here again only a few months after being elected. mps and police held a minute s silence at 09.33 this morning 933 was the shoulder number of the murdered officer. the prime minister said that britain would not be cowed. good afternoon from westminster, where the prime minister has told mps that the man who carried out yesterday s attack was born in the uk and had been known to the security services. she described the events as an ‘attack on free people everywhere, and an attempt to silence democracy.‘ the islamic state terror group says it carried out the attack. police have made their first arrests in connection with the incident, which left four people dead, including the perpetrator. raids were carried out in birmingham and london overnight and eight people have been arrested. theresa may has confirmed that the suspect was once investigated by mi5 over concerns of violent extremism. she said he was not part of the current intelligence picture. she said he was not
in overnight police raids. good afternoon from new scotland ya rd good afternoon from new scotland yard in westminster. in the next few minutes we are expecting flowers to be laid in memory of pc keith palmer, the police officer killed here yesterday while he was doing hisjob of here yesterday while he was doing his job of protecting parliament and the people in it. the flowers will be laid by members of the territorial support group based at catford, part of the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command, of which keith palmer was a member. in the last short while we have heard from the metropolitan police, who have named the attacker who killed keith palmer and two other people here at westminster yesterday as khalid masood, a 52 year old man, born in kent but police believe he was living most recently in the west midlands where he was known by a number of aliases, police say. they also say he was known to police and had the range of convictions from gbh to possession
through the large crowds, martin mcguinness‘ body was carried, past the paintings that detailed the divisive history that he lived through, through the bogside. a past which shaped him. it was also a time of violence for which some will hold him partly responsible. the attendance of presidents, irish prime ministers, was testament to the years he spent building peace. and the applause for the unionist leader arlene foster, a sign of how, despite all the many disagreements that still exist, northern ireland really has changed. i, in the course of years, have had many conversations with martin, and he knew only too well how many people struggled with his ira past. he was very aware of it. republicans, we know, not blameless, and many people right across this community found it difficult to forgive, and impossible to forget. that is true on all sides, and in the streets surrounding the church, people gathered to reflect notjust on one life, but what life here was once like. ou
and our will is stronger. in the shadow of big ben, politicians and people of all faiths attend a vigil, three candles are lit for each of the victims of the westminster attack. and berlin s brandenburg gate is bathed in the union flag as cities around the world show solidarity with london. it has been a sombre, reflective day at the palace of westminster. we are on the edge of the peace corps in which is still in place as we speak. the police are still concluding the final investigation. it has been a sombre, reflective day at the palace of westminster. the thoughts of everyone remain with the family of the murdered policeman keith palmer and two other people killed as they walked across westminster bridge yesterday afternoon. in total 29 people were injured, among them 13 nationalities, several we are told remain in a critical condition. this morning, parliament paused for a minutes silence in the chamber. the queen expressed her sympathies for those killed and in the past
the third victim of the attack has been named as kurt cochran, a us tourist in london to celebrate his silver wedding anniversary. spanish teacher, ayesha frade and pc keith palmer were also killed. good evening and welcome to westminster, we are close to the doors westminster abbey, on the edge of the police cordon which has been shrinking, but you can see behind me, the roads leading up to carriage gate where keith palmer was killed, these are still empty and the forensic police are going about their work, presumably to get to the bottom of the investigation so they can open up this area outside westminster tomorrow morning. we shall see. thousands of people have gathered this evening at trafalgar square for a vigil in memory of those murdered in yesterday s terror attack on westminster. scotland yard has named the attacker as 52 year old khalid masood. he was known to security forces and had served time injail, but there was no warning before this attack. eight people have