A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman, an eight-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy were stabbed in east London.

Police were called at 5.35pm on Friday to First Avenue, Dagenham, where they found the woman, aged 30, and the children with stab wounds.

The Metropolitan Police said they were taken to hospital and none are in a life-threatening condition.

Kulvinder Ram, 48, of First Avenue, will appear from custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with three counts of attempted murder, police said.

All parties involved were known to each other, the force added.