To islamist terrorism, appears to have failed to detonate fully, but 30 people ended up on casualties. Three of them are still being treated at chelsea and westminster hospital, and last night the uk moved to its highest terrorism threat level critical and soldiers were deployed to do some of the work of armed police officers. We have authorised operation temperer, which is the initial deployment of a number of troops. They will be deployed to key sites in the uk to free up armed police. And so you will see more armed police on the streets, up to between 501,000 depending on how the police wish to deploy them. At houston this morning the changing threat level was immediately obvious up to between 500 and 1000. There are seven premier League Football matches today and there will be more security at those and other big events. We rehearsed things a lot. We make sure we do it well, so the public will see an awful lot more police officers. They should expect to see more on the underground
Outside the eu. The Un Security Council calls a meeting to discuss the threat from north korea, after leader, kimjong un, vows to match the military might of the United States. Hundreds of thousands of ryanair passengers are warned their flights could be cancelled over the next six weeks. And coming up here on bbc news in half an hour, how First Responders in the us are using video games to prepare for mass shootings. Thats in our Technology Show click. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Police have arrested an 18 year old man at dover in connection with yesterdays bombing of a London Underground train. Armed police and military personnel are being deployed at key locations across the uk, following the raising of the Terror Threat level to critical the highest possible alert. In the past half hour, there have been reports of an armed Police Operation at sunbury on thames in surrey, by officers investigating the Parsons Green attack. The two locations are around 11 miles apart by r
Kim jong un says he wants to match the military power of the united states. Hundreds of thousands of ryanair passengers are warned their flights could be cancelled over the next six weeks. And coming up here on bbc news in half an hour, inside out reveals the secret plan that could have stopped the collapse of northern rock. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Police have arrested an 18 year old man at dover in connection with yesterdays bombing of a London Underground train. The arrest is described as significant. Armed police and military personnel are being deployed at key locations across the uk, following the raising of the Terror Threat level to critical the highest possible alert. It means the government believes a further attack may be imminent. An emergency cobra meeting is being held this lunchtime. 0ur correspondent robert hall is at new scotland yard. Thank you very much. Just news on that cobra meeting first. Were told it broke up a short time ago. It lasted about 45 m
Hundreds of thousands of ryanair passengers are warned their flights could be cancelled over the next six weeks. The new democrat leader vince cable has called on members to regenerate, as he addresses the party at the conference. And in half an hour here on bbc news, ill bejoined by foreign correspondents based in london to analyse this weeks events on our dateline london programme. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. An armed Police Operation is underway by officers investigating the Parsons Green attack yesterday morning. It comes hours after an 18 year old man was arrested in dover on suspicion of terrorism. The home secretary has called the arrest very significant. The armed Police Operation currently underway is taking place in sunbury on thames in surrey, only 11 miles away by road from yesterdays terrorist attack in Parsons Green. The bbc understands the operation is focused on cavendish road. A house is being searched and residents close to the property in sunbury are bein
To world news today. North koreas foreign minister has launched a fresh verbal attack on President Trump. Ri yong ho called President Trump a mentally deranged person full of megalomania. He made the speech at the United Nations saying that mr trumps threat to destroy his country had made a rocket assault on the United States all the more inevitable. All this comes as us bombers flew off the coast of north korea. Heres a little of what the foreign minister had to say. Translation due to his lacking of basic common knowledge, and proper sentiment, he tried to insult the supreme divinity of my country by referring it to a rocket. By doing so, however, he committed an irreversible mistake of making our rockets visit to the entire us mainland inevitable all the more. None other than trump himself is on a Suicide Mission. Lets get reaction from our north america correspondent david willis is in washington. I suppose the main question is has there been reaction from washington . Not so far,