Man rushed to hospital following assault at central London tourist hotspot

A man has been rushed to hospital following an assault in Leicester Square last night. Emergency services were called just after 9pm on Tuesday to the busy tourist spot. A man was taken to hospital with injuries. Police officers remain at the scene this morning with a large cordon in place.Tourists are reportedly gathering to take photos with the Bridget Jones statue, which is inside part of the cordon, but are struggling because it is inaccessible.A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 9.06pm yesterday to reports of an assault in Leicester Square."We sent an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance."The first paramedic arrived in less than three minutes."We treated a patient at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority."