“How many more?” asked the Daily Mail on Tuesday alongside photos of 27 teenagers who have been stabbed to death in the past year. The Daily Mirror pointed the finger at Prime Minister Theresa May: “How many more, Mrs. May?”After falling for a decade, knife crime is on the rise in Britain. About 40 percent of murder victims were stabbed to death last year, while only 4 percent were shot. Government cuts to local budgets also mean there are fewer youth programs and after-school activities and worse mental health services for young people in many areas. “Of course there’s a link between youth centers having massive cuts, mental health services having massive cuts, schools having massive cuts, children’s services having massive cuts and young people having less constructive things to do,” said London Mayor Sadiq Khan, a member of the opposition Labour Party.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2019 12:24 UTC