UK police said on Tuesday that they were questioning a teenager suspected of stabbing two boys at a London school, as counter-terrorism officers took over the investigation. “The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody for questioning by our officers,” he said. The UK, and London in particular, has long grappled with teenage violence and the use of knives, while violence within schools has been growing nationwide, according to unions representing teachers. Both teenage victims in the London stabbings, which occurred just after midday, were taken to hospital. In a letter to parents, Kingsbury High School headteacher Alex Thomas said it had been “a deeply traumatic event for the whole school community”.

Source: Punch February 10, 2026 22:35 UTC