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 ...

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 ...

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.

Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has backed a call by actor Idris Elba to take action on kitchen knives. Luther ...

Luther star Elba has called for a ban on kitchen knives with a pointed end, in a bid to tackle knife crime. Celebrity chef ...

An influential Labour MP has backed Idris Elba's call for sharp points to be removed from kitchen knives to save lives. Andy Slaughter, who chairs the Commons Justice Committee, told The Mirror he ...

Actor Idris Elba - who has made a documentary on the ... domestic knives could also be made less dangerous. "Not all kitchen knives need to have a point on them, that sounds like a crazy thing ...