Two Gloucester schools in lockdown after altercation; boy taken to hospital

Police were called to Chalford Road in Tuffley at 08:50 GMT after an altercation outside St Peter’s High School in Gloucester. A male was seen with a “long-bladed item”, and one boy was taken to hospital with minor injuries. St Peter’s and nearby Willow Primary Academy were placed in lockdown while armed officers searched for the people involved, who fled the area. Police said pupils were safe and there was no ongoing threat at either school.