‘We must do better for our kids’: Youth workers issue knife crime plea

Charities are calling on the UK and Scottish Governments to do more to protect young people.

A charity in Glasgow has joined a counterpart in London to call on the UK and Scottish governments for urgent leadership to help them continue to protect young people against knife crime.

Both groups point to the wider issue of a lack of long-term funding for community services, leaving them struggling to survive.

STV News travelled to Brixton, as the two teams met in person for the first time.

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Last updated Oct 21st, 2025 at 19:33

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