It's illegal in the UK to sell a knife to anyone under the age of 18, but there are fears there are cracks in the system. The Southport killings have shone a light once again on the danger of ...

Rescue vehicles are seen near a crime scene in Aschaffenburg, Germany, Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, where two people were killed in a knife attack. (Ralf Hettler/dpa via AP) Ralf Hettler/AP ...

Two people, including a child, were killed after a knife attack in southern Germany today. Two people have died after they were stabbed in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.

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People buying knives online will be asked for two types of identification under new government plans to prevent underage sales following the murder of three girls in Southport. Axel Rudakubana ...

Home Secretary says Southport killer’s easy access to blade is a ‘disgrace’ after Rudakubana admits carrying a knife under-age over 10 times Online retailers will be required to ask for two ...

One major factor determining the cost of an everyday carry knife is its blade material. This is in part because metallurgy — the science of producing and purifying metals — is complicated. The ...

The calls came after it emerged that Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, then 17, ordered a knife on Amazon before killing three girls. So-called zombie knives are easily available online (Joe ...

A man has been arrested after the knife attack in the southern German state of Bavaria. The motives for the stabbing are still unclear, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

Online retailers will be forced to put in place tougher checks to stop youngsters buying knives after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said it is “shockingly easy” for children to buy blades.

BERLIN, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested following a knife attack on Wednesday in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg in which two people were killed ...

SINGAPORE – A 16-year-old boy armed himself with a knife and snatched away a man’s paper bag containing $81,060 after he was promised a reward for committing the offence. The victim ...