Police and tech sector vow to work together to tackle phone theft
The Home Secretary brought representatives from law enforcement and tech companies together on Thursday to discuss the ...
Home Secretary backs use of metal detectors in schools in wake of Sheffield stabbing
Yvette Cooper wants ‘stronger’ action to tackle knife crime as number of offences passes 55,000 for only the second time on ...
Met seizes 1,000 stolen phones in a week in fight back against handset snatch epidemic
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to chair summit tackling smartphone theft after Met seizes 1,000 stolen mobiles in just one week ...
Girls as young as five arrested for carrying knives as the number of women and girls caught with blades triples in a decade
Girls who are as young as five are being arrested for carrying knives as it emerged the number of women and girls caught with ...
Home Secretary to chair smartphone theft summit after Met Police clampdown
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will chair a summit on smartphone theft after the Metropolitan Police seized more than 1,000 stolen devices in one week. The force targeted those involved in stealing, ...
Eight in 10 teenage homicide victims ‘killed by knife or sharp instrument’
Some 64 homicide victims aged 13 to 19 were recorded in 2023/24, 53 of whom – 83% – were killed by a sharp instrument.