in other news, the funeral of the former ira commander and northern ireland deputy first minister, martin mcguinness, has taken place in londonderry this afternoon. his coffin was carried through the streets and thousands attended the funeral. the former us president bill clinton was there. so, too, was arlene foster, the democratic unionist party leader. mr mcguinness died on tuesday. he'd been suffering from a rare heart condition. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. this is a place that makes a point of remembering. 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 always hold him partly responsible. the attendance of presidents, irish prime ministers, and political rivals 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, were 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. our friend earned this vast crowd today. even more, he earned the right to ask us to honour his legacy by our living. to finish the work that is there to be done. this funeral was a moment for people

to come together but there is still no deal to restore power—sharing in the executive. that makes it a nervous time for all those who invested in the peace process. as part of the ira, martin mcguinness did play a role in causing many other families to grieve. the thousands who gathered in the bogside today know that he will be missed in the ongoing work to heal divides. police in belgium are questioning a man after a car was allegedly driven along a shopping street at pedestrians. no one was seriously hurt — but officials say they discovered several firearms in the boot of the vehicle. the incident took place in antwerp,

from where dan johnson sent this report. this is the main pedestrianised shopping zone in the centre of antwerp. first thing in the morning, bands are allowed down here to make deliveries. this is when this possible attack started. a red citroen car was racing down here, apparently travelling very fast and apparently people had to jump out of the way to escape being hit by the car. we have spoken to some people who work along here, who told us what they saw. a few minutes before 11 o'clock, a car passed through the streets at a very high speed and that is all that i saw. yes, that's all. it was unusual, it was odd? it was quite fast, so it was unusual, yes. we closed the door because there

were people who came in our store and who were crying and calling their parents and, yes, we closed the door, so we were worried. ifi if i think about it, i shake. the security services quickly spotted the car and try to stop it but the driver sped away, and there was a chase through the streets of antwerp to a car park ten minutes away where the car stopped and the man tried to make a run for it, but he was quickly arrested by police. they say that he was a 39—year—old man of north african origin but a french citizen. and when they searched the car, they found knives and an assault rifle and an unidentified substance in the boot. bomb disposal teams had to be brought in to deal with that. we spoke to a woman who worked near the car park, and she saw that operation underway. they took a robot out of the car, and they went to the red car, opened the trunk and they took out some weapons.

there were some big guns and a knife as well but it was difficult to see. you can see the military on the streets of antwerp tonight and extra police officers, also. the operation is over, the car has been taken for examination but the investigation is still going on as security services here try to understand exactly what this potential attacker might have been capable of, if he had succeeded. let's take a look at some of the other stories today. new calculations by the government have raised the possibility that millions of people in their 20s could have to wait until the age of 70 to start a pension. an official review has called for an end to the guarantee that annual pension increases will be at least 2.5%. natwest bank will close more than 100 branches and royal bank of scotland, 30 branches, because more of us are banking online. rbs, which owns natwest, said a70 jobs could be lost. transactions at high—street branches have fallen by more than 40% since 2010. a paralympic swimming coach

is at the centre of a bullying investigation by the governing body of the sport. it follows claims about the unnamed coach's behaviour by several swimmers. the high—street giant next has reported its first fall in annual profits for eight years and warned of another tough year ahead. pre—tax profits dropped by 5% to £790 million. the retailer remains cautious about trading. the archbishop of canterbury has spoken of his gratitude to those who helped after the westminster terror attacks. justin welby said the public response in the aftermath had shown all that was good about our society. i think, as shown all that was good about our society. ithink, as we shown all that was good about our society. i think, as we move on from the events sterile two reactions. 0ne the events sterile two reactions. one is shock and immense distress

for those for whom yesterday changed their whole lives. the family are pc keith palmer, obviously, those who just went out as tourists. and i think the french children as well. they have come from a place where there has been such terror over the past two years. they come here, and this happens. that is one thing. the other thing is a growing sense of pride, i don't like using that word, but of confidence. i am trying to use the right word. confidence, because one sees so many responses that are so deeply right in the way that are so deeply right in the way that our society is built. the emergency services, obviously, they

arejust emergency services, obviously, they are just unbelievable. the emergency services, obviously, they arejust unbelievable. the people in parliament, the staff in parliament, we re parliament, the staff in parliament, were extraordinary. westminster abbey being open to the people, across as they were evacuated and making them so welcome. members of the public helping those who had been injured, and not running away. and then, those living photos that something deep within our practices in this country, i said this earlier, that the man who had tried to kill people, a few moments later was being treated for his injuries by those people he had tried to kill. and we look at that and we think, well, of course, that is obvious, that is what you do. what an amazing thing. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby. the prime

minister theresa may said on the steps of downing street yesterday in response to the attack on westminster that london would carry on as normal. we went out to see if thatis on as normal. we went out to see if that is how londoners did react. londoners and others from around the world who have come here to visit this great city will get up and go about their day as normal. they will board their trains. they will leave their hotels, they will walk the streets. they will live their lives. this morning as the prime minister had said, london carried on. there were, of course, signs of the attack yesterday, but those we spoke to on the morning commute were resilient. you cannot let fear govern your life, you have got to get on with things. i'm sure that everyone today would feel more up to it than ever. journalism students from the

university of sheffield will be sitting parliament yesterday as the attack unfolded. today, they carried on with their london visit as planned. i think it kind of changed how i feel about terrorism, and it makes it so much more real. it has not change the fact that that could be anywhere in the world. it is not changing what it has done to london. it isjust sad, but i am not scared. this is a city that has been attacked before. this man was the members the aftermath of the 7/7 attacks well. he says that this latest attack will not shape londoners. you do not want to become accustomed to it happening regularly. i am a londoner, accustomed to it happening regularly. iam a londoner, i accustomed to it happening regularly. i am a londoner, i grew up regularly. i am a londoner, i grew up here. i gamage and it would worry some people but not me. you just get on? yes, i do. some areas were quieter than usual. the london eye was one of the handle of attractions that closed for a time, but

thousands of tourists still enjoy the landmarks that had attracted them to the capital. in covent garden we met a family who had arrived on holiday from israel yesterday. they had this message from londoners. life must go on. the only way to fight terrorism is not to be afraid, not to stay at home, not to be frightened from anything, but to live the life and give the message that nothing would stop london, nothing would stop britain, nothing would stop england. more reaction in a moment to the attack on westminster yesterday. now the weather with tomasz schafernaker. we infora we in for a spell of settled weather, looking promising on saturday and sunday. it has not been com pletely saturday and sunday. it has not been completely dry today. 0ver saturday and sunday. it has not been completely dry today. over the next 24 completely dry today. over the next 2a hours the low pressure that has been bring the rain for the last

couple of days will start pull away. this is the rain bearing cloud in the south west. you can see the rotating, rushing out towards the south west. this evening and overnight, this weather front coming from france might just overnight, this weather front coming from france mightjust pick the south coast, so anywhere from portsmouth west might have some rain. the majority of the country should have a dry night. the skies are clearing and in scotland and northern ireland, a good chance of a post. looking at the forecast for eight o'clock in the morning. some rain across cornwall, devon and somerset. to the east and north, more cloud, and the further north you go, getting into sunshine across north—west england. and i started the day in liverpool, manchester, york, kendall, belfastand the day in liverpool, manchester, york, kendall, belfast and scotland. in glasgow, only two celsius. but with sunshine and light winds it will not feel too bad. in the afternoon, that east—north—easterly

winds should push away the cloud and break it up a little bit. it should be dry by the end of the afternoon. still on the course side, the chick lily on north sea coasts with that wind coming —— particularly on north sea coasts, chilly. this will not hang around for ever, this high pressure. it will hang around until dues they then we will have low pressure. until then, let's dues they then we will have low pressure. untilthen, let's enjoy this high pressure with winds circulating around it, in the centre there will be lots of sunshine, it will feel warm, at around 15 celsius, but with the breeze on the coasts round the periphery of that high pressure. 0n coasts round the periphery of that high pressure. on monday, variable amounts of cloud, but it should stay dry across the majority of the uk. let's summarise that for the weekend and beyond, lots of settled weather, some warm sunshine and maybe a touch of frost early in the morning.

goodbye. i'm christian fraser live at westminster — the headlines at 8. a minute's silence held in trafalgar square as hundreds gather as a sign of solidarity with those caught up in yesterday's attack. people have tried to tear this city apart with acts of terror many times before, they have never succeeded and they never will. 0ur response to this attack on our city, to this attack on our way of life, to this attack on our shared values, shows the world what it means to be a londoner.