An 11-year-old girl is fighting for life after being stabbed alongside her mother and two sisters. Police were called to Livingstone Road in Enfield at 12.13pm on Saturday to reports of an injured woman. A woman in her 30s and three girls aged under 12 were all found suffering from stab injuries. Following intensive treatment at hospital the woman and two of the children are not in life-threatening... 

Acid has become a popular weapon in gang wars in Britain because it can be purchased over-the-counter from shops, thrown from a distance and hidden easily, explains Jermaine Lawlor, a former gang member who is now a youth worker in Enfield, north London. “Acid is a weapon of choice primarily because it is easy to conceal. You can have it on you… in a bottle, which means when the police stop...