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join a very special visitor for a preview of the chelsea flower show. royal guests have been touring the gardens today, before thousands of members of the public arrive tomorrow. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has refused to put a figure on the upper limit people will have to pay towards the cost of social care, saying it will be subject to consultation. the prime minister has denied going back on her manifesto plan to make people in england pay for their care, up to the last £100,000 of their assets. after mounting criticism, she said today she would consider a cap. questioned by the bbc‘s andrew neil this evening, mrs may declined to say what the cap might be. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsyth, is in westminster. what more did the prime minister have to say about this to andrew neil? theresa may has been saying, when she was asked byjournalists this morning and then to andrew neil, that there was no change in policy but she has moved from ....
be reminiscent of various incidents in mainland europe. the christmas market incident where a lorry drove into crowd. also the attack in nice on bastille day. we do know we are getting reports core operating the same thing, a white van mounted the pavement driving at speed and hit several pedestrians. one twitter user on a street next to london bridge saying the same thing. people are still walking away from the scene and police are evacuating london bridge, clearly looking shocked and distressed by what they have seen. this is a bbc news and we are reporting an unfolding story that broke at about half past ten. about half an hour ago our time. the reports were initially that police we re reports were initially that police were attending a major incident. it involved one white van that was described to us by our reporter on the scene at the time who was able to raise the alarm along with several other pedestrians. that this van had ca reered several other pedestrians. t ....
and pubs that attract people on a pleasa nt and pubs that attract people on a pleasant and balmy summer evening. these are live pictures from london bridge. this was in the studio, a story that has developed into three locations. let s go back now to the first incident that happened. we heard just before 1030 that a white van had mounted the pavement on london but the bridge on the south bank and several pedestrians were it. we were told that police were on the scene and that the police helicopters and boats on the river thames. that was according to witnesses at the scene who said they saw at least five or six people struck by the van. afterwards we got reports of a disturbance at borough nightclub, borough market, a popular and packed location on a saturday evening. the reports were of men carrying knives police have confirmed that there were several stabbings in that area and they have responded with gunfire. around 20 minutes ago, the metropolitan police fourth conf ....
that they are terrorist incidents. we can cross live to london bridge now and speak to our reporter, nick quraishi. you have got to that location in underan hour you have got to that location in under an hour after the first incident was reported. we can still see people making their way away from the flashing lights. yes. every time you come to me it is calm for a while and then there is intense police activity. policemen beside me are directing some cars that are about to come on to the area that is cordoned off. they will be here in a few seconds. i think i can focus on them. that is what is happening at them. that is what is happening at the scene here. when i came here, this was the only scene that we knew about. london bridge. a car had run into pedestrians. armed police going past it looks like. that was the first thing we heard, london bridge, afan had first thing we heard, london bridge, a fan had run into pedestrians. van. a number of suspects were carrying ....
into pedestrians on london bridge, they were hit by the vehicle. at least six dead and multiple injured. there were at least three attackers involved. witnesses talk about three men getting out of the white van after it crashed at the end of london bridge and running with knives and stabbings taking place at nearby borough market. armed police responded, shots were fired, one eyewitness said a number of shots we re eyewitness said a number of shots were fired in quick succession. police said the incidents at borough market and london bridge are being treated as terrorism. let s recap the police statement we have heard in the last few minutes from the metropolitan police. the metropolitan police has been responding to incidents in london bridge and borough market areas of london. we re treating this as a terrorist incident and they pulled investigation is under way led by london s counterterrorism command. you understand our knowledge of the incident is still growing but ....