An eyewitness at the Doncaster to London train stabbings has described the moment a ‘hero’ threw himself in front of an attacker’s knife to protect a young female passenger. Speaking to BBC News, passenger Olly Foster revealed people initially believed the attack to be a Halloween prank before terror spread through train carriages. As bystanders fled, Foster described seeing one passenger’s extraordinary act of bravery. “There was a girl who was really in a bit of a state because the guy tried to stab her. One of the older guys - who was an absolute hero - blocked it with his head,” Foster revealed. Two people are still fighting for their lives in hospital following the attack. Police have confirmed a 32-year-old Black British national and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

An eyewitness at the Doncaster to London train stabbings has described the moment a ‘hero’ threw himself in front of an attacker’s knife to protect a young female passenger.…

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

British Transport Police said the "heroic" LNER staff member had tried to stop the attacker.

British Transport Police say rail staff member was recorded on CCTV intervening in attempt to stop attacker

Police say one suspect in custody, but ‘hero’ train staff member still in life-threatening condition.

BBC Verify uses witness statements and video evidence to piece together a timeline of a devastating stabbing.

Eleven people were injured during a mass attack on a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday

LNER employee Samir Zitouni, who was hospitalised after Saturday’s incident, hailed by police for ‘incredibly brave’ actions