Six people, including two children, were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd of people outside a sports centre in Newcastle, the BBC reported.

It happened at about 09:14 BST outside Westgate Sports Centre where an event was taking place to celebrate Eid.

One eight-year-old boy is said to have been critically injured. Northumbria Police said the incident was not believed to be terror-related.

A 42-year-old woman was arrested and is in custody, police said.

Hundreds of people were at the event to mark the end of Ramadan.

Source: MENA