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UK knife deaths highest since records began
Gordon Brown's Government came under fire before Christmas for massaging knife crime figures and only now are the true figures emerging. These figures, obtained by the Tory party under the freedom of...
Knife Crime Down but questions over stop and search persist
Knife crime is down in London by 12% compared with last year according to new police figures. Commander Mark Simmons of the Metropolitan Police said that much of the decrease was down to increasing the number of... Poet's rhyming riposte leaves Mrs Schofield 'gobsmacked'
Poet Carol Ann Duffy has been touted by some as possibly being in line to be the first ever woman British poet laureat and here we see her response to the English exam boards removing her poem 'Education for... Boy who plunged from seventh floor flat was caught up in drugs turf war
"A boy of 16 who plunged 60ft to his death from a tower block while fleeing a knife-wielding gang was caught up in a drugs turf war and was not the intended target, it was claimed today. Friends said Ahmed Benyermak was being chased by a gang of violent hoodies because the... Beckham joins battle against knife crime
David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand the English soccer superstars joined the fight against the wave of knife crime spreading across the UK. It's good to see stars like these speaking out but more fundamental changes...
created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Man held over London nightclub gun death
After a 35-year old man was shot dead at a London nightclub Saturday night, police have arrested a man who turned himself in over the crime. The incident at "Club Red" in Limehouse, wast London, is the 90th murder in teh city this year."Detectives have arrested a man after a... New figures expose Government failure on knife crime, says Reading East MP
Action needed to tackle worrying rise of young people carrying and using knivesReading East MP, Rob Wilson, expressed deep concern this week about new local knife crime statistics published by the Government, and called for action to tackle the growing menace.The official...Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's U-turn on knife crime plan
" The Government’s strategy on knife crime was in disarray last night as the Home Secretary was accused of a U-turn over plans, briefed at the weekend, to confront offenders with stabbing victims in hospital. ...
created by sweet east pearl | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Why do children carry knives? The view from the streets
Research with primary children tells us that they think (wrongly) that most older children smoke, take drugs and carry knives. This belief must contribute to them deciding to carry knives 'for self defence'. This...Young target of 450 knife crimes
" More than 450 young people in Northern Ireland were threatened or hurt with knives in the last five years, according to government figures. Just over 100 attacks on youths aged under 18 happened in the last...Children at breaking point: Knives, guns, bullies...a shocking look at growin...
"The rights of a generation of children in Britain are being eroded by poverty, unhappiness and fear of crime, the largest report on the state of childhood in six years reveals.EducationMore than 78 per cent of children surveyed said they get stressed, mainly because of...Police seize scores of knives in a search of 4,000 suspects
Following the bank holiday weekend of knife crime in the UK, the police are continuing a major crackdown, unveiling an ad campaign showing the dangers of knives and seizing thousands of knives from young...Knife crime: LONDON Police seize 200 weapons in stop and search blitz
"The kitchen knife is the most common weapon used in teenage stabbings, Sir Ian Blair said today, as he revealed that close to 200 weapons have been seized since officers stepped up stop and search measures in...Gruesome ad campaign showing bloody stab victims launched by Government to cu...
An incredibly gruesome new ad campaign has been launched in the UK showing children bloody stab wounds in order to deter knife crime. Warning: the images are very disturbing and not SFW."Children will be...Honduran jail riots kill 18
At least 18 prisoners have been killed in another round of riots in a Honduras jail."Police were called in to help restore order after prisoners attacked another group of inmates at the main jail in the capital, Tegucigalpa.It is the second such clash in Honduras in recent...
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