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The government has introduced a new ban on zombie-style knives and machetes that have no practical use and will give police more powers to seize knives.
Zombie-style knives and machetes will be outlawed under legislation laid today. A surrender and compensation scheme will launch in the summer.
Product Safety Report for Skeleton Zombie Plush Toy presenting a serious chemical risk.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
A ban on the sale, importation and manufacture of zombie knives comes into effect across England and Wales this week (Thursday 18 August).
Zombie knife attacker Joshua Gardner sentenced to 3 and a half years in a young offenders institute
Joshua Gardner’s original sentence has been referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.
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