Serious violence is rising, and there’s little more that police can do to stop it. Of course, the real culprits are cutbacks to the nation’s social protection systems.
The number of violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen dramatically over the last 12 months, official figures show.
A woman has been killed and five others injured in a knife attack in Russell Square, central London.
A man who attacked London Underground passengers at Leytonstone has been jailed for life with an eight-and-a-half year minimum term.
One woman has been left dead and two other people injured after a machete attack by a Syrian asylum seeker in Reutlingen, near Stuttgart.