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| Youth stabbed on school premises | Youth stabbed on school premises |
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| A 15-year-old boy stabbed at his school is recovering in hospital after initial fears for his life. | A 15-year-old boy stabbed at his school is recovering in hospital after initial fears for his life. |
| He was taken to hospital by air ambulance from Cardinal Wiseman School on Greenford Road, Greenford, west London, at 1610 GMT on Thursday. | He was taken to hospital by air ambulance from Cardinal Wiseman School on Greenford Road, Greenford, west London, at 1610 GMT on Thursday. |
| His injuries were considered life-threatening, but police have confirmed that his condition has since improved. | His injuries were considered life-threatening, but police have confirmed that his condition has since improved. |
| A 16-year-old boy from Southall has been arrested over the incident. He remains in police custody. | A 16-year-old boy from Southall has been arrested over the incident. He remains in police custody. |
| An arts festival due to take place in the school later that evening was cancelled because of the stabbing. | |
| A spokesman for the school said it would remain closed on Friday, except for year 11 classes, and reopen on Monday. | |
| He said: "The school day will be a normal Monday other than each year group will have a short assembly during the morning so that all students are fully informed and reassured," he said. | |
| "We will be offering a full range of pastoral support for those students affected by this." | "We will be offering a full range of pastoral support for those students affected by this." |