A security guard at a busy M&S was left bleeding after trying to stop a knife-wielding suspected shoplifter.

Emergency services attended the M&S food shop at Paddington Basin in central London.

Eyewitnesses reported a man running away from the scene with shouting being heard.

An eyewitness, Adam, told GB News: "We saw someone running away from the M&S and heard shouting but didn’t get a look at him."

Police in attendance outside the Marks and Spencer in Paddington

Police outside the M&S

The M&S in North Wharf Road, Paddington

Another eyewitness told GB News that he saw a pair "scuffling" and a man running off with a knife. He added that he ran off but could not keep up with him.

GB News has approached the Met Police and the London Ambulance Service for a comment.