内容摘要：He grew up in a violent home and had been badly bullied at school for having dandruff.

He grew up in a violent home and had been badly bullied at school for having dandruff.

Buying a zombie knife is as easy as getting a takeaway delivery, says Matthew, 20. He got his first blade, a Rambo-style knife, aged 16.On a quiet country lane south of Luton, Matthew - which is not his real name - says “everyone” walks around with one.

“They feel like they need to,” he says, behind a balaclava pulled over his face. “If you have a flick knife and someone pulls a Rambo out on you, then you’re going to be thinking ‘why don’t I get a bigger one?’“If you’ve got the bigger weapon, you've got more of a chance. If my knife is bigger than theirs, I’m going to win.” But Matthew says he’s ready to hand it in."You grow up... I realise it ain't worth it, I've lost people."

From Tuesday, it will be illegal to possess “zombie-style” knives and machetes in England and Wales.will close a legal loophole and make it an imprisonable offence to own, make, transport or sell a wide range of what are called “statement” knives favoured by criminal gangs.

Zombie-style knives and machetes are defined as weapons with blades over eight inches (20cm) in length, normally with a serrated cutting edge.

has been running to encourage people to surrender their weapons ahead of the ban.A police helicopter was forced to abandon a mission when the pilot reported coming dangerously close to a drone.

The chopper had been sent to assist at RAF Lakenheath, in Suffolk,Flight data indicated the aircraft climbed steeply and made a series of sharp turns while over the nearby town of Newmarket in November.

The National Police Air Service (NPAS), which operates the Airbus H135, would not comment as the incident was still under investigation. However, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to police revealed the helicopter withdrew "due to a drone coming close to them".NPAS confirmed that the helicopter, understood to have the registration G-POLJ, had been sent to the area on 22 November following reports of drone sightings.