36 h. ago Two men hospitalised and police officer injured in horror south London night bus stabbing

The violent altercation broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning

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42 h. ago Idris Elba 'emerges as Labour’s top choice to replace Sadiq Khan as London Mayor after knife crime campaign'

The actor has won acclaim for his recent high-profile work tackling knife crime

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54 h. ago Brit Hollywood actor revealed as Labour’s top choice to replace Sadiq Khan as London Mayor after knife c...

Brit Hollywood actor revealed as Labour’s top choice to replace Sadiq Khan as London Mayor after knife c...  The Sun

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58 h. ago Rainham stabbing: Victim fighting for life after latest east London knife attack

Knife attack follows incident in Elm Park - although stabbings are not thought to be linked

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65 h. ago Police arrest 12 teens after stabbings at party in east London primary school

Gang members, aged between 12 and 17, cuffed in aftermath of shocking incident

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3 d. ago Vast number of violence and robbery cases stuck in London's record

The release of court data comes after a trial of a man accused of threatening the public with a machete was delayed for three-and-a-half years

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3 d. ago Machetes wielded in broad daylight — yet we ignore the causes of London knife crime

Machetes wielded in broad daylight — yet we ignore the causes of London knife crime  Evening Standard

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5 d. ago Delivery driver 'stabbed and robbed' in latest London knife attack

Emergency services were called to Blissett Street near Maidenstone Hill shortly after 5.30pm on Tuesday

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5 d. ago Cold war chronicler: Thomas Billhardt’s East Germany – in pictures

The photojournalist, who died in January, captured daily life in East Germany as well as Castro and Gorbachev’s visits, the fall of the Berlin Wall and life in Vietnam during the war Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Moment ‘dangerous’ man caught with knife and drugs in Trafalgar Square in routine stop and search

Ali Al-Hindawi, 29, was initially seen acting suspiciously on his e-bike in central London

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1 week ago Post Office Horizon scandal victim launches legal fight for 'public vindication'

The former sub postmaster Lee Castleton, played by Will Mellor on TV, is taking both Post Office and tech giant Fujitsu to court in civil case over the losses which he suffered

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1 week ago Life in world's hottest city as birds fall from the sky and fish boil in sea

Kuwait City has been dubbed the 'Marseilles of the Gulf' for its once booming fishing industry and coastal spots that attracted sun worshippers - but now it's far too hot to be there

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2 w. ago Killer who stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam, 15, to death in row over a teddy bear is jailed for life with minimum term of 23 years

Hassan Sentamu, 18, flew into a fit of 'white-hot anger' and stabbed Elianne in the neck with a kitchen knife outside the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, south London.

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2 w. ago South London hospital reveals 'terrifying' results of knife amnesty

South London hospital reveals 'terrifying' results of knife amnesty  Sky News

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2 w. ago Horrified surgeon tells of removing knives from youngsters’ chests at blade amnesty London hospital

NHS consultant Cleo Kenington revealed St George’s in Tooting treated 511 stab victims last year – nearly double the number in 2022

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3 w. ago Life in the huge and beautiful country that's so empty it's 99.7% deserted

Mongolia is a large and sparsely populated country in north-central Asia, known for its vast landscapes, nomadic culture and extreme climate - it's also one of the most deserted places on Earth

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3 w. ago Syrian defence ministry says military operation over and forces ‘paving way for life to return to normal’ – Middle East crisis live

Syria’s defence ministry spokesperson warns of further retribution against forces loyal to AssadSyria’s defence ministry has announced it has completed military operations to fight remnants of former ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s forces.China on Monday called for all warring parties in Syria to “immediately stop” violence. AFP reports foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said “China follows closely the situation in Syria and is concerned about the large number of casualties caused by these armed clashes.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago East Kilbride Rugby Club to give new lease of life to disused pitches in takeover

Dunedin pitches and pavilion have been dormant for a number of years and the board of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture have confirmed they are happy to transfer the site.

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3 w. ago Europe’s powerful tool against Russia? Seizing its frozen assets

If European leaders want to truly support Ukraine they must seize the moment by seizing $220bn in assetsIt is now clear that Donald Trump’s administration will betray Ukraine in its fight to resist Russian aggression. Trump himself is either a victim of disinformation or he is a willing participant in an effort to deceive Americans about the causes and consequences of the war.Trump’s lies include claiming that Ukraine is equally to blame for the war; that Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have the cards” to end the conflict on favourable terms; and that Ukraine could not have defended itself without US help. Yet the whole world knows that Russia launched an unprovoked invasion, and we all remember the initial weeks, when Ukrainians valiantly defended an 1,800-mile frontline against a supposedly superior army, long before deliveries of western artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence systems arrived. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago ‘I’d be in jail now’: Inside the classroom trying to steer London’s children away from a life of crime

Exclusive: In the fight against knife crime, which Labour has vowed to halve in ten years, all too often conversations focus on tougher punishments alone. Crime Correspondent Amy-Clare Martin goes inside the London classroom focussed on the root causes of youth violence as they fight to save vulnerable children from a life of gangs and exploitation

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