Britain on Sunday said it would force retailers to implement stricter age-verification checks to stop children buying knives, in a tightening of policy days after a teenager admitted killing three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event.

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Britain to tighten laws on buying knives after Southport murders

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A new Government knife crackdown aims to close a loophole that allowed Southport killer Axel Rudakubana to order weapons online to use in his murderous rampage

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Doorstep knife deliveries face ban after Southport killer bought weapons online

Current laws require an age verification system to prevent children buying knives, but elements of those systems are not clearly defined.

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Britain will tighten knife sale laws after Southport murders

The government has announced new rules to help stop people under 18 from buying knives online (Picture: James Linsell Clark / SWNS) Anyone buying a knife online will face stricter age checks following the stabbing attack that left three young girls dead in Southport. Buyers will now have to submit official photo ID and proof of address at the point of sale and show their ID again on delivery as part of new the rules, the government has announced…

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New rules for anyone buying knives online after Southport stabbings

Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana used a knife that he bought from Amazon when he was still 17 to kill three girls at a dance class in July 2024

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Stricter age checks on sales of knives online announced after Southport attack

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Doorstep deliveries of knives to be banned after Southport killer ordered on Amazon

Britain has said it will force retailers to implement stricter age-verification checks to stop children buying knives, in a tightening of policy days after a teenager admitted killing three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event.

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Retailers will need to implement stricter age-verification checks to stop children buying knives. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Southport murderer Axel Rudakubana used a knife that he bought from Amazon when he was still 17 to kill three girls at a dance class in July 2024.

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