, Scotland Yard said.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Police Commissioner: knife attacks a ‘national emergency’
Police Commissioner: knife attacks a ‘national emergency’
A slew of stabbings across two major cities has been described as a "national emergency" by West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Debate: What can be done to tackle knife crime?
Debate: What can be done to tackle knife crime?
talkRADIO’s Matthew Wright brought together three guests with intimate knowledge of knife crime to discuss what can be done to tackle the crisis.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Stabbing victim who died in luxury hotel lobby named by police
Stabbing victim who died in luxury hotel lobby named by police
Police have named a man who died in the lobby of a luxury hotel after being stabbed in the street in central London.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
Boris Johnson accuses police of ‘wasting time’ on anti-transgender crime instead of tackling stabbings
Boris Johnson accuses police of ‘wasting time’ on anti-transgender crime
Boris Johnson has accused the police of “wasting time” arresting women accused of being anti-transgender, when he suggests the manpower could be used to tackle knife crime.
Monday, February 4, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019
Online marketplace faces backlash over offering young customers zombie knives
Online marketplace faces backlash over offering young customers zombie knives
A popular online marketplace has come under fire for offering customers, including children, razor-sharp zombie knives.
Harry Redknapp on knife crime: 'To stab someone is beyond comprehension for me'
Harry Redknapp on knife crime: 'To stab someone is beyond comprehension for me'
The former football manager revealed to talkRADIO how he is spreading the message that "carrying a knife is not the thing to do".
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Dawn Butler: 'Knife crime could have reduced if Labour rolled out anti-stab knives'
Dawn Butler: 'Knife crime could have reduced with anti-stab knives'
The Labour MP for Brent, Dawn Butler, has said that if anti-stab knives had been rolled out during the last Labour government, violent crime might have reduced
Former gang member brands Sajid Javid's Knife Crime Prevention Orders 'a joke'
Former gang member brands Sajid Javid's Knife Crime Prevention Orders 'a joke'
Sephton Henry, a former gang member has said described the Home Secretary’s new measures to tackle knife crime “a joke”, and said that the funding might as well go straight to knife crime offenders to “change their lives”.
Knife Crime Prevention Orders 'not the answer' to stopping young people carrying knives
Knife Crime Prevention Orders 'not the answer' to stop youngsters having knives
The chief of a knife crime awareness charity says the newly-announced Knife Crime Prevention Orders won't stop young people carrying knives
Home secretary launches 'social media ASBOs' in bid to tackle knife violence
Home secretary launches 'social media ASBOs' in bid to tackle knife violence
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has unveiled new ASBO-style orders designed to tackle spiralling knife violence.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
‘Zombie knife’ attacker’s sentence increased by court of appeal
‘Zombie knife’ attacker’s sentence increased by court of appeal
A teenager who attacked a car with a "zombie knife" in broad daylight has been jailed for three and a half years after the Court of Appeal decided his suspended sentence was unduly lenient.
Knives 'dumped in the street' after fatal stabbing in Islington
Knives 'dumped in the street' after fatal stabbing in Islington
Police are investigating the death of a teenager after a fight descended into a fatal stabbing in north London
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Police call for ‘more boots on the ground’ as homicides increase 14%
Police call for ‘more boots on the ground’ as homicides increase 14%
Police officers are calling for "more boots on the ground" as figures reveal a 14% rise in homicides - the highest number since 2008.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Knife crime on Britain's trains triples in three years
Knife crime on Britain's trains triples in three years
Knife crime on Britain's rail network has more than tripled in the past three years, police figures suggest.
Friday, January 4, 2019
Friday, January 4, 2019
Abu Hamza's son charged with firearms offences
Abu Hamza's son charged with firearms offences
The son of imprisoned radical Islamist Abu Hamza has been charged with possessing firearms and intent to cause fear and danger
Friday, December 14, 2018
Friday, December 14, 2018
Rapper J Hus jailed for eight months for knife possession
Rapper J Hus jailed for eight months for knife possession
The award-winning artist was arrested in June after having a 10cm blade in his possession.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Friday, November 30, 2018
Angel made of 100,000 knives confiscated by police on display in Liverpool
Angel made of knives confiscated by police on display in Liverpool
An angel made of knives seized by police across the country is being displayed in Liverpool to raise awareness of knife crime.
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Ilford stabbing latest in 'epidemic' of violence, says official, as second stabbing kills man hours later
Ilford stabbing latest in 'epidemic' of violence, says official
A British Transport Police officer was stabbed in Ilford on Friday evening, and a second man killed in an attack in Dalston hours later
Monday, November 19, 2018
Monday, November 19, 2018
Sadiq Khan announces £13m funding to tackle serious youth violence
Sadiq Khan announces £13m funding to tackle serious youth violence
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced £13m of funding to tackle serious youth violence in the capital.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Home Secretary calls for ‘more leadership all round’ to stop children being drawn into crime
Sajid Javid calls for ‘more leadership’ to stop children being drawn into crime
Sajid Javid has said there needs to be "more leadership all round" after unveiling details of a new drive to stop youngsters being drawn into crime.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Thursday, November 8, 2018
'What's worse: a policeman's hands in your pockets or a knife stuck in your belly?' says former Scotland Yard detective
New police recruits 'probably think stop and search is racist'
A former Scotland Yard detective has said stop and search is a "useful tool" in the fight against knife crime, but claimed that new police recruits "probably think" it's "racist".
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