LONDON — Actor Idris Elba on Monday urged the British government to ban machetes and serrated “zombie” knives to help stop young people falling victim to knife crime. The London-born star of “The Wire ...

The British government has said it is planning to ban the possession of ninja swords in the UK, in a bid to curb what it describes as a ‘national knife crime crisis’. Carrying a ninja sword from ...

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - At least 1,000 weapons have been surrendered under a British government amnesty launched last month to combat knife crime, the interior ministry announced on Friday, as a new ...

In July, 25-year-old Brit Sam Jacques had his home searched and was charged with possession of a knife—in his own home—and was fined the equivalent of about $900. The knife fit the criteria of a ...