https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-60961135?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGAGreater Manchester Police have been granted stop and search powers following a string of fatal stabbings.
The area's mayor Andy Burnham has given the force the powers in designated areas, which he said was a "raising of the game" in terms of enforcement.
He said they would "be used carefully" and not in a discriminatory way.
Mr Burnham said he was also taking a "community approach" and putting money "into youth activities and positive things for young people to do".
Since the start of 2022, the region has seen a number of people killed in knife attacks, including 18-year-old Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed, who died in March after
being stabbed near Bury Market, 20-year-old Dylan Keelan, who was
stabbed to death in Dukinfield in February, and 16-year-old Kennie Carter, who was [size=inherit]
attacked in Stretford in January.
Mr Burnham told the
Local Democracy Reporting Service that the powers would "be used carefully", adding: "There are issues that arise with regards to stop and search, but if more weapons are being carried, it follows that more will need to be done to apprehend those weapons".
