Man in hospital after Gainsborough stabbing

A man is currently in hospital after he was the victim of a knife attack in the Lincolnshire town of Gainsborough.

Police were alerted to a disturbance at a property on Northolme Hill at around 1:30pm on New Year's Day, where they later found that a man had been stabbed.

The 34-year-old was taken to hospital in Hull, where doctors deemed his injuries non-life threatening.

Locals believe that the victim was taken to hospital via air ambulance, however, police have not confirmed this.

A formal investigation has been launched by the police.