Summary

  • Man, 75, who died in Westminster attack is named as Leslie Rhodes, from Clapham, London

  • Westminster attacker Khalid Masood, 52, was originally called Adrian Russell Elms

  • Masood spent two years teaching English in Saudia Arabia between 2005-2009

  • Four people are still being questioned by police, six have been released

  • Fifty people hurt in attack, two in critical condition, one has life-threatening injuries

  • Prince Charles visits attack victims at King's College Hospital in London

  1. Prime Minister to chair Cobra meeting shortlypublished at 18:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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    The thoughts of the PM and the government are with those killed and injured in this appalling incident, and with their families. The PM is being kept updated and will shortly chair Cobra."

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  2. Lockdown continues in the Commonspublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  3. Merkel and Hollande express solidaritypublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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    "Terrorism affects us all and France knows how the people of Britain are suffering today," Mr Hollande said.

  4. Met Police's full statementpublished at 18:41 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  5. London attack: What we knowpublished at 18:36 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  6. London attack: French students injured on bridgepublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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    Three French schoolchildren were among those injured when a vehicle hit people on Westminster Bridge, in a suspected terror attack, the French government has confirmed.

    The foreign ministry said they had been on a school trip to London.

    A newspaper in France's Brittany region, Le Telegramme, identified them as teenage pupils from a private high school in Concarneau.

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  7. Parliament to sit on Thursdaypublished at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  8. Amber Rudd: Priority is public securitypublished at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  9. Theresa May leaves Downing Streetpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  10. Security still in place around Westminster areapublished at 18:25 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  11. Video: The moment attack beganpublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  12. #PrayforLondonpublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

    The hashtags #PrayforLondon and #Wearenotafraid are trending on Twitter.

  13. Police bravery hailedpublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  14. MP's video shows London attack panicpublished at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

    Mobile phone footage taken by a Welsh MP captures the panic inside at the Houses of Parliament as shots are fired amid a suspected terrorist attack.

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  15. Travel latest: Waterloo station 'open as normal'published at 18:19 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  16. Trump has spoken to May, spokesman sayspublished at 18:19 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

    US President Donald Trump has spoken to Theresa May following the attack, US journalists are quoting his spokesman Sean Spicer as saying.

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  17. International reaction to Westminster attackpublished at 18:18 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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    Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, who earlier in the day had taken part in commemorations to mark the first anniversary of a terror attack in Brussels, said: "Our condolences are with those who mourn and all who are affected in London. Belgium stands with UK in fight against terror." 

    Danish PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen said: "Horrified by the images from London. My thoughts are with our British friends." 

    The European Commission's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said: "My thoughts are with the people of London." 

  18. What we know so farpublished at 18:14 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  19. Sanctuary provided for Parliamentary staffpublished at 18:14 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

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  20. Three police officers among those injuredpublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 22 March 2017

    Three police officers returning from a commendation ceremony were among those injured on Westminster Bridge, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley also said.