A man is in a critical condition after he was stabbed on Westminster Bridge in central London, the Met Police has said. Emergency services were called at about 10:45 GMT to reports of a fight on the bridge.

A man initially thought to have been stabbed on Westminster Bridge following a fight actually suffered a cardiac arrest, police said. The Metropolitan Police were called to the bridge at around 10.45am on Sunday after a fight reportedly broke out on the central London Bridge.

Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance rushed to Westminster Bridge after a man was stabbed and left fighting for his life this morning

Police closed Westminster Bridge on Sunday after a man was left in a critical condition following a fight on Sunday. Metropolitan Police officers were called to the bridge at 10.43am, and initially said they had found a man with a stab injury who was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

The Met Police have arrested three men on suspicion of attempted murder and another for affray but initial reports of a stabbing appear to have been inaccurate.

A man is in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during a violent altercation on Westminster Bridge. Emergency services, including the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance,