A train crew member who was seriously injured while trying to protect passengers during a mass stabbing has regained consciousness.

Samir Zitouni, 48, known as Sam, was working on board the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train from Doncaster to London when the attack began in Cambridgeshire on Saturday 1 November.

LNER said Mr Zitouni, who has worked for the firm for more than 20 years, was credited with helping to save multiple lives .

A GoFundMe page for Mr Zitouni has raised nearly £40,000 towards its £50,000 target, one week after the attack.

A message posted on the GoFundMe page said: "Sam's family continue to be deeply grateful for all of your kind messages, generosity, and support.

"His wife has shared the wonderful news that Sam woke up briefly yesterday, and she

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