A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in the stomach in Penzance last night.

Police were called to Pendarves Road at 11.30pm last night after receiving a report of a disturbance.

The victim, who is in his 30s, was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro.

Police said a 48-year-old man, who was known to the victim, was arrested on suspicion of wounding and was also being treated in hospital.