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Knife crime lessons sought

Police X-ray showing a knife crime victim

The government's anti-knife crime tsar Brooke Kinsella wants lessons on knife crime and gun crime to be incorporated into the national curriculum.

Brown recruits teens for knife crime pledge

Knife crime tops Brown's agenda

Govt 'not where we need to be' on knife crime

Brown recruits teens for knife crime pledge

Knife crime has fallen under Labour, but problem remains huge

Gordon Brown is seeking to get thousands of young people to sign a pledge against knife crime.

Alarm as armed police patrol London streets

Police were previously only carrying guns near airports or royal houses

Concerns have been raised over plans for armed police officers to patrol certain streets in London.

Concerns raised over new Tasers

A new form of Taser gun which inflicts longer and stronger stuns to the victim is being considered by the Home Office.

'Knife race' developing on British streets

A knife 'arms race' is developing on Britain's streets, an influential committee of MPs has warned.

One in three children admit carrying weapons

A knife haul amnesty by Manchester Police

Almost one in three children admit to having carried a knife or a gun, new research claims.

New crackdown on knife sales

A memorial for knife victim Ben Kinsella, who was killed last year

Home secretary Jacqui Smith has launched a new crackdown on selling knives to young people, but warned there was "not one easy quick way" to tackle the problem to solving knife crime.

Significant rise in knife robberies

The number of robberies at knifepoint has increased by 18 per cent, official figures revealed today.

US deaths sound warning over new UK weapon

New warnings have been sounded over the supposedly non-lethal Tasers being introduced to UK police forces after hundreds of deaths were reported in the US.

Home secretary apologises over knife stat fiasco

Home secretary Jacqui Smith has apologised over the early release of knife crime statistics.

Home Office launches new knife campaign

The Home Office is launching a new billboard campaign today, aimed at encouraging young people to speak out against knife crime.

Govt failing to tackle 'cause of knife crime'

An image from a recent Home Office anti-knife campaign

The government is failing to address the root causes of knife possession among young people, MPs have said.

Extra patrols to protect schoolchildren

The home secretary has announced extra police patrols to protect children making their way home from school.

Home Office in new knives clampdown

A still from a Home Office anti-knife advert

The Home office is focussing its anti-knife strategy on halting the sale of knives to under-18s, ministers announced today.

Ray Lewis dropped from MPs' questions

Mr Lewis is having a serious fall from grace

Ray Lewis, the former deputy mayor for young people, has been dropped from an evidence session of the home affairs committee following allegations about his past.

As-it-happened: PM's monthly press conference

Downing Street press conference dominated by knife crime

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Knife crime tops Brown's agenda

The prime minister has laid out his plans for tackling knife crime in his monthly press conference.

Cherie Blair faces MPs

Ms Blair will be speaking about knife crime

Cherie Blair is set to be grilled by an influential committee of MPs today.

Knife crime plans may 'cause new antagonism'

New measures to tackle knife crime could increase hostility among young people, according to the Children's Commissioner of England.

Taser usage rockets

Police officers dramatically increased their usage of Tasers during the second quarter of the weapons' 12-month trial, government figures show.

Harman defends wearing stab vest on walkabout

Harriet Harman has defended her decision to wear a stab proof vest while touring her south London constituency.

Judge 'simply wrong' to flout minimum sentences for gun crime

Legislation calling for tougher sentences for individuals convicted of gun crimes is being ignored by judges, a senior police officer has said.

Police will have "no choice" but to shoot armed child

Police face prospect of shooting armed child

Officials have warned it is inevitable that an armed police officer will one day have "no choice" but to shoot a child brandishing a gun.

Gun murders rise despite fall in serious crime

Firearms offences fall but fatalities rise to 59

More people are being killed as a result of gun crime, despite an overall fall in both homicides and firearms offences, the latest Home Office figures show.

Met cautious on stop and search extension

MPA to respond to stop and search powers next week

Stop and search powers should not be extended without the support of the communities likely to be extended, the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) said today.

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