A 17-year-old boy was rushed to hospital in an air ambulance after he was stabbed in Dalston yesterday afternoon (Tuesday).

Emergency crews treated the teenager after he was found with a stab wound in his back in Boleyn Road, at the junction with Mildmay Place, shortly before 4.35pm.

He was taken to a north London hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening, according to the police.

Anyone with information should call Det Sgt Marcus Bolam on 020 7421 0298, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.