A London police officer has died after collapsing in Trafalgar Square.

The 38-year-old officer suddenly fell ill on Friday morning, a spokesperson for Scotland Yard said.

“Police were called by London Ambulance Service at approximately 6am on Friday, 27 November to reports of a man collapsed in Trafalgar Square

“LAS treated a 38-year-old man at scene before taking him to a south London hospital where he subsequently died.”

The Metropolitan Police Federation extended its condolences to the officer, writing on Facebook: “Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this time.”