Yvette Cooper even managed to pick a stupid moment to make what she no doubt thought of as a bombshell announcement.

Mr Farrell admits that “some will scoff” at his idea of banning pointed knives from kitchens. But he is right that most ...

The mandate of the NJSI is to provide information to the justice community and the public on the nature and extent of crime and victimization and the administration of criminal and civil justice in ...

Yvette Cooper announced unveiled a raft of anti-knife crime plans, including making retailers report bulk or suspicious sales ...

The government has announced new measures to tackle knife crime including requiring retailers to report bulk orders of knives ...

The Home Office announced a raft of anti-knife crime plans after Ronan Kanda was murdered by two boys who bought knives ...

Stricter rules for retailers selling knives online - and tougher penalties for those who break them will "make a difference", ...

Children can more easily purchase knives than paracetamol, a damning police review has revealed. The assessment comes as ...

Could rounded kitchen knives help curb knife crime? New research suggests they might. A study from De Montfort University ...

The preliminary findings comes as round-edged kitchen knives are being advocated as an alternative to pointed blades to help tackle knife crime.

Measures to restrict knife sales have been published by the Home Office, amid concern at lax age checks and online sales by illegal dealers.