Summary

  • One of the victims of Friday's attack is named as Jack Merritt, a Cambridge graduate

  • The condition of one of the victims in hospital has improved from critical to stable

  • A woman was also killed. Two further injured people remain in hospital

  • Usman Khan, 28, who carried out the attack, was a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences

  • He was out on licence and wearing a tag. He was shot dead by police after people restrained him

  • Visiting the scene with London's mayor and the head of the Met Police, the PM says automatic early release from jail is not working

  • Police have been searching properties in Staffordshire

  • Friday's attack began during a conference at Fishmongers' Hall, near Monument, at 13:58 GMT

Live Reporting

Mary O'Connor, Claire Heald, Harriet Agerholm, Katie Wright and Thomas Mackintosh

  1. Police 'aware of reports circulating on social media'

    The Met Police have tweeted saying they will "release facts when we can" adding "our info must be accurate".

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  2. BBC reporter describes the initial scene

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  3. In pictures: Armed officers at scene

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    Armed officers near a white van

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    Emergency workers - including this medic- are at the scene

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    Police have set up a cordon to keep people away from the scene

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  4. Map of the scene

    Map of London Bridge incident

  5. Eyewitness describes police shooting man

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    Eyewitness Amanda Hunter says she was on a bus on the bridge when she looked out the window and saw "three police officers going over to a man".

    "Then one of the police officers shot him," she says. It appeared there was something in his hand, she says, but couldn't be certain what it was.

    She says she was stopped on the bus "maybe for only about a minute or a minute and a half and then we were able to safely get off the bridge".

    Her fellow passengers were in "shock" she says "because it happened so quickly".

  6. Ambulance service declares 'major incident'

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  7. 'I heard more gunshots and people started running'

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    Einer Orn, who is near London Bridge, tells the BBC he had just had his lunch break when "all of a sudden" he saw some police cars. He says he heard two gunshots, but wasn't sure if they were fireworks.

    "A couple of minutes later then I heard a lot more gunshots and people started to run off the bridge. Buses were stopped."

    "It's been pretty hectic".

  8. Picture: Armed police on the bridge

    Armed police officers on London BridgeAlexandra Carr / Twitter

  9. 'Number of people injured' - Met Police
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  10. City of London Police 'aware of London Bridge incident'

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  11. London Bridge station evacuated

    Police have evacuated London Bridge station and the surrounding area, PA News agency reports.

    A cordon has also been set up at Borough Market while evacuation continues from nearby shops and businesses.

  12. 'Everybody dived under the table' - diner

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    Noa Boder, who is stuck in a restaurant right next to London Bridge, describes a "rush of people" coming into the restaurant, adding "everybody basically dived under the table".

    "We were told to keep away from the windows."

    She says the manager of the restaurant "very bravely" ran and shut the doors to make sure nobody could come in.

    Everybody seems to be "calm and in good spirits" here and asking if people are OK.

    "No police have come into the restaurant that I've seen so far. But I think they might have contacted the restaurant either by phone or in some way telling us to stay in until further notice," she says.

  13. BBC journalist on the scene describes 'fight' on bridge

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    BBC journalist John McManus was in the area when the incident started. He says it appeared there was a “fight” going on on the bridge.

    “From what I could see, several people tried to restrain a man and it was then that armed police arrived and they fired shots at this person, who, the last I could see before we were moving from the bridge, was lying on the ground.”

    Since then, he says he’s heard several more shots fired. “There are absolutely masses of police here,” he says.

    Traffic on the north side of the bridge has been “completely stopped”.

  14. Armed police at the scene

    Police at the scene in London BridgePA Media

  15. Early stages of incident - Met Police

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  16. Ambulance crews on scene

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  17. London Bridge sealed off

    London Bridge has been cordoned off by police, with a BBC journalist reporting hearing gunfire.

    BBC reporter John McManus says he saw a group of men involved in a fight on the bridge.

    Police then arrived and shots were fired, he said.

    The Met Police confirmed that it was dealing with an incident at London Bridge and advised people near the scene to follow directions from officers on the ground.

    We'll bring you live updates as we get them.