A killer who ordered 500 blades from an online shop, falsely telling them he was building an anti-knife crime sculpture, was jailed for murder yesterday.. Leo Reid, 21, told the lie to the owners ...

Zombie-style knives and machetes are defined as weapons with blades that are more than eight inches (20cm) long, usually with a serrated cutting edge. ADVERTISEMENT Zombie knives, inspired by weapons ...

AN amnesty for zombie knives begins next week, ahead of a ban in September. Owners of large blades and machetes are being urged to hand the fearsome weapons in at police stations, no questions ...

A zombie knife, also known as a zombie killer knife or zombie slayer knife, is a blade with a cutting edge, a serrated edge and images or words either on the blade or handle which suggest it is to ...

Buying a zombie knife is as easy as getting a takeaway delivery, says Matthew, 20. He got his first blade, a Rambo-style knife, aged 16. On a quiet country lane south of Luton, Matthew - which is ...

Knife sellers whose weapons have been used in a string of killings will be paid £350,000 to surrender thousands of zombie blades. Police described the haul as "horrific" and said they were ...

Man arrested just 22 minutes after new zombie knife law came into effect. Kofie John-Welch, 29, ... In 2019, there were 7,159 offences recorded as involving the large blades, ...

"Zombie-style" knives and machetes will be illegal to own in the UK from 24 September A number of large-bladed "zombie" knives have been handed in to a Welsh police force before legislation makes ...

The ban is part of efforts to reduce knife crime, with campaigners including actor Idris Elba pushing for the large blades to be outlawed. The Government plans to also ban ninja swords in the future.

According to the Home Office guidance, a zombie-style knife or machete has a ‘plain cutting edge’, a ‘sharp pointed end’, and a ‘blade of over eight inches in length’.

Buying a zombie knife is as easy as getting a takeaway delivery, says Matthew, 20. He got his first blade, a Rambo-style knife, aged 16. On a quiet country lane south of Luton, Matthew - which is ...