A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died from stab wounds near Primrose Hill and St John's Wood.

Police were called shortly before 1am on Sunday (October 10) to a disturbance at a flat in Broxwood Way.

The Met said officers attended and found a woman, aged in her 30s, suffering stab injuries.

Officers administered first aid before paramedics arrived but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The woman’s family have been informed. A post-mortem examination and formal identification will take place in due course.

A 40-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of murder.

The death is being investigated by detectives from Specialist Crime. Police said enquiries continue to establish the circumstances.