The policing minister has insisted that forces have the appropriate resources to combat knife crime, saying that there are now record numbers of police patrolling the streets. Fresh legislation will be laid in Parliament to close what Home Secretary James Cleverly has described as a loophole within an existing ban on zombie-style weapons. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn