3 w. ago Head teacher at school where two teenagers were stabbed after knife gang stormed private birthday takes action as she speaks out on terrifying attack

Victoria Morris, the head of Elm Park Primary School in Havering, east London, told of her 'shock' after a group of more than 50 youths armed with knives and machetes gatecrashed the 'private' event.

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3 w. ago Headteacher of school where two teens were stabbed in gang brawl breaks silence

The headteacher of Elm Park Primary School in Havering, East London, has spoken out after two teenagers were stabbed in a gang brawl at a private birthday party

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3 w. ago Two teenagers stabbed after dozens of youths storm school hall birthday party in east London

One neighbour described seeing ‘total chaos’ and saw 40 to 50 young people running through the streets

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3 w. ago Two teenagers stabbed at birthday party 'gatecrashed by youths with knives' in east London

One neighbour described seeing ‘total chaos’ and saw 40 to 50 young people running through the streets

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3 w. ago Elm Park: Two teenagers stabbed at birthday party 'gatecrashed by youths with knives'

One neighbour described seeing ‘total chaos’ and saw 40 to 50 young people running through the streets

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3 w. ago No more wonky sourdough: in search of the perfect kitchen knife

When your old knives no longer make the grade, should you buy British or Japanese, stainless steel or carbon steel, factory-made or handmade?In Deptford, south-east London, Holly Loftus hand-crafts between 10 and 15 knives a month. The least expensive of these could be yours for £160, while the dearest might set you back as much as £580. What do you get for your money if you seriously splash out? Loftus, who was born in Ireland and is soft spoken and gently thoughtful, takes her time with this question. “It’s to do with how much time I’ve spent combining different steels,” she says, hesitantly. “Some of the knives involve a layering technique – people know it as damascus steel – which creates a pattern on the blade. It takes a long time. There’s a lot of folding and cutting and hammering.”Such a knife is likely to be with its owner for a good while – perhaps for ever. “I’m lucky,” she continues. “The people who buy my knives have a strong sense of what they’re ge...

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