Idris Elba, kitchen knives

UK actor Idris Elba suggests kitchen knives be blunted, others banned to prevent stabbings
Ahead of his documentary about knife crime in the United Kingdom, actor Idris Elba argued that knife-points should be blunted in order to prevent stabbings.
Watch: Idris Elba backs blunt kitchen knives to stop knife crime
Luther star speaks ahead of the release of BBC documentary in which actor talks to victims’ families, police officers and teenage offenders
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With his blunt kitchen knife idea, Idris Elba is on point
The actor suggests that Britain’s epidemic of street stabbings could be eased if the only knives sold had their tips rounded off – but in fact, says Nathaniel Peat, there’s so much more that could be
Idris Elba on stabbing crisis: 'Not all kitchen knives need a point on them'
In the documentary, called Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, the Hollywood star meets a 17-year-old boy at Feltham young offender institution who first began carrying a blade when he was 13. He grew up in a violent home and had been badly bullied at school for having dandruff.
Actor Idris Elba Suggests 'Blunting' Knives To Reduce Stabbings In UK. Social Media Reacts
The knife crime crisis in the UK came into the spotlight yet again after Axel Rudakubana, 18, was sentenced to 52 years in prison.
Idris Elba proposes dulling kitchen knives to curb stabbing deaths
The BBC film sees Elba meet prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, who said that his party would commit to halving knife crime if elected, and the King, where the pair discussed solutions to the problem with some of the young people most affected by youth violence.
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis, review: there’s no end in sight for this devastating epidemic
In BBC One’s sobering documentary, the actor meets the King, Prime Minister and victim’s families, each of whom offer few genuine solutions
Idris Elba suggests removing kitchen knife points to combat violent crime
Idris Elba has suggested that more could be done to make kitchen knives safer in order to reduce crime rates across the UK. Speaking to BBC Radio 4, the actor and activist claims that around 25% of knife attacks are caused by knives commonly found at home, and “areas of innovation” could help reduce this.
Idris Elba 'overwhelmed and angry' about UK knife crime crisis in new BBC documentary: 'Constant'
Idris Elba has shared how he is "overwhelmed and angry" over UK knife crime as he reflected in a his new BBC documentary about a passionate plea he made in 2019. The actor, 52, has been talking about the worrying subject for years,
Idris Elba asks Britain to do one thing to stop knife crime — it won't work
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Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis on BBC One review: a fearless look at a harrowing subject
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Idris Elba’s War on Knifepoints Doesn’t Go Far Enough
A s National Review ’s resident teenage knife-fighting expert, I was disappointed to read that the actor Idris Elba wants the British government to circumcise all of the privately owned knives in the ...