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Research points at the one change needed to knives to curb crime

A ban on kitchen knives with a pointed end was being considered

The Independent UK

Rounded blades ‘safer alternative’ to pointed kitchen knives, research suggests

The preliminary findings comes as round-edged kitchen knives are being advocated as an alternative to pointed blades to help tackle knife crime.

Evening Standard

‘We’re in a crisis’: Idris Elba calls for more action on youth violence in UK

Actor highlights trauma faced by young people during meetings with police, teenagers and coaches at community football scheme

The Guardian - UK

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Idris Elba and Tems to headline London's first ever SXSW festival

South By Southwest London has revealed its first set of culture and music acts for the June event

Evening Standard

Idris Elba among new investors in Kiro Formula E team

Luther star and Hollywood A-lister Idris Elba is among a group of new investors in the Kiro Formula E team.

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Idris Elba, Tems and Deepak Chopra to headline SXSW festival in London

Festival is bringing Texas to Shoreditch with a star-studded lineup of panellists and performers

The Independent UK

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall backs Idris Elba call for action on kitchen knives

Luther star Elba has called for a ban on kitchen knives with a pointed end, in a bid to tackle knife crime.

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Super Bowl 2024: All the movie and TV trailers which premiered, from Wicked to Deadpool

‘Deadpool and Wolverine’, ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ were just some of the movies teased at Super Bowl LVIII

The Independent UK

The 27 best actors who have never been nominated for an Oscar

THE COUNTDOWN: Every year, the Oscars snub an actor of a much-deserved nomination but some stars have been completely ignored by the Academy voters time and time again. Greg Evans ranks 27 actors whose immaculate body of work never got the Oscar love it deserved

The Independent UK

Knife crime: jump in under-18s hospitalised with stab wounds

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Evening Standard

Almost half of fatal attacks involved knives with teens most likely to be victims

Data also shows teenagers are much more likely to be killed by a knife or sharp instrument than other age groups

The Independent UK

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana should have been seen as a terror threat, Home Office report shows

Axel Rudakubana should have been referred to the next stage of the Prevent scheme, says Home Secretary

The Independent UK

Southport killer’s terror threat referral ‘should have been escalated’

The Home Secretary has said the Prevent learning review concluded Axel Rudakubana should have been referred to the next stage of the scheme.

Evening Standard

Reinstate youth programmes to combat knife crime

Letters: Social education is fundamental to steering young people towards better lives, writes Dr Annette Rimmer. And Linda Theobald backs community schemes to tackle violence

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The week in TV: Brian and Maggie; Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis; Paradise; Mo – review

Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan star as Margaret Thatcher and her friend turned foe; Idris Elba fronts a harrowing study of street crime; there are riddles aplenty in a new US thriller; and art echoes life in the bittersweet Mo

Evening Standard

Two boys aged 14 and 15 rushed to hospital after double stabbing in Acton

The teenagers were rushed to hospital on Tuesday evening after they were attacked with a knife in west London

The Guardian - UK

After Southport, Westminster is floundering. It should look to Idris Elba

The Home Office has some good ideas, but a documentary on knife crime by the actor offers the template for a new approach, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis review – vital viewing from Hackney’s A-list crusader

Elba is at his magnetic best in this fantastic documentary: challenging racist myths, comforting victims’ families and packing in more nuance than you’d think possible. He’s like a supernatural force

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The Independent UK

Idris Elba proposes dulling kitchen knives to curb stabbing deaths

There were more 50,000 serious knife crime offences recorded in England in the year ending June 2024

Evening Standard

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis on BBC One review: a fearless look at a harrowing subject

4/5 There are no easy answers here: but Elba tackles the issue with thoughtfulness and grace

Evening Standard

Idris Elba suggests removing kitchen knife points to combat violent crime

The actor has suggested that more can be done to help combat the UK’s knife crime crisis

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter go head to head as Walden and Thatcher

James Graham’s new drama recreates their famous last interview. Plus: Idris Elba’s urgent campaign to stop knife crime. Here’s what to watch this evening

Evening Standard

Idris Elba says young people in British gangs are ‘not big and scary’

Idris Elba: A Year Of Knife Crime is due to be released on BBC One and iPlayer in early 2025.

The Independent UK

Idris Elba details how he spent a night in a South African prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role

The actor was the lead in the 2013 biopic about Nelson Mandela’s 27 years in prison

The Independent UK

Hijack season 2 has started filming, here’s what we know so far about Idris Elba’s plane thriller

The high-octane Apple TV+ series was renewed for a second season in January

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