Live facial recognition cameras will be rolled out in new areas across England as part of a crime crackdown. A fleet of vans kitted with the facial recognition technology will be rolled out in seven new areas in the UK over the coming weeks.

A police force's decision to start using vans with live facial recognition technology in them feel like a "totalitarian" move, young people have said. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) will be able to scan the faces of passers-by and check them against a database of wanted individuals.

The government will equip seven police forces in England with new live facial recognition (LFR) vans in a bid to trace suspects of serious crimes, including murder and sexual assaults, more effectively.