British pop star Lily Allen has called for an end to the U.K.'s spiralling knife crime epidemic.
The Smile singer wants London to hold a benefit concert to bring people together in a show of unity against violence.
The number of stabbings involving teenagers has risen sharply in the British capital this year, and the recent killing of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella - brother of English soap opera actress Brooke - has made headlines in the country for the last two weeks.
Now Allen has joined in the calls for tougher action on those caught carrying a blade, insisting that London mayor Boris Johnson needs to do more to end the stabbings.
She writes on her Myspace internet page, "Please can everyone stop stabbing each other in the U.K., it's really sad, my thoughts are with all the families affected by these heinous (sic) crimes.
"We need to have a knife amnesty, we should put on a big concert to raise awareness and stop the violence, Boris , if your (sic) listening, call me man."...
The Smile singer wants London to hold a benefit concert to bring people together in a show of unity against violence.
The number of stabbings involving teenagers has risen sharply in the British capital this year, and the recent killing of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella - brother of English soap opera actress Brooke - has made headlines in the country for the last two weeks.
Now Allen has joined in the calls for tougher action on those caught carrying a blade, insisting that London mayor Boris Johnson needs to do more to end the stabbings.
She writes on her Myspace internet page, "Please can everyone stop stabbing each other in the U.K., it's really sad, my thoughts are with all the families affected by these heinous (sic) crimes.
"We need to have a knife amnesty, we should put on a big concert to raise awareness and stop the violence, Boris , if your (sic) listening, call me man."...
- 7/8/2008
- WENN
Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher has called on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to launch an urgent crackdown on the U.K.'s knife crime epidemic.
The Wonderwall star spoke out about Britain.s spiralling street violence in London on Friday.
He tells the BBC, "In my day, status was trying to be somebody, do you know what I mean? Not trying to kill somebody.
"I don't even know what (David) Cameron (U.K. Conservative leader) and Gordon Brown are going to do about it. I was watching a documentary on Panorama (U.K. TV show) and another one about kids carrying knives and violence."
And the guitarist blames today's children's lifestyle for numbing them to the horror of violence.
He adds, "(Youngsters have become) desensitised to crime because they're playing these video games, it's really, really scary."
His comments come after 18 teenagers were murdered in London since the beginning of 2008.
Victims of London's knife attacks include Harry Potter star Robert Knox, who was killed in May after an altercation in a Sidcup, England nightclub, and Ben Kinsella, the 16-year-old brother of EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella.
The Wonderwall star spoke out about Britain.s spiralling street violence in London on Friday.
He tells the BBC, "In my day, status was trying to be somebody, do you know what I mean? Not trying to kill somebody.
"I don't even know what (David) Cameron (U.K. Conservative leader) and Gordon Brown are going to do about it. I was watching a documentary on Panorama (U.K. TV show) and another one about kids carrying knives and violence."
And the guitarist blames today's children's lifestyle for numbing them to the horror of violence.
He adds, "(Youngsters have become) desensitised to crime because they're playing these video games, it's really, really scary."
His comments come after 18 teenagers were murdered in London since the beginning of 2008.
Victims of London's knife attacks include Harry Potter star Robert Knox, who was killed in May after an altercation in a Sidcup, England nightclub, and Ben Kinsella, the 16-year-old brother of EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella.
- 7/5/2008
- WENN
Former EastEnders star Brooke Kinsella has appealed for youngsters to stop carrying weapons following the fatal stabbing of her younger brother. Ben Kinsella, 16, died following an altercation which took place in Islington, north London, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Mr Kinsella is the 17th teenager to die as a result of violence in the capital this year. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Brooke, who played Kelly Taylor in the BBC One soap, called for an end to knife crime. "Ben really was one of the kindest, gentlest and talented boys God has ever (more)...
- 7/1/2008
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
The younger brother of former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella has been stabbed to death in north London. Reports suggest that 16-year-old Ben Kinsella was involved in an altercation with a group of black youths before he lost his life in the incident, which took place at 2am on Sunday in Islington. Brooke, who played Kelly Taylor in the BBC One soap, attended the scene of the stabbing yesterday with friends and family who wished to pay their respects to the teen. Mr Kinsella had attended a birthday party at a nearby pub on the night of his death. Before the stabbing occurred, he used his mobile phone to make a call for (more)...
- 6/30/2008
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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