Summary

  • A man, 32, is being treated as the only suspect in a stabbing attack that occurred on board a Doncaster-London train on Saturday, police say

  • A 35-year-old man, also arrested last night, has since been released after they confirmed he was not involved

  • Authorities say a LNER staff member who tried to stop the attack remains in life-threatening condition - five others injured have now been discharged

  • The injured employee's actions "were nothing short of heroic and undoubtedly saved many people's lives", British Transport Police say

  • On Saturday, armed officers boarded the train after the 18:25 service was diverted to Huntingdon, following calls by passengers to police at around 19:40 GMT - here's everything we now know

  • Eyewitnesses have been describing how the attack unfolded - one saw a man with a bloodied arm fleeing down a carriage yelling "they've got a knife" while another saw police Taser a man on a platform

Live Reporting

Edited by Johanna Chisholm, with Rajini Vaidyanathan reporting from Huntingdon

  1. 'Do not travel' advice issued by LNER train company

    LNER, which operates East Coast Mainline services in the UK, is urging passengers not to travel because of "major disruption" caused by the multiple stabbings on a train to Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.

    In a statement on X, the company writes: "We are experiencing major disruption across the LNER route."

    "Emergency services are dealing with an incident at Huntingdon station, all lines are blocked."

    "Our advice is 'Do Not Travel'. Please defer your travel where you can."

  2. Two people arrested after 'multiple people' stabbed on train to Cambridgeshire
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    Two people have been arrested after "multiple people" were stabbed on a train to Cambridgeshire.

    British Transport Police are currently responding to the incident on an LNER train to Huntingdon.

    Armed officers attended the scene and two men were arrested following 999 calls at 19:39 GMT.

    More than 30 officers were sent to the scene. No details about how many people have been stabbed have been released, or how serious the injuries are.

    We're still gathering details on what has happened, stay with us as we bring you the latest updates.