what looked like explosive vests, but these were later established to be hoaxes. the mayor of london willjoin the prime minister and others at a meeting of the government s emergency cobra committee later this morning. good morning from central london, where six people have been killed and about 50 injured during the country s second terrorist attack in less than two weeks. evenif even if you don t know london, you may know the shard behind me. it has become one of the most famous parts of the london skyline. we are near the shard, we are near london bridge, it s a major transport hub, it s essential busy district, homes, offices, bars and restaurants. all offices, bars and restaurants. all of those affected over night, saturday night into sunday morning, here in london. let s explain to you what we know so far. officers responded to reports of a vehicle ploughing into pedestrians on london bridge just after 10pm. three men got out of the vehicle and started stabbing people o
by cutting police numbers, she accusesjeremy corbyn of being soft on terrorism. we ll be looking at whether the police and security services could have done more to stop the killings on saturday, when one of the attackers was already known to them. also tonight. the first funeral of those killed in the manchester attack 14 year old eilidh macleod in barra in the outer hebrides. six arab states cut diplomatic ties with qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism. last of the summer wine theme. and the actor peter sallis, of the last of the summer wine and the voice of wallace in wallace and gromit, has died. good evening. two of the three attackers on london bridge on saturday night have been named by the police. khuram butt, 27 years old, british, living in barking, was known to the police and mi5. he had been a supporter of a banned islamist extremist group and had been reported to the anti terrorist hotline by suspicious neighbours. but the police say they had no intelli
and gromit, has died. he was 96. and coming up at midnight tim farron and nicola sturgeon face audience questions in a question time leaders special. good evening and welcome to bbc news. two of the three attackers on london bridge on saturday night have been named by the police. khuram butt, 27 years old, british, living in barking, was known to the police and mi5. he had been a supporter of a banned islamist extremist group and had been reported to the anti terrorist hotline by suspicious neighbours. but the police say they had no intelligence to suggest he was planning saturday night s attack. one other attacker was named rachid redouane who was thirty and claimed to be moroccan/libyan and also lived in barking the police say he had not previously come to their attention. tonight questions as to why khuram butt in particular was not a greater priority for the security services and how they missed a plot that has killed seven people. our home editor mark easton has more
was rachid redouane, 30 years old, also from east london. they knew him. one of the three men who murdered seven people in london on saturday night was well known to police and mi5 as an extremist. documentary voiceover: the group display the black flag of islam. khuram butt, featured in a channel 4 documentary last year on radical islamists in britain. its title thejihadis next door. so how was he able to go on to kill until counterterrorism officers shot him dead? police have tonight confirmed the names of two of the attackers. khuram butt, a 27 year old from a british pakistani family. he lived in barking in east london and was married with two children including a young baby. in the last few years, he worked for kentucky fried chicken and was a customer service advisor at transport for london. less is known about rachid redouane. police and security services say he was unknown to them before the attack but is understood to be 30 years old, claiming to have a libyan or
khuram butt was 27, a british pakistani living in east london and was well known to police and mi5. the second attacker was rachid redouane, 30 years old, also from east london. this report from our home editor mark easton. they knew him. one of the three men who murdered seven people in london on saturday night was well known to police and mi5 as an extremist. documentary voiceover: the group display the black flag of islam. khuram butt, featured in a channel 4 documentary last year on radical islamists in britain. its title thejihadis next door. so how was he able to go on to kill until counterterrorism officers shot him dead? police have tonight confirmed the names of two of the attackers. khuram butt, a 27 year old from a british pakistani family. he lived in barking in east london and was married with two children including a young baby. in the last few years, he worked for kentucky fried chicken and was a customer service advisor at transport for london. less is known