Stabbing outside Lord Warden pub in Liverpool city centre
A man is in a critical condition after he was stabbed on a Liverpool city centre street, police said.
Officers were called to London Road at about 19:00 BST on Thursday after reports of a stabbing.
Police found a man with a stab wound to to the abdomen outside the Lord Warden pub.
The 40-year-old was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where his condition is described as critical but stable.
A police cordon was put in place around the pub, with police appealing for witnesses to come forward.