Knife crime: New police stop and search powers to be trialled

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Police in England and Wales will trial a way to make it easier for officers to search people who have previous convictions involving knives and other weapons.

A mother who lost her young daughter to knife crime told Sky News' Frazer Maude that it could save lives.

But Civil liberty groups say expanding such powers will cause more trauma for people who are unfairly targeted.

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