'Lawless London' row erupts as threat-to-kill knife attacks soar to near-record high

The number of “threat to kill” knife offences in London has risen to close to a record high, official figures reveal. There were 154 such attacks in April, up from 126 in March, 92 in February and 127 in January, according to Metropolitan Police data. The alarming new figure is the second highest on record, going back to 2015, and sparked a heated political row over law and order in London. While overall knife crime is down in London, the city has been rocked in recent weeks by a series of fatal and other serious stabbings. In what appears to...