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Gangs Played No Significant Role In Riots

Figures show less than 20% of those arrested were gang members, and instead point to a common thread of social deprivation.

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What’s with this spate of pre-breakfast crime at the mo? Are they putting something in our cornflakes? This and more in our thrilling daily news round-up….

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From missing teens to absent fathers: it’s not a very inspiring round-up for Wednesday.

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A round up of Wednesday-shaped stuff. With some very silly news from Westfield.

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Three Stabbed In Trafalgar Square Clash

19 are arrested following a bloody battle between gangs.

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London’s Gangs Mapped

Whatever the potential moral objections behind such an initiative, mapping London’s gang allegiances is an impressive feat. It’s a rare person, we suspect, who intimately understands the shifting rivalries of London’s estates, yet has the tech wherewithal to map and publish it. But this is …

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Compelling incentive: £20,000 has been offered to catch the killers of a Streatham teenager 3 years ago. Scary thought – is London becoming another LA for gangs? Irksome announcement: taxi fares are to rise 2.1% in April. Mayoral quandary: gypsy camps v. affordable housing. Cheeky …

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Alarm Over Firearm Patrols

.DOYLE. On Friday we reported that the Met was doubling its armed police presence on certain gun and gang crime hotspots north and south of the river. Today, the ES reports that Scotland Yard is apparently in ‘disarray‘ over the plans, having been accused by …

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More Guns On The Streets Courtesy Of The Met

Unscary armed police via jo’nas’ Flickrstream under a CC licence Gang warfare and gun crime are getting so bad in parts of south London and patches of Turkish north London the Met are ramping up the presence of armed police. In June, a team of …

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Government Gang Guide

In another desperate attempt to do something useful about curbing youth crime and tackling gang culture today the Home Office published “The Gangs: You and Your Child”. It’s an attempt to help parents identify whether their kids might be involved with gangs and deliver sound …

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London Is In A Bit Of A State

It turns out that, contrary to popular media opinion, politics is alive and well with our great capital’s young. Last night we squeezed into the State of London Debate, an event at Central Hall Westminster hosted by Boris Johnson and his team. A ticket did …