The two men, who made off towards the Woodwynd area, are both described as 5ft 7in, one wearing a black hooded top, a black balaclava and brandishing the firearm, and the other wearing a grey hooded top, black balaclava and holding the knife.

BBC: Woman struck during armed robbery attempt

The owner of a black Audi RS3 was threatened with a knife by two masked men outside the Hilton Metropole Hotel near the NEC, Birmingham, police said.

BBC: Audi RS3

Even on Saturday, when Keane had been suckered into a red card by Jason McAteer - hardly the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to the game's black arts - Ferguson's first instinct was a defensive one.

BBC: Keane's hell freezes over

On the beach of an island in the Pacific, an island with black sand, hardened black lava, and nothing green growing but cactus, a British mariner with a knife in his hand was crouching before a giant tortoise.

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Other chic outerwear options included coats with knife-pleat backs, and a plaid belted overcoat with patches of shiny black vinyl.

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