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Met says non-fatal stabbings took place after most of the crowds had dispersed on Sunday eveningSix people were stabbed after Arsenal’s Premier League victory parade in north London on Sunday, police have said.The Metropolitan police said the stabbings took place in the evening after most of the crowds had dispersed. Twenty-four people were arrested.One man in his 20s was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition but has since been stabilised. The force said most of the victims did not suffer serious injuries.Hundreds of thousands of supporters lined streets around the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal celebrated winning the league title for the first time in 22 years. More than 500 officers were deployed to police the event. Ten of the arrests were on suspicion of assaulting police officers.The Met said one officer suffered a slash wound to the hand and another was struck on the head by an object thrown from the crowd.Three people were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, with other offences including grievous bodily harm, being drunk and disorderly, obstructing police, affray and breach of a dispersal order.Police also arrested three people in relation to alleged drugs offences, including one person who was also arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife. Four police vans parked on Theberton Street in Islington were damaged, with broken lights and dents reported.The arrests came after emergency services dealt with a number of incidents linked to the celebrations throughout the day. On Sunday, the London fire brigade said it had rescued about 75 people who became stuck at height after climbing on to rooftops and other structures to watch the parade.The brigade also attended a small fire at a hotel that was believed to have been caused by a flare.Police said extra stop-and-search powers were authorised overnight after patterns of violence in north London. Commander Stuart Bell, who led the Met’s public order operation for the parade, said there had been “pockets of antisocial behaviour” during the event.“As the evening progressed and the majority of the crowds made their way home, there was sadly further violence, including gang-related incidents,” he said. “Officers were swiftly on scene to each stabbing and investigations are ongoing.”Ch Supt Jason Stewart, who leads policing in Islington, said officers would continue patrols in the area while investigations continued. “Our officers are back out on patrol today to provide visible reassurance and our investigation teams are working hard to identify offenders and bring them to justice,” he said.The Met said inquiries into all six stabbings were continuing.

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Supporters filling north London pubs said they were already gratified by Premier League winThe streets of Holloway, usually bustling with families and trolly-dragging shoppers, were uncharacteristically quiet on Saturday afternoon. But shortly after the clock struck 5pm, loud roars echoed through the north London high street, located a short walk away from the Emirates stadium, as Arsenal walked on to the pitch for the Champions League final.While the team, still basking in the glory of their Premier League win last week, were in Budapest for their final showdown against Paris Saint-Germain, Gunners – or Gooners, as they are colloquially known – came out to support the team on their home turf.The Argos sign on Holloway Road was fitted with a banner after the letter r to form the word Ar-senal and pubs in the area were heaving with fans clad in red and white. The tense silence was broken mere minutes later when Kai Havertz scored a goal barely five minutes into the game.Lucy, 37, and Gregory, 48, travelled from Paris to Holloway for the final, though sadly they couldn’t make it inside the Victoria Tavern pub to view the game, which was heaving with fans. “The mood is amazing,” said Lucy, who has been a Gooner for 30 years. “We went to the Emirates and there was lots of people.” She said she connected with the team because of its strong pedigree of French players including Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira.Gregory wasn’t too hopeful that Arsenal could pull off a double win. “PSG is a good team,” he said. Lucy did not see it as a make-or-break result: “I will be happy either way but more happy if we win the Champions League.”Issac, 42, was also waiting outside the pub, with fleeting hope that he would make it inside. He had travelled to Holloway from Ghana to celebrate with other Gunners on home turf. “It was the best thing ever,” he said of Arsenal’s Premier League win, the first time the team had taken the trophy in 22 years. Like Lucy and Gregory, he was already delighted with what Arsenal had achieved this season. “I’ll be disappointed but we’ve got a Premier League win which is more important to me,” he said.Most pubs around the stadium were at full capacity and a short bus ride away in Angel Islington, Gooner fever was also in full swing. “Honestly, I’m a mix of nervous and excited,” said 25-year-old Jack Devonport about the final, who had travelled into the area to celebrate with his fellow Gunners. Though, like near the Emirates, most pubs were already packed.He has been a lifelong Gooner. “I’ve seen everything. I was alive for the last Champions League final but I don’t remember it. I’ve seen us losing to Birmingham in the cup finals. I’ve seen the 6-0 on the Chelsea game. I’ve seen all the negatives and finally it feels like we’re at the pinnacle,” he said.When Arsenal were declared victors of the Premier League for the first time in 22 years last week, Devonport said he felt “relief more than anything”.“The one thing I’ve learned about football is that it isn’t always fair. Sometimes you can be the best team with the best squad but luck doesn’t always go your way,” he said. “You don’t always get what you deserve in football but to finally get over the line is everything to me.”Arsenal’s smashing performance this season has meant more than mere personal satisfaction to Devonport. “The last time we won the league I was five years old so to be able to watch every game this season with my dad has been massive,” he said.“To watch all the games together, to relive what he had when he was younger with his son is amazing. It’s something we’ll never forget.”And the evening began well for Arsenal with Kai Havertz firing them into a sixth-minute lead. PSG, however, equalised courtesy of an Ousmane Dembélé penalty in the second half to force extra time and subsequently a penalty shootout.There was heartbreak in the end for the red half of north London with Eberechi Eze and Gabriel Magalhães missing their spot-kicks as the French side won 4-3 in the shootout to retain their Champions League crown.