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Nicholas Green imprisoned for wild knife attack on two individuals at Kennington Tube station
A man who launched an unexpected knife assault on two strangers at a London Underground station has been given an 11-year prison sentence
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Mohammed 'Umar' Khan, aged 15, could receive a life sentence for the murder of a schoolboy in Sheffield
A 15-year-old lad who fatally stabbed a peer during their school lunch hour can now be identified as he is set to receive a life sentence today
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Incidents of knife-related offences have spread to UK primary schools, with children as young as four being implicated
A BBC inquiry has revealed cases of very young children carrying knives into primary schools
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Machetes and 'zombie knives' retailed by shop involved in lethal incidents
The proprietor of a knife shop which supplied a "menacing" machete to the Southport murderer had earlier received a warning from the police for trading in knives
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Knife-enabled robberies drop 6% as police taskforces target hotspots
Robberies involving a knife, or the threat of one, have reduced in most of the UK’s high-risk areas, according to Home Office data.
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Smiling killers: teenage defendants sentenced to life for machete murder of 14‑year‑old Kelyan Bokassa on a London bus
Two teenagers have been jailed for life for stabbing to death a 14-year-old boy on a bus in Woolwich in London.
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"Just wanted a word": football argument between parents ends in injury and jail time
The father of two asked the other parent for a ’f****** word’ during a training session before lunging at him with the weapon.
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England and Wales see surge in shoplifting and theft as crime rates climb
The number of shoplifting offenses recorded by police in England and Wales has exceeded half a million for the first time, figures show.
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Student killed and at least three injured in school knife attack in France
At least one teenager is dead after a lunchtime knife attack injured three others at a private school in Nantes, France.
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Police shooting at Milton Keynes railway station: IOPC identifies man as David Joyce
A man who was shot dead by police in Milton Keynes after threatening officers with a knife has been identified for the first time.
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Boy jailed for 11 years after attempting to stab girl to death on camping trip
Police have stated that the boy went on a camping trip with "one intention," which was to "attempt to kill an innocent and helpless young girl."
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UK to ban ninja swords under new anti-knife crime law
Possessing a ninja sword is to be banned in the UK and carry a penalty of up to six months in jail, the British government said on Thursday, in a bid to curb what it has called a "national" knife crime "crisis."
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Family of murdered teen cadet demand action on scourge of knife crime
Nathaniel Shani was stabbed in the neck by two boys since jailed for over a decade, and his family are now calling on politicians to take action on knife crime
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Brianna Ghey's mum joins forces with knife crime victims' mothers
Brianna Ghey's mum Esther has been demanding change since the death of her transgender teen daughter was lured to her death in a Cheshire park in 2022
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Question Time falls silent as man shares story about pal stabbed to death
Audience member Steven told the panel about his friend Tom Ellis, 25, who was knifed to death outside the Ropewalk shopping centre in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
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Terrifying moment machete wielding thugs clash in horror knife fight
WARING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: The knifeman jockeyed backwards and forwards trying to avoid being stabbed as they fought on a residential street in Tottenham, north London, on Monday afternoon
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Mum 'killed her kids' before going to husband's work 'to attack him'
A jury was told Veronique John erupted into violence and stabbed 11-year-old son Ethan more than 20 times before attacking her daughter and husband
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Labour's tough measures on scourge of knife crime could save lives this election
No single solution will fix the growing number of knife crimes on our streets, but Keir Starmer's moral mission to toughen laws and crack down on blade-wielders is better than Tory failure
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Teen due for trial over murder of British OAP dies in Spain car crash
The 16-year-old, who was on bail following an initial trial remand at a youth detention centre, was pronounced dead the day before his murder trial was scheduled to begin
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Girl, 13, with Molotov cocktail sparks school alert as lad has bleach pistol
CEO Patrick Green of The Ben Kinsella charity, which was set up after Ben, 16, was murdered in 2008, called the new figures concerning
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Met Police to be investigated by watchdog over Bournemouth beach murder
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has received a referral from the Met Police over its handling of a stalking allegation regarding Naseen Saadi who allegedly killed Amie Gray in Bournemouth
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Stephen Lawrence killer's freedom bid but victim's dad has plan to stop release
Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death by up to six thugs as he waited for a bus - his father ­Neville says he hopes to read out a statement at his son's killer David Norris' parole hearing
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Man dies after stabbing horror as armed police 'everywhere' on estate
West Midlands Ambulance Service has said two air ambulances to the horror in Dudley, where witnesses described "scary" scenes of disorder throughout the afternoon
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Police issue update after Brit stabbed to death outside Spanish nightclub
A British tourist, believed to be 31 years old, has been stabbed to death in an early morning incident outside the popular Oxygen nightclub in Calella, Spain
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Joanna Dennehy's warped plot to escape jail by amputating guard's finger
Psychopath Joanna Dennehy is serving a life sentence for murdering three men 'just for fun' and planned an horrific attack on a prison guard in an attempt to escape jail