Recent hike in fatal stabbings stir debate to curb knife crimes in Britain
Police forensic officers at the scene in east London Saturday March 2, 2019, following the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old girl on Friday night.
The UK government cuts to local budgets also mean there are fewer youth programmes and after-school activities and worse mental health services for young people in many areas. "The government needs to wake up, reverse these cuts to our police — but also our preventative services too," he told SThe government denies austerity is to blame. May insisted Monday there was "no direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers."
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