Summary

  • Updates on the 10th anniversary of the 7 July attacks

  • Prince William attends service at Hyde Park Memorial

  • National one minute's silence held to remember the bombings

  • Duke of York attends service at St Paul's Cathedral

  • London mayor and prime minister lay wreaths at 7/7 memorial

  1. St Paul's servicepublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    The national service of commemoration is under way at St Paul's. The Duke of York, Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson are joining victims' relatives and survivors for the event.

    St Paul's service
  2. Guest arriving at St Paul'spublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    The bells of St Paul's Cathedral are ringing out as guests arrive for the service of commemoration.

    St Paul's Order of Service

    It will be broadcast on BBC1 and St Paul's has published the full order of service, external on its website.

  3. 'It will always be difficult to talk about'published at 10:54 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Tim Coulson was travelling eastbound on the Circle Line train when a suicide bomber blew up the passing westbound train.

    Tim Coulson

    He wasn't injured in the explosion but broke out of his carriage to help people on the other train who were.

    Now every year at the memorial service he reads out the names of all those who died in the 7/7 attacks on London.

  4. Get in touchpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Beverley Knight, singer, tweets, external: My thoughts are with all affected by the #7July terror attack 10 years ago in London. We move forward, but we never forget. ❤️xxxxx

  5. Get in touchpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Andy McNab, novelist, tweets, external: My wife was caught up in it and it was a scary few hours until I found her. I'll be observing the minutes silence at 11:30 7/7 #sevenseven

  6. Get in touchpublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    London Fire Brigade tweets, external: Today we remember all those affected by 7/7, and the tireless work of London's emergency services #WeStandTogether

  7. 'I saw and things I heard haunted me every night'published at 10:37 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Emma Barlow emails: "I was one of the people who walked away from the Aldgate train on 7/7, just with a bit of soot on my jacket.

    "But I went straight to a counsellor as the images I saw and things I heard haunted me every night. For me I turned it into a positive as it gave me the push I needed to set up my own business.

    "I am lucky I don't seem to have any psychological issues due to it. I just try and remember how lucky I am, and how different it could have been. My heart goes out to the victims who weren't so lucky."

  8. 'Social thunderclap'published at 10:33 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Paul Dadge became one of the symbols of the 7 July 2005 attacks after he was pictured leading a lady in a burns mask away from the Edgware Road bomb site.

    Today, he is attempting to organise a "social thunderclap" to create a wave of attention for his twitter message:, external "Ten years on #wewillremember those who lost their lives during the 7/7 London Bombings #1minutesilence http://thndr.it/1JPbxZg"

    He hopes to raise awareness for the Foundation for Peace charity.

  9. The invisible victimspublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    The 7 July London bombers killed 52 people and inflicted life-changing injuries on dozens more.

    Shanie RyanImage source, Other

    But hundreds like Shanie Ryan caught up in the blasts walked away that day - only to experience delayed emotional effects.

  10. Fifty attacks stopped since 7/7published at 10:23 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Nick Beake
    Home Affairs Correspondent, BBC News

    The UK's most senior counter-terrorism police officer has said up to 50 deadly terror attacks have been stopped since the 7 July bombings 10 years ago.

    Mark RowleyImage source, Reuters

    The Met's Assistant Commissioner, Mark Rowley, said the plots had been different, but all could have resulted in fatalities.

  11. Get in touchpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Hannah Roberts in Twickenham emails: "We persuaded our teacher to wheel the TV to the front of the class and we watched the story unfold, with other students desperately trying to contact family.

    "I remember one girl being distraught as she could not get through to her mother; a few days later we found out that she had been on-board the bus that had blown up, but fortunately she survived with a broken arm and numerous cuts and bruises; the force of the blast had blown her shoes off."

  12. Message from the prime ministerpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Flowers, wreaths and messages have been left at the 7 July London bombings memorial in Hyde Park including a note from Prime Minister David Cameron.

    Mote from David CameronImage source, PA
  13. 'I was there'published at 10:08 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    BBC Radio 5 live

    BBC Radio 5 live looks at the 7 July attacks in London through the eyes of those who were there including Steve Desborough who, in his 20's, was on his way to work when he became a hero for at least one family.

  14. 'Great state of upheaval'published at 10:01 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Former Labour minister Tessa Jowell, who co-ordinated the government's response to the attacks 10 years ago, also attended the wreath-laying event in Hyde Park.

    She says London was thrown into a "great state of upheaval" but there were some "extraordinary... acts of human kindness and generosity".

    Tess Jowell

    Ms Jowell was in Singapore with then London Mayor Ken Livingstone promoting the city's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics when she heard of the attacks.

    "Our reaction was just to get home as quickly as possible and the plane was delayed.

    "But as Ken Livingstone and I flew home we immediately started the work of co-ordinating the support for the bereaved families, many of whom did not know that they were bereaved - 40,000 reports were made of missing people in those hours and days immediately afterwards."

  15. Tavistock Square silencepublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Emma Ailes
    BBC News

    A service of remembrance is taking place in Tavistock Square. A minute's silence was held, candles lit and the names of the 13 people killed when a bomb detonated on a number 30 bus read out.

    Tavistock Square memorial event
  16. Your memoriespublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    On 5 live's Your Call: What are your memories, stories and reflections from the 7/7 London bombings? Call 0500 909 693 text 85058 or tweet @bbc5live. Listen: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060xx34

  17. Explosion tore through London buspublished at 09:46 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    At 09:47, an explosion tore through a No.30 bus at Woburn Place, near Tavistock Square, in central London.

    Bus after explosion on 7 JulyImage source, PA

    The attack killed 13 people and injured more than a hundred others.

  18. Get in touchpublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Matthew Barzun, US Ambassador to the UK, tweets, external: #WalkTogether In their memory, for this fantastic city & its wonderful people, which I am proud to call my temporary home

  19. Get in touchpublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 7 July 2015

    Tony Parsons, novelist, tweets, external: We are still standing. #LondonBombings #SevenSeven #neverforget #walktogether Russell Square