Summary

  • Police say the death toll from Saturday's attacks has risen to eight

  • Australian au pair Sara Zelenak is named as the latest victim of the attacks

  • Police searching for French national Xavier Thomas have recovered a body from the Thames

  • A 30-year-old man was arrested for terrorism offences in the early hours of Wednesday

  • Police casualty bureau can be contacted on 0800 096 1233 and 020 7158 0197

  1. London attacks: Latest updatespublished at 09:45 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Police stand guard on London BridgeImage source, Getty Images
  2. Manchester survivors have a message for Londonpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

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    Woman holds a message for Londoners from ManchesterImage source, Getty Images

    It’s been two weeks since a bomb went off in my home city. Twenty-two killed and 116 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a device at an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena.

    At Sunday's tribute concert, people told me of their support for London.

    Jess told me: "My message to London would be to keep that city together, because the last thing you want is for everybody to fall apart. And tell someone how much you love them right now, because you never know what might happen.”

  3. Labour and Tories fight over police numberspublished at 09:21 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    The BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said he expected there to be a remorseless focus on the issue of security in the final 48 hours of campaigning before Thursday's general election, despite attempts by the Conservatives to focus on Brexit.

    Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has said a debate is needed on future resources in the wake of the London Bridge and Westminster attacks, although a former terrorism law watchdog said linking the cuts to terror attacks was a "completely misleading argument".

  4. Watch: 'Extraordinary intervention' in British affairspublished at 09:07 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Today Programme
    BBC Radio 4

    US President Donald Trump has lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his assurances to Londoners following Saturday's terror attack.

    He accused Mr Khan of offering a "pathetic excuse" for saying there was no reason for people to be alarmed.

    Lord Ricketts, who was national security adviser to David Cameron between 2010 and 2012, called this an "extraordinary intervention" in British affairs at a very sensitive moment.

  5. Lib Dem leader warns of 'knee-jerk' policiespublished at 08:49 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Tim FarronImage source, AFP

    Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has warned against "knee-jerk" policies following Saturday's attack.

    He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that control orders were a good example of a policy which sounded good but achieved little as they were constantly overturned in the courts.

    "After the outrage on Saturday night, there is always a desire for people to reach for the 'sound good' rather than the 'do good'," he said,

    "Fundamentally, I want to keep our society safe. You do not keep our society safe by coming up with systems, and Prevent may be one of them, control orders another, that sound good and sound tough but are actually counter-productive."

    He said what was known to work was investment in police and security services which was why the Liberal Democrats were proposing to invest an extra £300m a year.

  6. Barriers fitted on London Bridgepublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Barriers have been installed on London Bridge overnight following the recent terror attacks in the capital.

    On Monday three central London bridges - Westminster, Lambeth and Waterloo - had barriers put in place by the Metropolitan Police in a bid to stop vehicles from mounting the pavement.

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  7. Boris Johnson: 'It is not all about police numbers'published at 08:09 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

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    Boris Johnson

    Current foreign secretary and former London Mayor Boris Johnson has hit back at accusations that police numbers are falling.

    Speaking to BBC Breakfast, he said: "When Jeremy Corbyn says it’s all a function of police numbers, I have to say that is wrong – police numbers in London have remained high – and we protected police budgets in 2015, and the Labour Party as I recall, actually wanted to cut them by 10%.

    "I certainly think that you need to have a strong and robustly financed Metropolitan Police and that’s what we’ve had in London, certainly during my time, it is up to the current mayor to provide the financing available for it."

    He said when he was mayor, "huge savings" were made by selling surplus buildings and reorganising things which allowed the Met's officer count to remain at 32,000, and that more funds were being spent on counter-terrorism.

  8. London tourists 'not put off by attack'published at 07:56 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Tourists in central London give their reaction to Saturday's London Bridge attack.

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  9. Attacker worked for Transport for Londonpublished at 07:45 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Khuram ButtImage source, UGC

    Transport for London has said that attacker Khuram Butt worked for London Underground for just under six months as a trainee customer services assistant.

    He left in October last year.

  10. Sadiq Khan: Met Police could lose thousands of officerspublished at 07:39 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Sadiq KhanImage source, Reuters

    The Metropolitan Police is facing the loss of thousands of front-line officers under Conservative spending plans, London mayor Sadiq Khan has warned.

    He told BBC Breakfast: "Under a new Theresa May government, as a consequence of the cuts to our policing budget, we'd have fewer police officers and all the experts say that one of the ways we counter terrorism is by fantastic policing in the community.

    "The Conservative plans mean another £400m of cuts to the Met," he said. "I'm simply not willing to stand by and let this happen."

  11. Muslim leaders refuse funeral prayers for attackerspublished at 07:21 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    The Muslim Council of Britain, the UK’s largest Muslim umbrella body, has published a letter condemning the recent attacks in London and Manchester, external and calling on British imams to refuse to perform funeral rites for the perpetrators

    More than 130 imams and religious leaders from an array of Muslim denominations signed the letter, agreeing together to refuse to perform the traditional Islamic funeral prayer for the attackers, a ritual the MCB says is “normally performed for every Muslim regardless of their actions”.

  12. Cordon remains in placepublished at 07:05 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    The cordon around Borough Market remains in place.

    • Borough High Street is closed north of Great Dover Street (although there is some pedestrian access up to Union Steet),
    • Southwark Street is closed east of Southwark Bridge
    • London Bridge southbound has no access from Cannon Street

    London Bridge Station is open but the Borough High Street entrance / exit is closed

    Fifteen bus routes are on diversion over Tower Bridge or Blackfriars Bridge or are terminating early

    Graphic on cordon
  13. Lions pay tributepublished at 06:57 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    British and Irish Lions have a minute's silenceImage source, Getty Images

    The British and Irish Lions held a minute's silence in tribute to the victims of the London terror attacks during training.

    The rugby union side is currently on tour in New Zealand.

    Coach Rob Howley said: "It's obviously very emotional, and we just want to offer huge condolences from the whole squad, management, players and everyone connected with the Lions to those families who lost seven lives.

    "It's devastating and we send our deepest condolences to all the families."

  14. More bridge security work carried outpublished at 06:46 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

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  15. London attacks: Latest updatespublished at 06:29 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Khumran Butt (left) and Rachid RedouaneImage source, Met Police
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    Attackers Khuram Butt (left) who was known to police and the security services and Rachid Redouane

    • Police have named two of the men who carried out Saturday's attack in London Bridge, where seven people were killed and 48 were injured.
    • Khuram Butt, 27, of Barking was known to MI5 and police in 2015, but an investigation into him was dropped. He was seen displaying a flag used by so-called Islamic State in a London park on a Channel 4 documentary. Rachid Reduoane and another perpetrator who has not been named were not known to police.
    • All 12 people arrested in connection with Saturday's raids have been released without charge.
    • Counter-terror officers began searching a house in Ilford, east London, at about 01:30 BST. No arrests have been made.
    • A minute's silence will be held at 11:00 BST in memory of the victims of Saturday's attack.

  16. Minute's silence to be held this morningpublished at 06:06 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    There will be a minute's silence at 11:00 BST in memory of those who lost their lives and for others affected by Saturday night's events.

    A book of condolences will also open to the public at Southwark Council's headquarters in Tooley Street.

  17. Met Police searching east London propertypublished at 05:56 British Summer Time 6 June 2017
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    Counter-terror officers are searching a property in Ilford, east London, after entering the address at around 01:30, the Metropolitan Police have said.

    No arrests had been made as part of the search, the force added.

  18. Trump's tweets about Sadiq Khan 'mind-boggling'published at 05:49 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    BBC World

    US journalist Mark Follman, an editor for Mother Jones magazine, said: "Many people in American politics continue to be flummoxed and very disturbed by what he is doing."

    US President Donald Trump called London Mayor Sadiq Khan "pathetic" in his latest tweet following Saturday's terror attack.

    "It's quite mind-boggling," Mr Follman told BBC World News.

    "It's a real problem for the White House - they can't control it obviously."

  19. #TurnToLovepublished at 04:09 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Signs from the vigil held in London on Monday night

    A supporter holds a sign of condolence for the victims of the London attackImage source, EPA
    Members of London"s muslim community hold signs of condolence and support near the site of the attackImage source, EPA
    Supporters hold signs of condolence for the victims of the London attacks,Image source, EPA
  20. Book of condolence available to signpublished at 03:20 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    The public can add their names to a book of condolence for the victims of the London Bridge attack from 09:00 on Tuesday.

    The book will be at Southwark Council's headquarters in Tooley Street before being moved to Southwark Cathedral once a cordon in the local area is lifted.

    Prime Minister Theresa May has already signed the book, paying tribute to the "innocent victims of this evil and brutal attack".

    Her message continues:

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    "We stand together in tribute to the extraordinary professionalism and bravery of our police and emergency services - and the courage of members of the public who defended themselves and others from the attackers. And we will pull together to take on and defeat our enemies and to stand up for our pluralistic British values - for they are superior to anything offered by the preachers and supporters of hate."