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Scale of knife crime revealed as police stop 14 year old boy with these deadly combat knives
The haul was revealed as two more teens stabbed in London and a teen gang, one only 15, are due to be sentenced for the knife murder of 17 year old Lord Promise Nkenda.
Nissan won’t build new car in Sunderland – Brexit ‘not helping’ decision
In a fresh blow to the North East economy it has been announced that Nissan won’t make the new X-Trail vehicle at their Sunderland car plant. There are a number of reasons for the decision but uncertainty over Brexit was one of the factors that contributed to the change of plans. The car maker has originally planned to build the new range in the North East, and could have led to an expansion of the workforce. Nissan's Europe division boss...
Global warming is changing the colour of the sea
Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world's ocean
London Ambulance Service said last December was its busiest month on record
London Ambulance Service (LAS) treated nearly 101,000 patients during the month - 4,000 than during December 2017 and 2,000 more than the previous record in 2016 - more than the total population of Hartlepool, Woking or Lincoln.
Search for student Libby Squire enters fourth day as coastguard & fire & rescue services join hunt
Libby Squire, 21, was spotted getting in a taxi after leaving the 'Welly club' in Hull, East Yorks., at around 11pm on Thursday (Jan 31) - and then 45 minutes later a mile-and-a-half down the road.
Litter habits aren’t only leaving streets an eyesore – discarded plastic is killing wildlife too
Last year, RSPCA officers rescued almost 600 animals injured when they got entangled or hurt by dumped plastic and cases are on the rise.
Vegan blogger jailed for claw hammer threats against his ex
Sick and twisted Kyle O'Sullivan, who has 50,000 Instagram followers, has been jailed for a year and been slapped with an indefinite restraining order.
Watch – Tory MP roasted on air for tweeting “inaccurate” Brexit information hung up on interviewer
Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, was being interviewed by Alexis Conran on TalkRADIO
Sajid Javid forced to admit Tories cut 21K police officers
After a year of rocketing record knife crime and with homicides at a ten year high, the Home Secretary was forced to admit that the Conservatives had cut police officers by 21,000 across England and Wales. “I recognise that and I also recognise that we need to put more resources into policing,” said the Home Secretary in a car crash BBC interview with Andrew Marr. He insisted that he had “announced a few weeks ago the biggest cash increase in...