Four hospitalised after reports of stabbings in central London

Four people have been taken to hospital following reports of a stabbing in central London.

London Ambulance Service said it was called at about 12:30 BST to Endell Street near Covent Garden.

In a statement, a spokesperson said: “We treated four patients at the scene and took them all to a major trauma centre as a priority by road.”

Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, external, X, external and Instagram, external. Send your story ideas to hello.bbclondon@bbc.co.uk, external

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X, external to get the latest alerts.