A man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after five people were stabbed on Thursday morning in south London, emergency services said.

Four people injured in knife attack outside Asda supermarket in south London - A suspect has been arrested after four people were stabbed outside the supermarket

The London Fire Brigade said around 60 firefighters were called to the fire which erupted in a first floor flat in Upper Norwood at around 3am. Seven people were rescued using ladders and had been treated at the scene by the London Ambulance Service.

Five people were injured in a suspected stabbing near an Asda store in Croydon, south London. A man has been arrested, and one victim was taken to a major trauma center while four others were hospitalized.