{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/66c36618a294c7a662882e97?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Give up your zombie knives before ban, minister urges","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1724081554515-a6e9cc2e-646f-4538-98ab-34d9c79ed3db.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Zombie knives and machetes will finally be banned from next month amid horrific attacks on London’s streets.</p><p>Ahead of a full ban, people in possession of these gruesome-looking weapons are being urged to hand them in at special bins at the capital’s police stations as part of a blades amnesty.</p><p>We’re joined by Evening Standard home affairs editor Martin Bentham to discuss the ban and knife crime's devastating impact on young Londoners.</p><p>Plus, in part two, Team GB Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson and victorious climber Toby Roberts on their plans after Paris 2024 gold medal success.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}