62 m. ago Train hero in critical but stable condition, Transport Secretary says

Heidi Alexander said the actions of the train crew members saved lives during Saturday’s mass stabbing.

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1 hour ago Metal detectors at train stations would ‘make life impossible’, says transport secretary

Heidi Alexander says security review after Cambridgeshire train stabbings will consider all other optionsMetal-detector scanners at train stations would “make life impossible” for passengers, the transport secretary has said, adding that a review into security after a mass stabbing on a high-speed train would examine all other options.A member of train staff who intervened to protect passengers as the service approached Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire remained critically ill in hospital but his condition was now stable, Heidi Alexander also told Sky News. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Hero train driver's breathtaking act stopped mass stabbing even more horrific

Travel expert Simon Calder said the LNER train driver's quick call to the control centre at Network Rail to get the train diverted onto the slow line was 'absolutely crucial'

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11 h. ago Hero who confronted mass train stabbing suspect named as friends pay tribute

Stephen Crean has been named as the hero who confronted a mass train stabbing suspect near Huntingdon.

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13 h. ago Mass train stabbings: Police RELEASE arrested man without charge in major update

Two men were arrested on suspicion of murder over last night's attack on a train in Cambridgeshire, but one of them has been released without charge, police have said

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13 h. ago Cambridgeshire train stabbings: ‘heroic’ LNER staff member suffered ‘life

British Transport Police say rail staff member was recorded on CCTV intervening in attempt to stop attackerA “heroic” rail staff member who intervened in a mass stabbing to save the lives of high-speed train passengers suffered life-threatening injuries, police said on Sunday, as a suspect remains in custody.The member of LNER staff was recorded on CCTV attempting to stop the attacker as the train travelled between Peterborough and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, British Transport Police said.Additional reporting: Harry Taylor and Vikram Dodd Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Cambridgeshire train stabbings: ‘heroic’ rail staff member fighting for life after tackling attacker

British Transport Police say LNER worker ‘undoubtedly saved lives’ as suspect remains in custodyA “heroic” rail staff member who intervened in a mass stabbing to save the lives of high-speed train passengers suffered life-threatening injuries, police said on Sunday, as a suspect remains in custody.The member of LNER staff was recorded on CCTV attempting to stop the attacker as the train travelled between Peterborough and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, British Transport Police said.Additional reporting: Harry Taylor and Vikram Dodd Continue reading...

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14 h. ago ‘Heroic’ rail worker ‘saved people’s lives’ trying to stop knife attack

The staff member, who has not been named, was one of 10 people taken to hospital after the mass stabbing on the train.

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15 h. ago Revealed: Hero Huntingdon train driver who saved lives with quick

Andrew Johnson, of Peterborough, rapidly diverted the London-bound train to Huntingdon station after being alerted to the mass stabbing, enabling emergency services to act fast.

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15 h. ago Cambridgeshire train stabbing: one suspect held on suspicion of attempted murder, after second man released, police say

A 32-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the Huntingdon train knife attack is now being treated as the only suspect, according to transport policeTwo men in custody after mass stabbing on Cambridgeshire trainCambridgeshire train attack: what we know so farSome more reaction is coming in.Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, said she was “deeply disturbed” by the reports from Huntingdon. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Nottingham Forest offer support to fans on train involved in mass stabbing

Nottingham Forest offer support to fans on train involved in mass stabbing - The Athletic  The New York Times

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15 h. ago 'Hero' train worker fighting for life after 'saving many lives' in mass stabbing

British Transport Police said five people have been discharged from hospital and one - a member of LNER rail staff who was on the train - remains in a life-threatening condition

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16 h. ago 'I was chased through Huntingdon train with blood sprayed on tables after mass stabbings'

An eyewitness who was onboard the train during the Huntingdon stabbing said passengers feared the attacker had a gun as they ran away from the knife-wielding maniac

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17 h. ago Huntingdon stabbings: How mass stabbing horror on train unfolded

A marauding rampage took place on board the service to King's Cross

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19 h. ago Police rule out terrorism in stabbing attack on UK train after 2 men are arrested

British police have dismissed speculation that a mass stabbing on a London-bound train was terrorism-related

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21 h. ago Huntingdon train stabbings: Everything we know so far about the attack that left nine in critical condition

Counter-terrorism police are investigating after nine people were left fighting for their lives in a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire

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22 h. ago Huntingdon train stabbing suspect was tasered as cop shouts 'get him in a hold'

Footage of the moment a suspect in the Huntingdon mass train stabbing was wrestled to the ground by police has emerged as police said the arrests were made in just eight minutes

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22 h. ago Two men in police custody after mass stabbing on Cambridgeshire train

Police say they are not treating attack that left two people with life-threatening injuries as terrorist incidentCambridgeshire train stabbing: latest updatesExplainer: Cambridgeshire train attack – what we know so farTwo men are in custody after multiple stabbings on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire that left two people with life-threatening injuries, police have said.A 32-year-old black British national and a 35-year-old Briton of Caribbean descent have been arrested, British Transport Police have said, after the incident on Saturday night after which 11 people were treated in hospital. It is not being treated as a terrorist incident. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Two British men arrested after mass stabbing on train to King's Cross

Two British men arrested after mass stabbing on train to King's Cross  Guardian Series

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22 h. ago Two men arrested over Huntingdon stabbing which passenger thought was Halloween prank

Police have released on update on the two men arrested following the terrifying ordeal, while the King says he is "appalled" by what has unfolded.

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