Some 23 per cent had dealt with items such as knives and many felt the problem was getting worse, a survey found. In the latest indication of Wild West Britain, support staff said machetes, hammers, metal bars and even a gun had been recovered or used in fights. Knife crime and cuts to youth services will be debated at the union's conference in Liverpool on June 16-17. Last week it was revealed school pupils are to be given extra lessons on knife crime ahead of a possible surge in violence over the summer holidays. Yet lessons on knife crime were first rolled out by the Home Office last summer, before the violence peaked, and appear to have had limited impact.

Source: Daily Mail June 11, 2019 00:11 UTC