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Boy, 12, pleads guilty to violent disorder after disturbances in Leeds suburb

A 12-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to violent disorder after serious disturbances in a Leeds suburb over the summer. A court heard the boy was 11 years old when he took part in “what is known locally as the Harehills riot incident”. The disorder ...

07 Jan 2025 at 15:33

One in six arrested over Southport riots were children, data shows

One in six people arrested across the country in connection with the unrest following the Southport stabbings were under 18. The summer saw widespread rioting and disorder following the killing of three girls, Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe ...

20 Dec 2024 at 12:57

‘Nazi’ teenager who amassed weapons and discussed school ‘shoot up’ locked up

A 15-year-old self-proclaimed “Nazi” who amassed a stash of deadly weapons as he discussed whether to “shoot up” his school has been locked up for a year-and-a-half. The youth, from near Market Drayton in Shropshire, pleaded guilty to having ...

29 Aug 2025 at 16:33

Inquest opened after schoolboy was repeatedly stabbed on London bus

Members of the public tried to help a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed repeatedly on a London bus on the way home from school, an inquest has heard. Kelyan Bokassa, an aspiring rapper, was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich, ...

17 Jan 2025 at 14:17

Arrests of young terror suspects hits seven-year high

Arrests of young terror suspects across Britain have reached their highest level since 2017, new data shows. Some 71 youths under 21 were arrested for terrorist-related activity in 2024, up from 69 the previous year and 60 in 2022. It ...

13 Mar 2025 at 16:22

Trial date set for teenagers charged with murder at seaside resort

A trial date has been set for three teenagers who are charged with the murder of a man at a seaside resort. Kent Police were called to the Warden Bay Road area of Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey, shortly after 7pm on Sunday, ...

14 Aug 2025 at 14:37

Scotland

Swinney warns young Scots against carrying knives after recent violence

Carrying a knife is “dangerous” and “damaging”, John Swinney has warned young Scots as he condemned recent violence. The First Minister spoke out after being urged to take a “tougher approach” to youth crime in the wake of the ...

22 May 2025 at 13:49

Police caught 91 under-18s with bladed weapons in 2024, figures show

A 10-year-old child was among 91 cases of under-18s found by Police Scotland to be in possession of a bladed weapon last year. The new statistics, which come in the wake of the deaths of teenagers Amen Teklay and Kayden Moy, ...

03 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Scotland

Tories call for more stop-and-search powers amid ‘epidemic’ of youth violence

The Scottish Conservatives have called for police stop-and-search powers to be extended amid a “growing epidemic” of youth violence. The Tories said there have been 13 alleged knife attacks on teenagers in recent months, ...

25 May 2025 at 22:00

Scotland

Social media should not be the focus when tackling youth violence, MSPs told

Social media is having an impact on violence involving young people – but MSPs were told dealing with the “underlying causes” of such attacks is “more important than being preoccupied with social media”. Susan Batchelor,...

22 Nov 2023 at 13:19

Sales of knives for £10 in online ‘mystery boxes’ condemned by police chief

Knives being sold online in “mystery boxes” for as little as £10 is “ludicrous” and needs to stop, a police chief has warned. A “Lucky Dip” promotion under a special offer with dozens of five-star reviews was among the ...

19 Feb 2025 at 14:58

Scotland

Boy, 15, seriously injured in stabbing

A 15-year-old boy has been seriously injured in a stabbing in Glasgow. He was found injured in the Shettleston area at about 10.30pm on Thursday and was taken to the city’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where ...

30 May 2025 at 12:31

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