In pictures: London mourns... and carries on

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Speaking to reporters outside New Scotland Yard, acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Rowley said the fourth person who died in Wednesday's attack had been named as 75-year-old Leslie Rhodes, from Streatham, south London.

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Mr Rowley said 31 people had received hospital treatment, of which two are in a critical condition, one with life-threatening injuries and that two police officers remained in hospital with "very significant" injuries.

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Security has been boosted in the capital, with armed police stationed at Westminster underground station as the morning commute began on Friday.

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On Thursday evening, hundreds of people attended a candlelit vigil in Trafalgar Square, not far from the scene of Wednesday's attack.

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Home Secretary Amber Rudd and London Mayor Sadiq Khan and acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Craig Mackey paid tribute to the people who lost their lives.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan told the large crowd "Londoners will never be cowed by terrorism".

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Candles were laid on the ground and on the steps leading to the National Gallery, then lit in memory of those who died.

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People also wrote messages of support on the ground.

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Muslims at the event made clear their condemnation of what happened.

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Defiance and unity were themes at the vigil, as well as sympathy for the bereaved and injured.

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Westminster Bridge, the scene of the attack, was lit with candles to mark the losses suffered there.

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Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was illuminated in the colours of the Union Jack as a sign of German solidarity with the UK.

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The Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia, was also illuminated in United Kingdom's flag colours.