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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at a major story out of the uk. idris elba is calling on the british government to immediately ban the sale of certain knives and machetes. the actor says such actions could help prevent further deaths among young people. elba has teamed up with victims' families to launch a campaign to address the increase in serious knife crime. it is a nationwide issue and the government needs to just look at it as an issue that is not proportionally black, is not london. the highest crime rates are in the midlands right now. we really need to think about this outside the colour of our skin. i'm not here is a celebrity, i'm here as a human being, as a parent. as part of the don't stop your future campaign, piles of neatly folded clothes were laid across london's parliament square to represent those who've died from knife crime. police figures for england and wales show that around 21r7 people lost their lives due to knife crime in the year ending lastjune. the number of people treated for stabbing injuries from black, asian and "other ethnicities" was far higher than for white patients.