Seven more people have been injured in stabbings in London as the spate of violent crime in the capital continues.

A boy aged 13 was seriously hurt in an attack in Newham, east London, and another in his late teens suffered stab wounds in Ealing, west London.

Two 15-year-old boys and a 16-year-old were hurt in Mile End and another 15-year-old was stabbed in Poplar.

A man, in his 40s, was stabbed in Herne Hill, south-east London, but his injuries are not thought to be serious.

A man has been held on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the assault in Mile End and the injured 16-year-old, who had minor injuries, was also arrested.

In addition to the stabbings, a man in his 20s was shot in the face in Tyers Street, Vauxhall, at about 01:25 BST on Friday. He is in hospital and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, police said. No arrests have been made.

Timeline Of Thursday’s Stabbings

12:50 Billet Road, Walthamstow – man in his early 20s, stable condition, no arrests

17:30 East India Dock Road, Poplar – boy, 15, stable condition, no arrests

18:06 Grove Road, Mile End – two boys aged 15, both serious but stable in hospital. One boy, 16, who was not stabbed but was treated at the scene for minor injuries, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm

18:57 Gainsborough Avenue, Newham – boy, 13, serious but stable. Police said three youths have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent

19:05 Ealing Broadway – man, 18, taken to hospital, not thought to be life-threatening injuries, no arrests

22:05 Railton Road, Herne Hill – man in his 40s, not thought to be life-threatening injuries, no arrests