Summary

  • At least 15 Britons have been confirmed dead by the Foreign Office, which warned the toll could rise

  • Three of the Britons who have been killed have been named as Carly Lovett, Adrian Evans and Joel Richards

  • The majority of the 38 people killed in the attack on a Tunisian beach resort were British, the country's prime minister Habib Essid says

  • Tour operators are flying holidaymakers home, with the first arriving back in the UK on Saturday morning

  • UK PM David Cameron says the terrorists "will not succeed"

  • Foreign Office issues emergency number for people concerned over friends or relatives - 0207 008 0000

  1. Missing couplepublished at 15:24

    Sue Fraser from Chippenham in Wilstshire is looking for her uncle and his partner who were at the resort.

    She said the couple were about 70 years old.

    "My uncle, John Welch and his partner Eileen are staying at the hotel," she told the BBC.

    "They're from Corsham, Wiltshire. They are about 70.

    "Eileen's son has contacted the hotel. He's waiting for a call back. The hotel says they're missing and haven't been seen since yesterday.

    "We've asked them to check the room, see if their stuff has been taken or if it's still there."

  2. 'Want to go home'published at 15:24

    Amy Alcock has been in touch with the BBC. She is from Birmingham, UK  and is on holiday in Sousse, Tunisia, with her partner.

    She said: "There were grown men who were shook up.  A lot of the staff were in tears.

    "I didn't think I would still be here." 

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    "We were meant to be here for 10 days but we just want to go home now."

  3. From the scenepublished at 15:20

    Mark Lowen, BBC's Turkey correspondent

    The clinics of Sousse aren't used to dealing with gunshot wounds. 

    A quiet, tourist town, it's been severely shaken by this tragedy. 

    At the Sahloul University hospital, they're taking in the victims. 

    Over twenty are being treated here: one is in intensive care, others waiting for operations on limbs punctured by bullets. Tony Callaghan, from Norfolk in eastern England, was at the Imperial Hotel with his wife - their third time here. 

    The attack sent him running from the beach into the hotel, crying out for his wife to take cover. 

    One bullet hit his knee. He ended up with a group in one room, barricading themselves in. He could hear his wife outside crying for help. 

    Welling up with tears, he tells me he didn't know if he'd see her alive.

  4. Queues at the airportpublished at 15:10

    While some tourists are continuing their holidays on the beach, others have decided to head home. This was the scene at the Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport in Tunisia a little earlier.

    Tourists wait to check in for their flight to Manchester, Britain, at the Enfidha international airport, Tunisia on 27 JuneImage source, Reuters
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  5. UK and Germany to 'work together'published at 15:06

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  6. Tourists hit the beachpublished at 15:01

    New pictures continue to come in from Tunisia. This shot from news agency Reuters shows that some tourists are continuing with their holidays, and hitting the beach.

    beachImage source, Reuters
  7. 'Saddened'published at 14:54

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  8. Woman waiting for news of motherpublished at 14:52

    Carol Mulhall from Doncaster is waiting for news of her mother Margaret Lamb and husband Dougle Lamb, who were on holiday in Sousse.

    "Her phone is just ringing out and the Foreign Office can't give me information," Carol told the BBC.

    "It's been fraught this morning. My children and I are her only family and she would have called me to let me know she was OK if she could. 

    "I don't know what to do. I'm so scared she's out there and could now be alone and terrified. I want to tell her everything will be OK and I'll get her home."

  9. Tunisian authorities name gunmanpublished at 14:48

    Ben Brown reports that Tunisian authorities have named the dead gunman as 23-year-old Seiffedine Rezgui, who was an electrical engineering student. They say he was acting alone 

  10. Missing couple soughtpublished at 14:39

    Denis and Elaine Thwaites
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    Denis and Elaine Thwaites

    Relatives are appealing for any information on missing couple Denis and Elaine Thwaites, who arrived in Tunisia on Wednesday and may have been caught up in the attack.

  11. Armed security guards on boatspublished at 14:35

    BBC presenter Ben Brown at the scene in Tunisia has said increased security guards are now patrolling the beach area in boats.

    "Some are saying this sort of increased security is too late as there had already been one attack on tourists in March," he told the BBC News Channel.

  12. Tourism in Tunisa will recover 'long term'published at 14:22

    The owner of the Marhaba Imperial Hotel near to where the attack took place has said that he thinks the incident will not affect Tunisia's tourism trade in the "long-term".

    Owner of the Marhaba Imperial
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    I think the tourism industry will suffer in the short-term, but in the long-term we will recover. Tunisia will always be a hospitable country.

    Hotel owner

  13. Protests in Tunisiapublished at 14:06

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  14. Bullet holes in bagpublished at 14:01

    Injured Briton Tony Callaghan has met up with the BBC's Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen. Mr Callaghan (see entry 12.39) is a member of Norfolk Police staff, and the force said his injuries were not life threatening.

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  15. Police ask for informationpublished at 13:59

    Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley has appealed for anyone caught up in Friday's attack to come forward with information that could help with their inquiries.

    He added: "Extra officers are at British airports to support returning travellers and identify potential witnesses."

    Information can be passed in confidence to the anti-Terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321.

  16. Gunman imagepublished at 13:55

    This image taken from a militant website associated with Islamic State purports to show the Tunisian gunman Abu Yahya al-QayrawaniImage source, AP

    This image published on sites associated with Islamic State purported to show the Tunisia gunman - who was referred to by a nom de guerre, Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani.

  17. British victim named - Carly Lovettpublished at 13:48
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    The first Briton known to have been killed has now been named locally as Carly Lovett from Gainsborough in Lincolnshire.

  18. Consular team arrivespublished at 13:45

    Ben Brown, BBC news presenter

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  19. Man seeks missing parentspublished at 13:41

    Mark Stocker, is appealing for help in finding his father and stepmother, John and Janet. 

    Speaking to Sky News, he said: "We've spoken to every hospital in Sousse and surrounding areas." 

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    One of my brothers managed to speak to someone in the hotel - they've gone and checked their room but their stuff is still in there. It's just trying to work out what we do."

  20. 'Angry tourists'published at 13:36

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