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Force to bee reckoned with: Manchester’s new anti-violence statue

Force to bee reckoned with: Manchester’s new anti-violence statue

The landscape of Manchester will soon feature a giant sculpture of a bee, constructed out of reclaimed knives
Police ramp up security for Manchester train stations

Police ramp up security for Manchester train stations

Increased measures include the introduction of dog units and Behavioural Detection Officers
Fallowfield shop caught selling knife to 14 year-old

Fallowfield shop caught selling knife to 14 year-old

The 14 year-old was able to purchase a utility knife despite disclosing his real age to the shop assistant
Rise in knife crime throughout Greater Manchester

Rise in knife crime throughout Greater Manchester

Knife crime in the Manchester area has been a cause for concern in October but Greater Manchester Police say they are seeing better results on knife crime on the whole
Muma Knows Best: how tragedy turns to excellence with Chinyere Mckenzie

Muma Knows Best: how tragedy turns to excellence with Chinyere Mckenzie

Chinyere Mckenzie’s community programme, ‘Mumma Knows Best’, seeks to put a knife-ridden community back on it’s feet
In conversation: Russell Howard

In conversation: Russell Howard

“Laughter is life’s lube”: Camila Florencia Rusailh chats to Russell Howard ahead of his Manchester show
Police ‘undercounting’ masks true extent of Greater Manchester’s knife crime issue

Police ‘undercounting’ masks true extent of Greater Manchester’s knife crime issue

Greater Manchester Police are pushing to combat knife crime after they discovered erroneous data and knives concealed in public spaces
Burnham calls for increased ‘stop and search’ to crack down on knife crime in Manchester

Burnham calls for increased ‘stop and search’ to crack down on knife crime in Manchester

Andy Burnham has called for harsher penalties and ‘stop and search’ to be used in an effort to help tackle knife crime in the area
Two people stabbed in Manchester city centre

Two people stabbed in Manchester city centre

The separate incidents took place over three hours on High Street and at Piccadilly Gardens.

In conversation with Gary Younge

After the release of his book ‘Another Day in the Death of America’, editor-at-large of The Guardian Gary Younge speakas to Kizzy Bray about Black Lives Matter, the media’s role in reporting on race and violence, and coming face to face with alt-right leader Richard Spencer

Students attacked and mugged at knife point

On the 5th of October a number of students were targeted by attackers in the early hours of the morning. Reportedly threatened with a “crowbar” and at knife-point, Kizzy Bray talks to some of the victims of the attacks