Two people were killed in the attack and three others were injured before khan was shot dead by police. The queen has sent her thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies to all those who have lost loved ones. Our Home Affairs Correspondent sarah corker reports. Please search our property close to safford town centre this morning thought to be linked to the attacker. This man, usman khan, 28 yea rs attacker. This man, usman khan, 28 years old, a convicted terrorist out on licence. The attack started at fishmongers hall close to London Bridge. Usman khan had been invited toa criminal bridge. Usman khan had been invited to a criminaljustice event run by cambridge university. Mobile phone footage shows what happened next. He is pinned to the ground on the bridge. Some of those intervening where prisoners on day release who had been at the same event. Including 42 year old james ford, a convicted murderer who helped to chase the attacker. The knife is then taken off him. Police arrived within
Going to let him go and do his thing. But we wanted to make sure that he was never going to do this again, he was never going to harm another single human being. In other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2. 7 more for rail tickets in the new year. And at 2. 30pm as families of the hillsborough victims continue their search for justice, we look back at the disaster and the events that followed. The Prime Minister says he wants to toughen up sentences for serious and violent offences. Speaking after visiting the scene of fridays incident at London Bridge, mrjohnson said he wanted longer sentences for Violent Crime and an end to Early Release for serious offenders. The attacker usman khan had been released on licence last december after serving half of a 16 yearjail sentence for his part in a plot to blow up the london stock exchange. In the past hour, the Prime Minister has speaking at the scene of the attack. I have just been down again to talk to the Emergency
Im afraid, with this case. The queen hails the bravery of passers by yesterday, who restrained the attacker before he was shot dead by police. When we were all kicking him and holding him to the ground, we we re we were trying to dislodge the knife from his hand so he couldnt hurt anybody else. The guys that were there were just amazing, absolutely incredible people. In other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2. 7 more for rail tickets in the new year. And, at 4 30pm, the highlights from this weeks Victoria Derbyshire programme, including the latest in the series of election blind dates. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. In the next few minutes, we hope to have an update from new Scotland Yard, the home of the metropolitan police, where the assistant commissioner, the National Lead officerfor commissioner, the National Lead officer for counterterrorism for the police in england and wales, will be making a statement. He gave way yesterday and we are expecting
Prime minister had said that they will not let individuals intimidate the guys that there were just oi will not let individuals intimidate or divide us and they carried on amazing, absolutely incredible their visit into Borough Market people. In other news, millions of commuters will have to pay today to go and talk to tourists and an average of 2. 7 more for rail tickets in the new year. Visitors who are out using the and at 3. 30pm, the click team look market. It is still very busy here, at the Technology Behind prosthetic limbs in para sports. Despite the public being urged to avoid the area. The public are being asked to remain vigilant and to date the met police we appealed for information and footage, particularly anybody who was at fishmongers hall to get in touch with their investigation. You mention the flowers that lead for the victims of yesterdays attack. The Prime Minister says he wants we are still presumably waiting for to toughen up sentences for serious and violent off
Where he said people convicted of terrorism offences shouldnt be released from prison early. The practice of automatic Early Release, where you cut a sentence half and let really serious violent offenders early, simply isnt working, and i think youve had some very good evidence of how that isnt working, im afraid, with this case. In other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2. 7 percent more for rail tickets in the new year. One of the two People Killed in the London Bridge attack has been named as Cambridge University graduate jack merritt. The 25 year old is believed to have been a course co ordinator for learning together, an organisation specialising in prison based education. It held the rehabilitation conference at fishmongers hall in london, yesterday, attended by the attacker usman khan. Jack merritts father described his son as a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. in the last half an hour, assistant commissioner neil basu of the m