The Home Office-commissioned review issued its report as a raft of measures to crack down on knife crime were announced on Wednesday by the Government, including making retailers report bulk or ...

Online knife stores are offering their customers cheap ‘mystery boxes’ with a surprise selection of weapons, a top police officer has said. Commander Stephen Clayman said the promotion was ...

As part of the new rules which are to be introduced in the spring, retailers across England and Wales will be required to report any bulk or suspicious knife purchases to police. The jail term for ...

Tougher prison sentences will be introduced for selling knives to under-18s and retailers will be obliged to report suspicious or bulk purchases of knives that could then be sold on via social media.