UK police arrest man for murder over Leicester stabbing

UK police say they have arrested an 18-year-old man ​after another man in his 20s died following ⁠a stabbing the previous night in the central English city of Leicester.

Leicestershire Police said on X that there had not been a "mass stabbing" in ‌the city, ​adding that speculation was unhelpful.

De Montfort University had ‍earlier issued a statement saying there had been a "very serious incident" around its campus in the city.

Officers said they sealed off the area around the ​university campus and the ambulance ‌service had taken a man in his 20s to a hospital, ​where "he died a short time later".

"An 18-year-old ‍man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody," the ​police ​said.

Liz Kendall, ​a government minister who represents ​an area of Leicester, said she was aware of the serious incident.

"I would urge everyone to refrain from speculating whilst investigations continue," she said on Facebook.