In the documentary, called Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, the Hollywood star meets a 17-year-old boy at Feltham young offender institution who first began carrying a blade when he was 13. He grew ...

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When Idris Elba speaks, people listen. In January 2024, he kicked off the New Year with a protest outside Parliament. His subject of choice? Knife crime. Shortly after, the government announced ...

The actor suggests that Britain’s epidemic of street stabbings could be eased if the only knives sold had their tips rounded off – but in fact, says Nathaniel Peat, there’s so much more that could be ...

Yvette Cooper even managed to pick a stupid moment to make what she no doubt thought of as a bombshell announcement.

Andy Slaughter, who chairs the Commons Justice Committee, told The Mirror he is hopeful new rules can see sharp tips removed from kitchen knives following a call by actor Idris Elba ...

Idris Elba has spoken out about a way to try and tackle the UK’s knife crime crisis. Speaking to the BBC, Elba said that early intervention was key for reducing knife crime, and even suggested ...

Luther star Elba has called for a ban on kitchen knives with a pointed end, in a bid to tackle knife crime. Celebrity chef ...

We don’t need a documentary like Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis (BBC One) to tell us that terrible things are happening. Last week, we heard unbearable details of the Southport killer’s ...

TV viewers have said Idris Elba’s documentary on knife crime was a "hard watch" but "compelling" viewing. The Wire star spent the last year filming BBC programme Our Knife Crime Crisis. He met young ...

TV viewers have said Idris Elba’s documentary on knife crime was a "hard watch" but "compelling" viewing. The Wire star spent the last year filming BBC programme Our Knife Crime Crisis.