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| Police are investigating the death of a man found stabbed on a bus in central London – the fifth fatal stabbing in the capital in a week. | Police are investigating the death of a man found stabbed on a bus in central London – the fifth fatal stabbing in the capital in a week. |
| The man, in his 40s, was found on the 189 bus in Gloucester Place, near Dorset Square, Marylebone, just after midnight on Friday. Paramedics tended to the man but he was declared dead at the scene. | The man, in his 40s, was found on the 189 bus in Gloucester Place, near Dorset Square, Marylebone, just after midnight on Friday. Paramedics tended to the man but he was declared dead at the scene. |
| A Met police spokesperson said no arrests had been made and next of kin had yet to be informed. “Detectives are still at the location and inquiries are under way into the circumstances of when and where the stabbing took place,” the force said. | |
| Last weekend three people including a 17-year-old boy were stabbed to death in London. On Tuesday a 24-year-old man was fatally stabbed. | |
| Police-recorded crime figures released this week showed a 13-14% increase in gun and knife crime in 2016. Bill Skelly, of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said on Thursday: “The trend, which had been declining for many years but has now begun to climb more sharply, is a key priority for the police service. | |
| “Forces will continue to target habitual offenders and conduct wide-ranging proactive operations to seize thousands of illegal weapons before they can be used to cause harm.” | “Forces will continue to target habitual offenders and conduct wide-ranging proactive operations to seize thousands of illegal weapons before they can be used to cause harm.” |
| In a briefing last week, Martin Hewitt, the Met’s assistant commissioner, sought to pin some of the blame for increases in gun and knife crime in London on cuts to funding. “It would be a naive answer to say that if you cut a significant amount out of an organisation, you don’t have any consequences,” Hewitt said. | In a briefing last week, Martin Hewitt, the Met’s assistant commissioner, sought to pin some of the blame for increases in gun and knife crime in London on cuts to funding. “It would be a naive answer to say that if you cut a significant amount out of an organisation, you don’t have any consequences,” Hewitt said. |
| Since the Conservatives came to power in 2010 the Met has made £600m in savings, and it will have to find a further £400m by 2020. | Since the Conservatives came to power in 2010 the Met has made £600m in savings, and it will have to find a further £400m by 2020. |
| Hewitt also said there had been an increase in the number of young people carrying knives, with only a quarter of those carrying a blade linked to gangs. The Met suspects the increase is partly down to people increasingly believing in the need to carry a knife for self-protection. | Hewitt also said there had been an increase in the number of young people carrying knives, with only a quarter of those carrying a blade linked to gangs. The Met suspects the increase is partly down to people increasingly believing in the need to carry a knife for self-protection. |