the three assailants. senior officers say they believe the incident is under control. a large cordon remains in place. there are many officers on scene. we still need to carry out a thorough search of the area to ensure everyone is accounted for. the mayor of london joins an emergency cobra committee meeting, chaired by the prime minister, as both the conservatives and labour suspend their campaigning in the general election. good morning from central london, where seven people have been killed and many injured during the country s second terrorist attack in less than two weeks and the third in under three months. officers were called to reports of a vehicle ploughing into pedestrians on london bridge, not farfrom here at 10.08 pm. after the vehicle stopped, three men got out and started stabbing people on the bridge. if you don t know london, you will probably know the building behind me, which has become a familiar part of the london skyline. the base of the shard is cl
out across the public sector and across society. the main political parties or is there campaigning for the general election. it s important to give a message that democracy must prevail. if we allow these attacks to disrupt our democratic process then we all lose. this is the scene on london bridge. we will bring you the latest on a fast paced investigation as some londoners tell me they are remaining defiant. small-minded cowardly evil people should not change our way of life will stop they won t make me scared on the streets of london. hello from london bridge in central london, the scene on saturday night of another terrorist attack, the third in the uk in as many months. seven people lost their lives last night, 48 people were injured. the prime minister theresa may has been speaking in the wake of this attack and blamed what she called the evil ideology of islamists extremism. as we have been reporting, 12 people have so far been arrested here today, sunday. they were a
i should say there will be continuing coverage on the bbc news channel. huw edwards will be here with the ten o clock news. you are watching special coverage on bbc news of last night s terror attacks in central london. we are at the police cordon and borough high street, close to borough market and london bridge, where the attacks unfolded last night, leaving seven people dead and 48 injured. we are hearing from the various hospitals where those injured are being taken. have been taken. 21 of them are in what is described as critical care. the police have been giving more details about their operations last night to upper hand and shoot dead the three terror suspects who carried out the attack to apprehend. the metropolitan police say eight officers were involved in that operation, firing some 50 bullets. the three men were wearing what appeared to be suicide vests, which turned out to be hoax fests. but the police officers trying to wrap the hem them did not know that
of the callous cruelty that caused her death. in a show of unity, defiance and hope, some of the worlds leading artists joined forces with ariane grade to raise money for the 22 people killed in a suicide bombing at that concert in manchester last month. i love you guys so much, and i think that the kind of love and unity that you re displaying is the medicine that the world really needs right now. so i want to thank you for being just that. hello, good morning. this is borough market in south east london and this is where three men, armed with knives, attacked revellers from all over the world on saturday night in bars and over the world on saturday night in bars a nd restau ra nts over the world on saturday night in bars and restaurants as they were out having a good time. this morning, it is chilly, it is breezy, the rows behind me are closed because there is a police investigation going on. over that way, vehicles and people. excuse me. although not as many as usual on mo
the conservative and labour leaders clash over police numbers and who s best placed to protect the country the uk terror threat level remains at severe but additional security measures are being put in place, including on central london bridges. in other stories this afternoon. the first funeral of a victim of the manchester concert stone bombing. and high and high emotions at the concert for the manchester victims. good afternoon and welcome to london bridge where we are broadcasting close to where seven people, from all over the world, 48 people were injured, and i8 all over the world, 48 people were injured, and 18 of those, the hospitals are telling us, are still ina hospitals are telling us, are still in a critical condition. the police investigation continues and police say they know the identities of all three men involved in the attack. there have been a number of raids to the east of the capital and a number of arrests. our correspondent richard galpin has the la