A man has been charged with murder and seven counts of attempted murder, after a series of stabbings across Birmingham city centre.
Zephaniah McLeod, aged 27, of Nately Grove, Selly Oak, is due in court on Wednesday, West Midlands Police said.
Jacob Billington, 23, was killed and seven others injured at four locations over a period of 90 minutes on Sunday.
Mr Billington, from Crosby, Merseyside, was stabbed in Irving Street while enjoying a night out with friends.
A post-mortem examination concluded he died of a stab wound to the neck.
Drummer in band
Mr Billington had been working as a library intern at Sheffield Hallam University and was also a drummer in a band.
A university spokesman said: "Jacob was a Sheffield Hallam graduate and had joined the library as a graduate intern, where his warmth and enthusiasm made him a greatly valued member of our team.
"Our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends and colleagues."
His friend, Michael Callaghan, also 23 and a fellow band-mate, was seriously injured in the attack in Irving Street and remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Both men had previously attended Sacred Heart Catholic College in Crosby, where prayers were said on Monday evening for their families.
In a statement, the school said: "We are saddened at the events in Birmingham which took Jacob's life and left Michael critically injured.
"We are praying for Michael's recovery and will never forget Jacob, his life touched so many in our school."
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A 22-year-old woman, attacked in Hurst Street, remains critical but stable in hospital.
Another man, aged 30, remains in a serious condition in hospital, while four others have been discharged.
Det Ch Insp Jim Munro said: "Since these tragic events unfolded in the early hours of Sunday morning we've had a team of officers working non-stop on the investigation.
"Our driving focus is to secure justice for the victims, their family and friends. Our sympathies remain with everyone who's been impacted by these terrible crimes."
Three people arrested early on Monday at an address in Selly Oak on suspicion of assisting an offender have all been released pending investigation, police said.
Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday - with some exemptions - amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases.
A new legal limit will ban larger groups meeting anywhere socially indoors or outdoors, No 10 said.
But it will not apply to schools, workplaces or Covid-secure weddings, funerals and organised team sports.
It will be enforced through a £100 fine if people fail to comply with police, doubling up to a maximum of £3,200.
Several exemptions apply to the new rules - which come into force on 14 September - with households and support bubbles bigger than six people are unaffected.
A full list of exemptions will be published by the government later.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to deliver further details at a Downing Street news conference on Wednesday.
In a preview of his address, the PM said: "We need to act now to stop the virus spreading. So we are simplifying and strengthening the rules on social contact - making them easier to understand and for the police to enforce.
"It is absolutely critical that people now abide by these rules and remember the basics - washing your hands, covering your face, keeping space from others, and getting a test if you have symptoms."
No 10 said any group of seven or more people gathering anywhere "risks being dispersed by police or fined for non-compliance".
At-a-glance: What are the new rules?
Social gatherings of more than six people in England will not be allowed in law from Monday 14 September
The new rule applies to private homes, indoors and outdoors, and places such as bars and cafes
The rule does not apply to schools and workplaces, or weddings, funerals and organised team sports
A full list of exemptions is due to be published before the law changes
People who ignore police could be fined £100 - doubling with each offence to a maximum of £3,200
The change applies to England only, to people of all ages, and to gatherings indoors and outdoors, in private homes, public outdoor spaces, and venues such as pubs and restaurants.
The devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are able to set their own coronavirus restrictions and, while largely implementing similar rules, have moved at their own pace during the pandemic.
Downing Street said Mr Johnson held a virtual roundtable with police forces which heard officers wanted clearer rules and enforcement on social contact.
Previously, guidance in England allowed gatherings of up to six people from different households - or up to 30 people from two households.
Overall, there have been 8,396 new cases reported since Sunday - with 2,460 reported on Tuesday alone.
There were also 32 deaths reported, but these will not have been related to the most recent rise in cases.
Large gatherings 'greatest risk'
The rise in cases seen in recent days has caused alarm among ministers and their health advisers.
They believe the UK is at a critical point ahead of the onset of autumn and winter when respiratory viruses tend to thrive.
Close contact within homes remains the most common risk of transmission identified by contact tracers.
Clearly people living with an infected person are most at risk.
But, after that, the most common contact infected individuals have is with visitors to their household, according to data gathered by England's NHS Test and Trace service.
It is ahead of leisure venues, shops, workplaces and health and care settings.
Clearly large gatherings in homes - especially indoors which is more likely to happen when the weather turns - present the greatest risk.
Ministers will also make it clear on Wednesday further restrictions will follow if the rise in infections is not curbed.
The UK government's chief medical adviser, Prof Chris Whitty, who No 10 said backed urgent action in England, has said Covid-19 rates were now rising, especially among people between the ages of 17 and 29.
He warned that if people stopped social distancing then "Covid comes back".
'Relaxed too much'
England's deputy chief medical officer Prof Jonathan Van Tam added: "People have relaxed too much. Now is the time for us to re-engage, and to realise that this is a continuing threat to us."
Among the restrictions imposed on the town was a requirement for hospitality venues to only offer takeaway service and close to customers completely between 22:00 BST and 05:00.
It also became illegal for people in Bolton to socialise with those outside their own household in any setting, even outdoors.
Schools in Bolton will continue to teach pupils as usual, Bolton Council said, as its leader described how Covid-19 was "moving round the borough uncontrolled".
Meanwhile, a new public information campaign will be launched reminding people of the "basics" - washing their hands, covering their face and giving others space.
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A man has been charged with the murder of Jacob Billington - one of eight people stabbed in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday.
Zephaniah McLeod, 27, of Nately Grove, Selly Oak, Birmingham, is also accused of the attempted murder of the seven other victims.
Police have so far not released an image of McLeod but Sky News has tracked down one of the first pictures - showing the accused man against a red background.
Mr Billington, 23, was on a night out with school friends from Liverpool, visiting one of their group studying in Birmingham, when he was stabbed in the neck.
Image:Jacob Billington, 23, was stabbed in the neck during a night out with friends
Three people are still in hospital after the city centre attack, including Mr Billington's friend, Michael Callaghan, who is in a critical condition.
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A 22-year-old woman, attacked in Hurst Street, is critical but stable, and a man aged 30 is in a serious condition.
The other four victims have been discharged.
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Three people arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender were released earlier on Tuesday pending investigation.
Mr Billington's family said in a statement on Monday that he was "a funny, caring and wonderful person who was loved by every single person he met".
More tributes were paid today by the the university he worked and studied at.
Image:The attacks happened in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday
A spokesperson for Sheffield Hallam University said: "Jacob was a Sheffield Hallam graduate and had joined the library as a graduate intern, where his warmth and enthusiasm made him a greatly valued member of our team.
"Our thoughts and condolences are with his family, friends and colleagues at this very difficult time.
"We are providing support to those in our community who have been affected by this tragic incident."
Mr Billington and Mr Callaghan had both attended the Sacred Heart Catholic College in Crosby, which held prayers for them on Monday evening.
Image:Police want any witnesses or anyone with photos to get in touch
The school said in a statement: "We are saddened at the events in Birmingham which took Jacob's life and left Michael critically injured."
"We are praying for Michael's recovery and will never forget Jacob, his life touched so many in our school."
Also paying tribute was Mr Billington's local MP for Crosby, Bill Esterton, who said that his friends had acted "heroically" in a bid to save his life.
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Negotiations on the future relationship between London and Brussels following the Brexit transition period, which is set to end on December 31, have been ongoing for almost six months, but without little success. The UK and European Union negotiating teams have blamed each other for this, with both sides refusing to move on a series of red lines, most notably fisheries, state aid and the EU's level-playing field. The eighth round of talks starts in London this week, and with Michel Barnier setting a "strict" deadline of October 31 to agree a deal, fears are quickly intensifying over a no deal Brexit outcome.
But ahead of the latest meetings, Boris Johnson has infuriated senior EU officials amid reports the Government will table new legislation, which threatens to override key elements of the withdrawal agreement.
The Prime Minister’s spokesman said the Government is proposing "limited clarifications" to the law to ensure ministers can preserve the gains of the Good Friday Agreement in the event of no deal outcome between the two sides.
Mr Johnson has also piled further pressure onto the EU by insisting there needs to be an agreement in place by October 15 for it to be fully implemented before the end of the transition period.
Austrian MEP Andreas Schieder, who is acting leader of the Social Democratic Party in the National Council, has launched a scathing attack against Mr Johnson and the negotiating tactics employed by his Government in current trade talks with the EU.
He told Austrian new website OTS: “Instead of finally showing an honest willingness to negotiate, Prime Minister Johnson continues to play his irresponsible game.
"The negotiation of the Tories is just grotesque.
"The future relationship between the EU and Great Britain does not need threatening gestures, but a deal based on the exit agreement."
Mr Schieder acknowledged Britain's departure from the EU is a "sad story" and has backed attempts from Mr Barnier to campaign for the rights of citizens on both sides in talks.
On Monday, Downing Street insisted the Government was not looking to backtrack on previous commitments made in the withdrawal agreement.
Mr Johnson's spokesman said: "We are fully committed to implementing the withdrawal agreement and the Northern Ireland protocol and we have already taken many practical steps to do."
He insisted the Prime Minister has made clear the need for significant progress this week when talks on a free trade deal resume in London.
The spokesman added: "We can't be in the same position as we are now by the end of the upcoming negotiating round if we are going to reach an agreement in the time available.
"As the Prime Minister is setting out today, there needs to be an agreement by the time of the European Council on October 15 if it is going to be in force by the end of the year.
"Reaching a deal at the eleventh hour is not an option."
He also insisted a no deal would still be a "good outcome for the UK".
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Tuesday evening. We'll have another update for you tomorrow morning.
1. Bolton restrictions tightened as cases rise
Tighter coronavirus restrictions have been introduced in Bolton, in Greater Manchester, including only allowing takeaways and curtailing nightlife, after a rise in cases. The new rules will require all hospitality venues to close between 22:00 BST and 05:00 each day. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the town - which had already been under tighter rules - had "the highest case rate in the country".
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2. Apology over testing access problems
A director of No 10's test and trace programme in England has apologised after some people with coronavirus symptoms said they couldn't access the testing system. Sarah-Jane Marsh, who leads the "test" part of the scheme, said it was the laboratories, not the testing sites themselves, that were the "critical pinch-point". It comes as scientists voiced concern over the UK's rising number of cases.
3. Arts at 'point of no return'
Composer and theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber has said the arts are at the "point of no return" due to damage from the coronavirus pandemic. Most theatres, including those in London's West End, are yet to reopen. Speaking to MPs, Lord Lloyd Webber said the sector needed to get going again, warning that it would be economically "impossible" to run theatres with social distancing.
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4. New cases in all Scottish mainland areas
New coronavirus cases have been reported in every mainland health board area in Scotland in the past 24 hours. There have been 176 positive tests across the country since Monday, including 91 in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - where visiting restrictions are in force. The latest figures include the deaths of three more people who tested positive for the virus - the highest number since 30 June.
5. Boy, 4, starts school after lockdown hospital stay
A four-year-old boy who spent seven weeks in hospital with his father while undergoing cancer treatment during lockdown has now started school. Oliver Stephenson could not see his mum or brother during chemotherapy at Leeds General Infirmary, but has since started in the reception class at a school in West Yorkshire. His mum Laura said he was "super excited" about going to school.
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NHS chiefs tonight announced there had been positive cases identified at four Glasgow schools, one in East Dumbartonshire, one school in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, and another in East Renfrewshire.
Contact tracing is currently being carried out at the High School of Glasgow, St Thomas Acquinas Secondary School, Holyrood Secondary School, Caldercuilt Primary School, Lenzie Academy, Crookfur Primary School and St Peter the Apostle High School.
An NHS spokesperson said: "There is currently no evidence of internal transmission within the schools but there are positive cases.
"Apart from those who are identified as close contacts, all other staff and pupils can continue to attend as normal.
"The exception to this applies to East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire where additional COVID-19 control measures are in place.
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"In these Local Authority areas, any close contacts of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 are being advised that they and all those in their household group, should self-isolate for 14 days.
