A station was closed for hours after a man was stabbed.

Cordons were in place near the entrance of Gospel Oak station after reports of a stabbing just outside it on Friday (October 20) at 12.46pm.

Emergency services attended and found a man, 19, with a stab wound.

He was rushed to hospital, where police say his injuries were found not to be life-threatening or life-changing.

According to The Second Shelf, a business that sells rare books and rediscovered works by women, Gordon House Road was closed off and there were major delays in the area.

Days after the incident, the Met Police say that enquiries are ongoing and no arrests have been made.

Any witnesses are asked to call police on 101 quoting CAD 3362/20Oct.