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THE FATHER of Olly Stephens has paid tribute to a number of people in the local community who have supported his family in the wake of his son’s…

“JUST don’t carry them. Don’t. Don’t even think about it.”

Teenagers will be given field training courses on how to properly treat knife crime victims in left-leaning cities in Britain. 

BBC News Published If you were faced with someone whod just been stabbed, would you know how to help? Teenagers from the age of 14 in some areas of the UK will get training on how to help stab victims, in a new scheme launched by St John Ambulance. The Young Responders initiative aims to give young people "lifesaving first aid skills" over the next two years. St John Ambulance says street violence is a "major concern" at the moment. Training will be given in London, Leeds and Manchester. A more...

An 11-year-old boy handed in an 18-inch long machete to a knife crime campaigner during an amnesty.  Odane Cross, 28, was reduced to tears when the primary school pupil revealed his age after producing the deadly blade from inside his trouser leg.  Mr Cross has launched a one-man knife amnesty in Reading, Berkshire, in response to an alarming spate of fatal stabbings in the area.   He runs a Caribbean food takeaway delivery business and he is offering a 50 per cent discount to anyone who w...

Children as young as 11 are handing in knives in a scheme that swaps weapons for food vouchers.

MEET the man who is single-handedly taking weapons off Readings streets in his own amnesty. Odane Cross, a resident of Tilehurst, has been busy recently holding his own police-verified knife amnesty across Reading and its surrounding areas. The amnesty has been running since February 19, after he was granted permission by Police, and Mr Cross said he was inspired after a number of deaths involving knives recently. It comes alongside local calls to help stamp out knife crime, backed by...