Rajini Vaidyanathan
Reporting from Huntingdon train station

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There's still a large police presence here at Huntingdon as investigations continue.

Forensics officers in white overalls are working in the car park and on the platform at Huntingdon station where we would usually see a steady stream of passengers.

The train where the attack took place is still at the platform, but I've seen others pass through the station this morning as services on the network resume again.

We've also now heard from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, who says many will be speculating on the attack and that there needs to be a political conversation about violent crime.

"We cannot be a country where people are innocently going about their business and facing this level of violent crime," she tells the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme.

Asked about "Plato" - the national code word used by police and emergency services when responding to a "marauding terror attack" - being used on Saturday, then rescinded, Badenoch says: "I would expect the security services and the police to assume the worst case scenario, and if that's not happening to scale back."

She adds that she would "not expect in those circumstances for everything" to go "absolutely right and perfect".

Following those remarks from the mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (see our last post), Defence Secretary John Healey also appears on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

He says he and his wife were actually on the same train service hours before the attack took place last night, and pays tribute to the emergency responders.

"This is shocking and very close for me," he says. "It’s a line I use every week to get home to Rotherham."

Kuenssberg asks if the incident is a terror attack, to which Healey says details are still emerging, and it's not helpful yet to speculate.

At this point, he adds, it is an isolated incident with no reason not to resume living as normal.

Kuenssberg asks if the government should improve train safety, to which Healey responds: "We have to wait to see what the facts of this attack are. If there are any wider policy conclusions, then the government will do that."

Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Paul Bristow has just spoken to BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.

He says the British Transport Police, who are leading the investigations, will give an update shortly on the stabbing attack - we expect a news conference to start at 10:00 GMT.

Bristow adds that counter-terrorism police are on site and advising the British Transport Police.

The mayor also commends the work of the emergency services, first responders and law enforcement, saying the train crew "responded amazingly" by stopping the train at Huntingdon station.

• We'll bring you updates live on this page when the British Transport Police give us an update - stay with us

Nick Johnson
Reporting from Huntingdon rail station

Around 12 hours after high-speed LNER Azuma service from Doncaster to London made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon, the nine-carriage train still sits at Platform 2.

The sound of the train’s electrics is humming and the train's display still reads "London King’s Cross" - its intended final destination.

Through the windows I can see a discarded food carrier bag and a rucksack.

This empty train is now a crime scene.

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We're beginning to see the first images of Huntingdon rail station since night turned to day.

The train where the stabbings took place remains parked at a platform, while emergency workers and police are seen working at the site.

Meanwhile, the floor outside the station is scattered with debris, including what looks like medical supplies and people's belongings.

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Robbie Kallus
Reporting from Huntingdon rail station

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I'm at Huntingdon train station, where the LNER train - on which the stabbings took place - is still parked at the platform.

Many of the roads are closed around the station and the forensic tents are up.

I've also just seen the Conservative MP for Huntingdon, Ben Obese-Jecty, arrive on the scene.

He says he's been having conversations with Cambridgeshire Police Chief Constable Simon Megicks.

Leigh Milner
Reporting from Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge

There are 10 people inside Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge, in the east of England.

Nine of them are believed to have life-threatening injuries.

It's an extremely worrying time for their families, and it's been a huge shock to the community as well. Huntingdon is a small market town.

We've seen videos online showing the large emergency response last night.

Not only were the ambulance and police there, but the air ambulance was on site. It was a major operation to get the victims from Huntingdon station to this hospital, which is roughly a 30-minute drive.

Huntingdon, Cambridge, London, Doncaster, Peterborough.

A lot of places have been named in the reporting of this attack - let's break that down.

When news initially broke of the stabbing attack, late on Saturday, police said it had taken place in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

We later learnt that the train itself was the 18:25 GMT service from Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, to London King's Cross.

Some passengers have said the attack started to unfold shortly after the train left Peterborough, also in Cambridgeshire - a scheduled stop, which is about an hour from London on the train.

After police received reports of the stabbings, the train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon station - around 15 minutes from Peterborough by train. This is where armed officers from Cambridgeshire Police were able to board the train, make their arrests and help passengers.

Images from the scene show unharmed passengers being put on buses bound for London a little before 23:00.

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It's almost 07:00 here in the UK - and for those just waking up to this news, or looking for an update, here’s what you need to know.

• Ten people are in hospital - nine with life-threatening injuries - after a stabbing spree on the 18:25 train service from Doncaster to London King's Cross on Saturday
• Police received calls from passengers on board the service at about 19:40, alerting them to the incident
• The train then made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, where armed officers and emergency services rushed to the platform
• At about 21:45, the mayor of Cambridgeshire announced that two people had been arrested and were in custody - Cambridgeshire Police later confirmed this
• Counter-terror police have since joined the investigation, while officers work to understand what happened - and why

And here's what we still don't know:

• The identities of the 10 people injured
• Details of the two people who were arrested
• The motive for the attack

The last update from British Transport Police was at about 01:00. We'll likely hear from authorities in the next few hours.

An eyewitness on the train has recounted the moment an injured man ran towards her shouting "someone's got a knife".

"All the passengers along the train were just packing forwards... all huddled together," Wren Chambers tells BBC.

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has urged passengers to defer rail travel, and says disruption is expected until the end of the day on Sunday.

In a statement published early on Sunday morning, LNER Managing Director David Horne wrote that he was "deeply shocked and saddened by this serious incident" and thanked emergency services for their "quick and professional" response.

"We will continue to do everything we can to support our customers and colleagues during this difficult time," he said, reiterating that the wellbeing of everyone affected would remain his top priority.

Witnesses who were on board the train at the time of the incident described the horrific scenes to the media.

Passengers told Sky News that the stabbing started 10 minutes after the train left Peterborough, and that wounded people were seen running through the train away from somebody with a knife.

A man holding a large knife was later seen on the train platform with armed police pointing their weapons at him, one witness added - saying the man was then tasered and restrained.

Several MPs have described the scene in Huntingdon as "horrifying".

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp wrote on X that his thoughts were with "all those injured and affected", and called on the police and the government to provide an update on the incident.

Conservative Kevin Hollinrake MP echoed his words, writing that his thoughts were with the victims following the "horrifying scenes in Huntingdon".

While it’s not yet clear what charges the two people arrested will face, let's take a look at some statistics on knife-related offences in England and Wales.

The number of offences involving a knife has risen overall since 2011, according to government statistics - however, there’s been a 1.4% decrease over the past year, with 49,600 offences recorded.

NHS data shows there were 3,500 cases recorded in English hospitals in 2024/25 due to assault by a sharp object - a 10.4% decrease compared to the previous year.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called knife crime a "national crisis". Over the past year, 60,000 knives have been either handed over or seized by police as part of a wider government crackdown.

Carrying a knife in public is punishable by up to four years in prison.

This train stabbing and last month’s knife attack at a Manchester synagogue - which left two dead - have both made international headlines.

An eyewitness who was on the train at the time of the incident says passengers were left in "pure panic" as bleeding victims called out for help.

Olly Foster told the BBC he initially heard people shouting "run, run, there's a guy literally stabbing everyone", and believed it might have been a night-after-Halloween prank.

Within minutes, people started pushing through the carriage, and Foster noticed his hand was "covered in blood" as there was "blood all over the chair" he had leaned on.

An older man "blocked" the attacker from stabbing a younger girl, leaving him with a gash on his head and neck, Foster said. Passengers around him used jackets to try to staunch the bleeding.

He added that the only thing people in his carriage could use against the attacker was a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey, leaving them "praying" that he would not enter the carriage.

Although it lasted 10 to 15 minutes in total, Foster says the incident "felt like forever".

Huntingdon MP Ben Obese-Jecty told the BBC that he arrived at the scene of the Cambridgeshire train stabbing just after 21:00, where he was met with a "really significant emergency services presence".

He said that the attacks aboard the train took place after it left Peterborough station.

Daniel Sandford
UK/Home Affairs Correspondent

British Transport Police have confirmed to the BBC that those responding to a mass stabbing on a train near Huntingdon at one point declared "Plato", which is the national code word used by police and emergency services when responding to a "marauding terror attack".

This declaration was later rescinded, police said.

We reported earlier that police have now declared a "major incident", and the investigation is being supported by counter-terrorism officers.

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For those who are just joining us, it's been almost six hours since police first received reports of multiple stabbings aboard the 18:25 service from Doncaster to King's Cross.

After receiving that call at 19:42, a large number of emergency responders attended the scene at Huntingdon Station in Cambridgeshire, where the train made an unscheduled stop.

Police have since confirmed that nine people are in hospital with life-threatening injuries. A tenth person is being treated in hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident, and are currently in police custody.

The investigation is being supported by counter-terrorism officers, and police say that trains are still not running in the area. There are also a number of road closures that remain in place.

What we don't know:

• Victims of the attack have still not been identified, which is likely in part due to police making sure their families have been informed
• The identities of the two people who were arrested in connection with the attack have also not been released

Stay with us as we bring you the latest updates, as the situation continues to unfold.