you're watching bbc news. i'm jane hill. police make 12 arrests following last night's terrorist attack here on london bridge that left seven people dead and 48 injured. a van drove into pedestrians on the bridge before three menjumped out and stabbed people in nearby streets. they were running in all the pubs, all the bars. they run in and they were stabbing everyone and i was going to people, "run, run, run!". the prime minister condemned what she called the "evil ideology of islamist extremism" and said it was time to say "enough is enough". there is, to be frank, far too much tolerance of extremism in our country. so we need to become far more robust in identifying it and stamping it out across the public sector and across society. she spoke after distressing scenes, where paramedics

and the emergency services provided first aid. some of the injured are said to be in a critical condition in hospital. police placed several bars in lockdown. people were ordered to lie on the ground as officers checked there were no assailants presents. police say that within eight minutes of receiving first reports of the attack they had shot dead the three assailants. forensic science officers are now pouring over london bridge, looking for clues into what police describe asa for clues into what police describe as a fast moving investigation. it is believed that four of the 12 people arrested in barking in east london are women. this is the scene on london bridge. campaigning in the general election has been suspended for today by both the conservatives and labour. 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. hello from central london. we are close to london bridge. we are right on the police called in. a large cordon in light of yesterday's terrorist attack. 12 people are now under arrest in light of that attack. that news has come through in the last hour, and there are

police raids taking place in east london. let us bring you up to date first of all with events as they unfolded here in central london and what we know so far. officers were called to reports of a vehicle ploughing into pedestrians on london bridge shortly after 10pm. the vehicle crashed and was abandoned. the attackers then moved a short way down the road, to nearby borough market where they began stabbing people. within eight minutes all three attackers were shot and killed by police. this morning, in downing street, the prime minister condemned the attack, saying, "it is time to say enough is enough." our first report on the attack is from dan johnson. you may find some of the images distressing. sirens.

the warmth of a summer's evening shattered by sirens. clear the area now! a huge police response answering urgent calls for help. whoa. just after 10pm, this white van was driven at people who were walking across london bridge. it crashed near southwark cathedral. witnesses say three men got out and ran towards borough market, stabbing anyone in their way. that is terrorists. there was a bar full of people there just having a good time, and they went running straight into them, and then i'm not too sure what they were saying, i think they were saying, "this is for allah," and people, you could hear them screaming, they were getting stabbed. when i first see them, they were, "this is for allah," and they run up, they stabbed this girl, i don't know how many times, ten times, maybe 15 times. and she was going, "help me, help

me," and i could not do nothing. down, down! terror rippled through the area's bars and restaurants. police ordered people to get down as they tried to identify the attackers. others were told to run, as armed officers moved in and cleared the area. then this. gunfire. less than ten minutes after the first calls, it was over — three attackers shot dead in the street. they had canisters taped to their bodies, made to look like suicide vests — but not real, the police say. the ambulance service and hospitals put emergency plans into action. paramedics were there quickly, trying to save lives. on the bridge, people were treating those who'd been hit. this driver was caught up in the

confusion of the immediate aftermath as some raised to help, while others ran to safety. there was a lot of praise for the emergency services, and for passers—by, instinctive reaction or practised made instant response. i visited one of the hospitals where the injured are being treated. there, i heard truly remarkable stories of extraordinarily brave actions by officers on and off duty who were first on the scene. i also heard of colleagues from other emergency services and members of the public who ran towards the danger as this incident unfolded. many, many people risked their own safety to help others and to treat those seriously injured, and indeed to confront the suspects involved. behind a growing police cordon, teams were still checking the area, for a while unsure if other attackers were still a threat. there were controlled explosions

as they searched buildings. once again, terror has torn through the election campaign, and the prime minister has been forced to confront some of the toughest issues. since the emergence of the threat of islamist inspired terrorism, our country has made significant progress in disrupting plots and protecting the public. but it is time to say enough is enough. everybody needs to go about their lives as they normally would. our society should continue to function in accordance with our values. but when it comes to taking on extremism and terrorism, things need to change. most parties have suspended election campaigning, for the rest of the day at least. it is important to give a message that democracy must prevail. if we allow these attacks to disrupt

oui’ if we allow these attacks to disrupt our democratic process, then we all lose. london is becoming all too accustomed to attacks on its people, but the mayor said its spirit would not be broken. my message to londoners and visitors to our great city is to be calm and vigilant today. you will see an increased police presence today, including armed officers and uniformed officers. there is no reason to be alarmed by this. we are the safest global city in the world. you saw last night, as a consequence of our planning, preparation and the rehearsals that take place, the swift response from the emergency services, tackling the terrorists, but also helping the injured. the police investigation is spreading already. this morning, officers raided a flat in east london, but they have not confirmed its connection. there are reports of 12 arrests. there is a large area around london bridge that is still taped off, lots of extra officers are on duty. there are plenty of questions for investigators and a lot for people to absorb. london has been through this before, but it is still a test of the city's resolve.

dan johnson, bbc news, central london. 12 people have now been arrested over last night's attack which has left 7 dead and many more injured. we believe that four of the 12 arrested are women. let's get the latest on the investigation from our home affairs correspondent. yes, 12 people have been arrested at a number of addresses in barking. these are we believe, linked to at least one of the men shot dead by police last night. we have also seen on the ground possibly some other people being ta ken on the ground possibly some other people being taken away from the address, but it is not clear if those people were arrested orjust being taken somewhere while the property was being searched. certainly, barking is an important focus of this investigation at the

moment. at least around one of the people that police believe carried out this attack, and that they then shot dead to cut the attack short. police at the moment have got a massive forensic operation owing on over london bridge, up borough high street and into borough market. they need to secure as much evidence as they can for that, and counterterrorism investigations are notoriously keen to get every last little detail, so that will be a big operation, a disruptive operation. it is likely that will go into tomorrow, so that will cause some problems. but they don't want to leave a ny problems. but they don't want to leave any evidence behind on that scene as they tried to build a picture of this. of course, while police manage this in enormous investigation, the assistance they are giving to greater manchester police, and the investigation following the attack on westminster bridge in march, police have to deal with the fact that against their officers have found themselves at the front line of this. four officers were injured last night,

one from british transport police who is seriously ill in hospital, free from the metropolitan police, one of whom was an off—duty police officer, who tried to tackle one of the attackers last night and he himself sustained serious knife injuries. he is seriously ill in hospital as well. and a thought, following on from what the prime minister said this morning, we heard some strong language that, the talk of things possibly having to change. iam of things possibly having to change. i am curious what your assessment is of what that might mean, the sort of issues that she is looking at and thinking about that.|j issues that she is looking at and thinking about that. i think the government and the police and the security services realise that they have got a problem here in terms of public confidence. people understood that a lone attacker might be able to get across westminster bridge. people understood that some kind of sophisticated bomb every now and then will get through the network

and can carry out that attack in manchester, but three attacks in less tha n manchester, but three attacks in less than three months, the 22nd of march, 22nd of may, and june three. that is going to start denting public confidence. when is this going to stop my people will start asking. the government understand they have to deal with that. there have been a lot of emphasis today on how quickly police dealt with this incident, eight minutes from the beginning of the attack to win the last of the suspect was shot dead. a lot of lives were saved as a result of the police training and the speed of the police training and the speed of the police response. but also theresa may saying enough is enough, 110w theresa may saying enough is enough, now we have to do something. something has got to change. echoes of what tony blair said in 2015 when he said the rules of the game are changing. that turned out to be harderfor him changing. that turned out to be harder for him than changing. that turned out to be harderfor him than he changing. that turned out to be harder for him than he thought. changing. that turned out to be harderfor him than he thought. some

of the measures he introduced were eventually rejected by the courts and by parliament, and this government, in coalition and then as a conservative government, had not wa nted a conservative government, had not wanted to push the legislation much further than it had already gone, but now theresa may is talking about stiffer sentencing, talking about clamping down on the space in which extremists are allowed to breed online, and talking about more measures to counter extremism. the government already had a counter extremism review in the pipeline and that will be looked at again. from this moment, officials in the home office and elsewhere will be trying to come up with new measures that can tried to restore some public confidence that the government is doing as much as it can to deal with these attacks. thank you. our home affairs correspondent at scotland yard.

let's turn to the human impact of this. we know that seven people died last night, and that 48 people were injured, some of them off—duty police officers, and we know that there will be a range of injuries and that some people will be very, very badly injured in deed. there are many others who have witnessed those attacks, seen and heard things that they wished they would never have too experience. let's talk about the impact in the community more generally. with me now is the right reverend christopher chessun, the bishop of soutwark. iam sure i am sure you have conducted a number of services already today. let us hear your thoughts about the impact of another terrorist attack. well, i was at the cathedral late

afternoon early evening yesterday. the cathedral was full of young people. a wonderful act of worship and confirmation of lots of people of different ages. they were able to make their way to their homes a couple of hours before this incident happened. and then, of course, the world changes in the light of a sudden turn of events. and i heard of the news. i have taken a service for our retired clergy this morning in another part of the dioceses, but i have been closely briefed and kept in touch. i listened to what our political leaders have said, a very necessary series of statements and powerful considerations, but for me today, the focus is entirely on the human stories, of all of those lives suddenly changed, the impact on so many people. the concern and fear and terror of people who were

enjoying themselves yesterday evening in the vicinity of the vehicle. i think our thoughts and prayers should be directed simply to that today. have people been saying to you that they are fearful, or have some been more robust? i am interested in the mood that you have been picking up on. just walking down to meet you for this interview, the first person i spoke to, very traumatised, had heard gunshots last night. this is a trauma that people has to live with, and somehow has to ta ke has to live with, and somehow has to take into their inner being, and it will impact on them in lots of different ways. what is the role of religion at a time like this? we don't fully know, of course, who carried this out, what their motives may or may not have been, but i mean ina may or may not have been, but i mean in a broad sense, i mean for any religion, fork believers and

non—believers. what is the role, and what is the positive impact that that can have within the community? yes. something needs to happen from the heart. compassion, concern, care for others start with the heart. hearts being turned. religion is also about kingdom values. thy kingdom come, bible be done on earth as in heaven. what can we each do to make our contribution to more of those values ofjustice and peace and concern for others? that is a powerful thing, art, as i was saying today, i think it is the human level of interaction that is most important. we really appreciate you talking to us. thank you. by definition, a very busy day for you, thank you for your time. thank you.

the bishop of southwark, talking about the way in which so many people in this whole local area will have been affected because this is not just a business have been affected because this is notjust a business district. a lot of people live here, as far as go out here and work here. our home editor has been talking to one couple who live in a remark it, that very busy area where people were stabbed last night and day saw so much of what went on, simply by looking out of their window. around about 10:10, we were just watching a film, windows wide open, and wejust heard commotion, you know, glass smashing, you know, tables and chairs being tipped over. high—pitched screaming. lots of screaming, yeah, so ijumped up, and i looked out the window onto what would be southwark street, and i saw lots of people screaming and running and just trying to get out of the way of something. most people trying to run down into the underground station, run down borough high street.

yeah, people were running everywhere, you heard a man on the phone saying, there'd been a stabbing, "there's been a stabbing which..." and it was when i saw lots of people running down into the underground that i thought it seemed a lot more serious, because it was mass panic — it wasn't just a fight, it was something serious. and there was one ambulance that had obviously gone to this stabbing. one young guy seemed to come out of the pub, and he was knocking on the window of the ambulance, he was in a panic, saying, "you have to help me, my friend, he's been stabbed, and he's in the pub." whether or not he got stabbed in the pub or outside the pub, i don't know, and he said, "my friend's been stabbed, he's in the pub." and there was another guy who was probably in his 40s, standing on the other side of the ambulance, knocking on the other window, saying, "i've been stabbed," and he was covered in blood. i'm not sure if i've got this wrong now, because i haven't seen it on the news, but i am convinced that i heard some sort of bang in the slug and lettuce. people came out screaming. lots of people came running out of the slug and lettuce, then armed police ran in there, and it was in that kind of area,

or the borough high street area we heard another series of gunshots. so i looked out the window, and there was loads of armed police. it was when everything seemed to calm down. yeah, there wasn't a lot of people around, and there were a lot of police still, not many people, but then we were looking at the window, and the bomb robot turned up. yeah, and then claudia said, "it looks like there's a bomb squad here," so i shouted down... at this point, they had cleared everyone out of the whole area, so i shouted down and said, "we are still up here, what should we do?" and then one of the police officers said, "get out, you have to get out of the building now." he was like, "look, just run." that couple live in borough market. national campaigning for the general election has been suspended for today, but we have been hearing from

politicians of all parties with their reaction to this terrorist attack and the loss of life here at london bridge. let's go now to edinburgh, where i am joined by nicola sturgeon, scotland's first minister. thank you forjoining us. your reflections, your reaction first of all in terms of the human impact of this, with seven people dead and 48 injured. my dead and 48 injured. my reaction is the same as everybody else's, at horror. what was a despicable and cowardly attack on people enjoying a saturday night out in the centre of one of the greatest cities in the world. my thoughts today on the first and foremost, with the families of the seven people who lost their lives last night, and with all of those who sustained injuries. it is impossible at times like this to imagine the pain and the grief and the suffering that people impacted by this attack will be going through, but all of oui’ will be going through, but all of our thoughts are with them at this time.

you have chaired a meeting of the scottish government's resilience committee today. what was discussed, what was the mood, what was the tone of that? the mood, as you can imagine, was very sombre and serious. firstly we discussed whether or not the police and the health service here can offer any practical assistance to agencies in london, and that offer of assistance has been made. police scotland will be doing whatever they can to assist with the ongoing investigation, that will take the form principally of a presence at transport hubs, so if there is anybody who might have witnessed the attack last night travelling back to scotland, they can be identified. obviously we also discussed the security indication is for scotland. it is important to stress that there is no intelligence of any specific threat to scotland, but as will be the case on the part of the lease services elsewhere in the uk, a number of precautionary

measures are being taken. the public across scotland today can expect to see an increase in the police presence, including armed response vehicles, which has been substantially increased. similar arrangements to those we saw in the wa ke arrangements to those we saw in the wake of the manchester attack. my message to the public is david tennant. if you see anything that causes concern or suspicion, report that to the police immediately —— be vigilant. but above all else, go on with your ordinary lives because the best response any of us can give to the terrorist is not to allow them to undermine our lives and values and everything that we hold so dear. and given that, do you welcome that strong language that we heard this morning from the prime minister that things would have to change, with a very strong tone. is that the appropriate response, do you feel?” think after the kind of events we have seen in the last two weeks, of

course we must ask ourselves some ha rd course we must ask ourselves some hard questions, and i think it is appropriate to look at a review of the counterterrorism strategy. i think it is a reminder that all of us think it is a reminder that all of us have a duty to tackle very robustly and directly extremism in all of its forms. i think to really important principles must be adhered to. we must pull together as a society and not allow terrorists to divide us. i know the muslim community are as horrified as anybody else at these attacks, and we must work with them to root out extremism, and not point the finger of blame. people who carry out these attacks in the name of islam do not speakfor attacks in the name of islam do not speak for that faith, their actions area speak for that faith, their actions are a perversion of islam and we must not allow ourselves to be divided. secondly, while it is the responsibility of governments, and my responsibility in terms of scotla nd my responsibility in terms of scotland as first minister, to do everything we can to keep the public says, making sure our police and

security services have the resources we need, we must not allow our freedoms and civil liberties to be undermined. that is what these terrorists want, and we must come together in a resolution to not allow this to happen. these will be important debates in the weeks and months to come, and we must have these debates particularly in the few days that lie ahead. it is right that national campaigning has been suspended today. none of us have the appetite for the cut and thrust of politics when families are grieving and people are injured in hospital. at the campaign should get back to normal tomorrow, and we must have a robust debate, democracy is precious and we must safeguard it. nicola sturgeon, thank you for your time. talking to us there from edinburgh. we continue to keep you up—to—date with the continuing investigation. 12 people have been arrested here following the terrorist attack in london bridge in central london on saturday night. we will continue with this, nicola

sturgeon that reflecting on the fact that campaigning is suspended in the general election. voters go to the polls in the uk on thursday. earlier on, as well as that issue being discussed, there was a general emergency cabinet meeting chaired by the prime minister. senior cabinet ministers attended, the mayor of london. let's hear more about that from our political correspondence any price. senior cabinet officials and ministers arrived to discuss last night's attack. just four days before the general election, the main parties said they would

postpone national campaigning, but it would get underway again tomorrow. there is a balance of things here. we clearly want to respect the people who have been injured and killed, we want to pay proper respect, so we don't want to carry on across it, but on the other hand, the people doing this are doing it because they despise the freedoms we have. those freedoms could be the freedom to go out on a saturday night, or the freedom to cast a vote. jeremy corbyn said despite today's campaign suspension, the democratic process must not be disrupted. i cannot recall any other general election campaign where this has been so destructive. we have to have a democratic process, but i also hope we will reflect on the need to have sufficient police officers on our streets, but also sufficient intelligence to look at the terrorist threat. in response, all committees must come together. it is right that we suspend national campaigning, and also that we get

the balance right. we are proud of our democracy and decide that in the midst ofan our democracy and decide that in the midst of an election, no matter who you support, all parties must continue with their campaigning and we should get on with the national campaigning soon. it must not be that the terrorists but as in a position where we weaken our democracy in response to that outrage. in scotland, the snp leader and first minister nicola sturgeon, also not campaigning, will chair a meeting of the scottish government's resilience committee in the wake of the attack. unlike the main liberal parties, ukip said they will not sustain national campaigning today. the prime minister said we want delete maghera must not have the democratic by seth disrupted by terrorism, and therefore suspend campaigning. we think we need to have an honest conversation about what we need to put this right. this election campaign has seen to terror attacks in as many weeks. the campaign does get back under way tomorrow, and it is likely to be more muted. the issue of security

will be firmly on the minds of voters. reflecting their on the fact that we arejust four reflecting their on the fact that we are just four days away from the general election. here at london bridge, it is quite a lot busier this afternoon than it was first thing this morning when we arrived, but still a weekend, so the businesses are not operating, other than hotels and restaurants and so on. one imagines that there will be even more activity here once the working week resumes tomorrow. but worth mentioning, it is not surprising that armed police are now on the street behind us. we know that they have been a lot more armed police on britain's street since the manchester attack nearly two weeks ago, and we are certainly seeing them down here now at london bridge. we are here at london bridge in

central london with continuing coverage on bbc news following on from last night's terrorist attack. we will talk to my next guest in a few minutes about the investigation, about what might be happening from here on in, but let'sjust about what might be happening from here on in, but let's just stay for a few more minutes with the human impact of all of this. seven people reg retta bly impact of all of this. seven people regrettably losing their lives last night here in central london but we know many people injured as well. let's go to king's college hospital because tim willcox is there. bring us because tim willcox is there. bring us up—to—date with what you are hearing about the large number of people injured. i have just been speaking to the hospital in the last few minutes and the figures we have got that 48 people were injured, some critically, in those attacks. the emergency services were quickly on the scene. those 48 were taken to five london hospitals, three of which are specialists in major

trauma cases. king's college london in camberwell, south london, is one of those trauma units. it is women and eight men were brought here in the immediate aftermath of the attacks. we understand that one patient has been discharged. the two other hospitals in london with major trauma units are royal london, 12 people taken there, and guy's and st thomas', which had eight patients taken in but five have been discharged. very few details are coming out of the hospitals at the moment about how seriously injured people are. we know that some are critically injured but at the moment out of respect for patient confidentiality and for their families and the police operation, very few more details are being given. one fact that we do know, among the injured, among the 48, four police officers. one was a british transport police officer who was very british transport police officer who was very seriously injured. we think he was attacked with a knife. one of

the other police officers was an off—duty met police officer, described as a rugby, sporty, and is an police officer. he actually tackled one of the knifeman and was injured and he has knife injuries. we are not quite sure how serious they are. we have been onto nhs england and we are hoping in the next hour for england and we are hoping in the next hourfor more england and we are hoping in the next hour for more information about the nature of these injuries. i think it is fair to say that most of these people who have been admitted to the major trauma units will have suffered serious knife injuries or will have been involved in the collision with that plan as it was careering down the bridge and mounting the pavement and hitting people as it went before it came to a standstill very close to borough market. thank you so much. we will have more from tim willcox later at king's college hospital. just as he was talking about that police officer from british transport police, in fact they have just

issued a statement about that. just a couple of elements in that that i think are worth letting you here. the chief constable of the british transport police says that he has in fa ct transport police says that he has in fact visited that police officer in hospital. very touching. it says that it became clear that the officer showed enormous courage in the face of danger, as did many others who were at the scene. he was able to recount to me how he faced the attackers armed with only his baton outside london bridge station. he said that this officerjoined the force less than two years ago and the bravery that he had shown is outstanding. the chief constable saying that the bravery that this man showed here last night at london bridge makes him extremely proud. let's discuss the investigation. we know that 12 people are currently under arrest. let's get some

analysis from professor michael clarke who has joined analysis from professor michael clarke who hasjoined me analysis from professor michael clarke who has joined me at london bridge. the former head of that defence think tank, of course. we have been saying it is an ongoing investigation and that is clearly the case. raids in barking and 12 arrests. just remind us what the priorities are for the police right now. well, just a bit more than 12 hours after the attack. the first priority is to close down the plot, to make sure they have got it all and there isn't some phase two out there. and this is the critical moment of investigation before people who may be connected to these individuals know who they are and start to run away. we are and what i call phase one, where the police know who the individuals are. given that these three guys were dead by 10:30pm, iam that these three guys were dead by 10:30pm, i am sure the police will have had their identities worked out by midnight, within a couple of hours. then they know that the press will be on to it within 24 or 36 hours and the names will leak at some point. the police have maybe

got 24 or 36 hours to get round phase one of investigation, to do as much as they can to work out the addresses, the friends, the family of the associates, yet people watching ports and that sort of thing. phase two is when police and security services want to bring the public into it. they want to release the names and then they want the public to say if they knew this person, i interacted with them three months ago. then they can construct the recent lives of these people. in phase one they don't bother public to know the names and in phase two they do and i think we are in the intensive phase one phase at the moment. it is reasonably quiet here today, but believe me, around london, i think there will be a frantic investigation going on to try to pinpoint as much of this part as possible. that is interesting. even what you are saying about the naming. it reminds us of what happened with manchester and the know that salman abedi got out earlier than manchester police wanted. it was leaked to the united

states of course. you have just explained that it is vital for the investigation to be bit quiet for now. cressida dick in her statement in front of new scotland yard was askedif in front of new scotland yard was asked if we would be sharing intelligence with united states and she said we always do. i bet they don't! i bet for the first few hours we are keeping this very close to our chests and that would be my guest. when i use the word scale, i mean that this is the third attack on uk soil that we are talking about ina on uk soil that we are talking about in a period of three months. do you read anything into that? into the number, the time frame, what are your thoughts? it is fairly dramatic. jihadism really began in 1997 as far as britain was concerned. in the 18 years since then, there were only two successful attacks. then in the first three months of this year, there have been three within 70 days. these attacks

are separate, not connected, they are separate, not connected, they are inspired, they all look like home—grown attacks, they look as if they were inspired by people who we re they were inspired by people who were relatively amateur doing it. we should not be so surprised and security services are not. they have a lwa ys security services are not. they have always said the wave is building out there and it is breaking in belgium, germany and france that it will break in the uk, even though the uk is better protected than most of our continental neighbours. the wavell break here and it is beginning to happen. what really worries the security services if there are more attacks, then the senses that the government cannot stop it and is not in control. the sense of keeping a lid on all of this is when the public can feel confident that the government is control and they can relax. if they feel the government is losing control in other cities in britain and even london, then things change and we crossed a line. that

worries the security services. that impact on public confidence, doesn't it? absolutely. thank you so much for your analysis. thank you for coming down here. professor michael clarke, the former head of the royal united services institute, with his analysis of this investigation. 12 people are under arrest and raids have been carried out in barking and if we have any more information on that from the police we will let you know. we have been talking about the human impact as well as the continuing police investigation. let's hear a little from the archbishop of canterbury, the right reverend justin welby, about events here in the last 24 hours. first of all, grief and horror, and just that appalling sense that

it's happening again, that people are suffering so greatly. secondly, immense admiration for those who have responded, the emergency services, the quick responses of the police. and, thirdly, something that struck me this morning in this enormous pentecost service and ram—packed church we had this morning. there was a profound sense of resilience, of faith, and of hope. and that is what i pray for this country. our resilience, our faith, and our hope. determination to overcome the terrorists, to maintainjustice and peace, and preservation for all. the archbishop of canterbury, the right reverend justin welby, with his reaction. we spoke earlier in this hour as well to the bishop of southwark. we can speak now to imam who has just joined southwark. we can speak now to imam who hasjustjoined me on london

bridge. what are your thoughts on the severe loss of life in this area in the last 12 hours? well, when i heard of this news, i was devastated, like everyone else. at that moment i started praying for those victims and for their families, may god almighty give them patience to overcome such a burden, to be patient enough and to see that london, not only london, but the uk stands together. do you have concerns about the community? we don't know who carried this out yet. we certainly don't know their names orany we certainly don't know their names or any motivation. nonetheless, questions will be asked immediately. they are asked immediately, rightly or wrongly. do you have concerns about reprisals? we don't have any concerns. our message about reprisals? we don't have any concerns. 0ur message is about reprisals? we don't have any concerns. our message is quite clear. our motto is love for all and hatred for none. our message is

peace. our califf who resides in london has said that at all times for communities to establish peace, we have to come together and we will come together. your message is peace but regrettably that does not apply to everyone. sadly we have only got to everyone. sadly we have only got to look at some of the instant reactions even last night as well as this morning on social media. there is hatred and anger out there. it is unpleasant to read and it is usually upsetting to read. surely that gives you cause for concern sometimes. the only thing that we can do as a community is come together. you mean london as a whole? exactly. the majority show support to each other and that is what i saw yesterday on my social network as well. everyone was giving support and condolences

to the families. it doesn't matter what race or religion they were from. that was imam ahmed. let's talk now more about international reaction. we saw a pretty swift reaction and we know that president trump has phoned theresa may. he described it as a barbaric attack. we have seen m essa g es of barbaric attack. we have seen messages of great support from the new french president, emmanuel macron, and we have had statements from many, many other worldly. that's reflect on some of that with our diplomatic correspondent james landale. this attack may have been targeted on the people of london,

but the threat of terrorism is global, and world leaders were quick to show their solidarity. australia's prime minister said that two australians had been directly affected by the incident. we send our heartfelt sympathy and love to the victims and their families, and to the people of britain. this attack is yet another cruel example of the new reality in which we live, the ever—present threat of murderous islamist terrorists. from across the world, leaders took to social media to express their horror and sympathy. chancellor merkel saying that germany stood firmly and decisively at the side of great britain in the fight against terrorism. in new york, the authorities increased security across the city, particularly in areas full of pedestrians and tourists, like here in times square. donald trump called theresa may to offer his condolences. in a series of tweets, the president offered his help, but he also used the incident to renew his demand for a ban on travellers from six mostly muslim countries. and he also appeared to criticise the mayor of london, sadiq khan, for saying there was no need to be alarmed. at a security conference in singapore, new zealand's defence minister

echoed theresa may's call for tighter controls over the internet. we know that terror organisations look to galvanise support and exploit porous borders, disenfranchised individuals, and the access provided by the internet and social media. this is a clear and present security threat to us all. four french nationals were caught up in the attack, and france's new prime minister visited a crisis centre monitoring events. security has already been tightened at polling stations in london for next week's elections to the french parliament. la france et le royaume—uni... translation: france and the united kingdom are allies that have been subjected to a common threat, and we will be united in ourjoint response to it. president macron spoke to theresa may this morning and reminded the prime minister of the importance of european cooperation in the fight against terrorism. james landale, bbc news. we are broadcasting here from the

edge of the police cordon, as i am sure you can see. there are armed police in the street behind me and people keep coming to leave flowers as well, which has developed in the last couple of hours. this is as close as we can get from this vantage point because it is quite a wide area now that is under police cordon. let's go to another area on another periphery. sophie long is an borough high street, which is an area that would have been so busy last night with people out and about, particularly on a lovely day as it was. give us a sense of what is happening where you are. yes, of course it was a beautiful summer's evening the street behind me is borough high street and that building down there is borough market, which is always bustling with people, especially on a day like today. then the sun goes down

and people shut up the market stalls and people shut up the market stalls and pour into the bars and restau ra nts. and pour into the bars and restaurants. we are on the other side of the cordon to you and the other side of the street is basically full of police fans and police cars and their armed police behind me and there has been a huge amount of activity here. we have seen private ambulances drive down this road and also forensics teams have been working in there as well. this is an ongoing investigation of course and it is progressing very quickly. we heard earlier that 12 arrests have been made today in barking in his london and the activity continues here as well. nissan two weeks ago i was in manchester and we heard about the great spirit of the community there. —— less than two weeks ago. we are starting to see that coming through in london today as well. earlier paul, a plumber, had cycled from surrey to hand out bottles of water to the police officers here. and where you are, people are starting

to lay flowers. i have spoken to one woman from camberwell, not far from here, and you just said that she felt so sad about what has happened here. you get the sense now that people don't really know how to express that sadness that they are just doing anything they can. one of the cards at my feet, it is difficult to show you the flowers at the moment, but it reads, we have lived in this area for many years and we are saddened by the events of last night. our thoughts and prayers are with the victims. 48 of those injured are hospitals around the city. those people who don't know borough market, it is a real foodie haven. tourists come here from all around the globe. we heard in that report the tributes pouring in from world leaders. many people who visit london will come to borough market and will have been here. it is also and will have been here. it is also a place loved by locals and many londoners will come here on the weekend. you get the sense that this is an attack that has really struck

londoners, notjust their city but their way of life. we're just beginning to learn more about the victims as the investigation progresses. now we are seeing that community spirit of people coming together and trying to express their resolve really that they will not be terrorised by these acts and they will continue to enjoy their city in a way that they always have. i was speaking to one man who was in one of the restaurant last night. he was saying what a wonderful restaurant it was and how he will go back there because he didn't even get the chance to pay his bill. we are starting to see what has happened here thinking in and how people are expressing their sadness for it. —— sinking in. thank you. more from sophie long later on borough high street. this is the second attack in the uk are less than a fortnight and thatis the uk are less than a fortnight and that is of course because it follows

on from the suicide bombing at the manchester arena at the end of the ariana grande concert just manchester arena at the end of the ariana grande concertjust under two weeks ago. you probably know that ariana grande and a host of others are due to be hosting a benefit concert tonight in manchester. the money raised is meant to be going to help those affected by that appalling attack two weeks ago. the concert organisers have said that it is still going ahead this evening. let's go to old trafford because annita mcveigh is there. what are people saying to you about security? how would you describe the mood? oh, ido how would you describe the mood? oh, i do apologise. apparently we have just lost the line to annita that concert is definitely going ahead tonight and the organisers made that announcement earlier. i

hope that we can head back to hear about the preparations. you will not be surprised to hear that there is more security than ever at that venue. we will hear more from manchester later in the hour. in terms of what is happening here in london, let's hear more from the commission up of the metropolitan police, cressida dick. she updated journalists at scotland yard on the investigation earlier today. last night we saw another appalling and tragic incident in london. something we hoped we would not see again. obviously my thoughts are with all of those affected. those injured, and the families of those innocent people who died whilst out enjoying a saturday night in our capital. in the early hours of this morning, i visited one of the hospitals where the injured are being treated. there i heard truly remarkable

stories of extraordinary brave actions by officers on and off—duty, who were first on the scene. i also heard of colleagues from other emergency services and members of the public who ran towards the danger as this incident unfolded. many, many people risked their own safety to help others and to treat those seriously injured, and indeed to confront the suspects involved. it's clear to me that the courage of those people during and following the attack was extraordinary, and i pay tribute to all of them who came to the aid of those in need during this dreadful attack, and i'm sure helped to save lives. as you know, our officers confronted the suspects,

and brought this terrible incident to a conclusion within eight minutes. it has now been confirmed, sadly, that seven members of the public have died. in addition, as you know, we believe three suspects are dead. my current information is that 48 people have been injured. and 48 people were indeed taken to hospital for treatment. just to remind you, we were called at 10:08pm last night, initially to reports that a vehicle had struck pedestrians on london bridge. that vehicle continued to drive from london bridge to borough market. the suspects then left the vehicle, and a number of people were stabbed.

the suspects were shot dead by armed officers. we believe that this incident is under control. however, a large cordon remains in the area around london bridge and borough market, and there are many officers on scene, as we need still to carry out a thorough search of the area to ensure that everyone has been accounted for, and to make the whole area safe. cressida dick speaking earlier. we can now return to the concert in manchester. annita mcveigh is there. give us a sense of the mood and the security implications. thank you. this is a concept that

ariana grande's manager says has an even greater purpose now in the wake of the attacks in london last night. there is a strong police presence, as you would expect, as we were told there would be. just over my shoulder you may be able to see a couple of armed officers from humberside police. one of a number of other police forces helping the greater manchester police with a huge security operation around this concept. the assistant chief co nsta ble of concept. the assistant chief constable of greater manchester police issued a statement this morning saying we are deeply saddened to hear about last night's horrific attacks in london. and reminding the public in manchester today that they should feel assured by the strong police security presence in manchester. of course also asking people to be vigilant.

members of the public are hugely grateful to the work of the emergency services. hundreds of people have been standing beside those police officers, asking to have their photographs taken with them. i mentioned that statement from ariana grande's manager. let me ta ke from ariana grande's manager. let me take you through a bit of that. he said after the events last night in london and manchester two weeks ago, we feel a responsibility to honour those lost, injured and affected. we plan to honour them with courage, bravery and defiance in the face of fear. i think that is the feeling amongst people gathering for this concert today. thank you very much. annita mcveigh in manchester. everybody prays that will pass off peacefully and will be successful and raise a lot of money, as is the intention. that concert is starting in a few hours from now at

the old trafford cricket ground. annita mcveigh mentioned that there are armed police there, not surprising at all of course. we have seen armed police in many parts of the uk in particular since the manchester attack. there are some behind us that london bridge today as well. we will continue to broadcast from here to keep you up—to—date with everything that is happening. 12 arrests so far in this investigation, following the death of seven people here in central london last night. after an afternoon of sunshine and showers, more significant rain is heading towards the uk. this evening there will be showers around but rain will pull into northern ireland and as the night goes on, feed into scotland and by the end of the night it will pull away from northern ireland and into north west england and wales where for some of us it

will hang around all day on monday. it will be milder compared to last night but still cool in parts of east anglia and south—east england where there will be clear spells around. outbreaks of rain in scotland and the day will turn showery. persistent rain in north west england and wales. by the time that clears away on monday night, some of us will have had 80 millimetres of rain which could which could cause problems and difficult travelling conditions. outbreaks of rain in south—west england. this is the picture at 4 o'clock. showers in scotland but some could be heavy. some in northern ireland. some sunny spells as well. rain across northern england but the most persistent rain will be to the west of the pennines and into wales. some really difficult travelling conditions getting going into the evening as that rain falls and the totals continue to mount. the wind picking up as well and you will find that around the coast of south—west england and into south wales. some coastal gales developing as the rain moves further east across england towards the end of the day. through monday night, although it turns dryer in wales, rain in north west england will head

back into scotland as the area of low pressure pushes its way north. some uncertainty for tuesday about where the low pressure system will be sitting. there will still be rain threatening the eastern part of the uk and especially into north east england and scotland. cooler and more blustery wherever you are on tuesday and even if you don't have persistent rain, showers will be developing with some brighter moments in between the showers. temperatures below normal for this time of year. as we go into the week, wednesday looks like it will be dryer. by thursday another weather system comes our way. the main story for the weather this week is heavy rain at times. dryer days on wednesday and friday and windy at times as well. this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. seven people died overnight in

another terrorist attack. a van drove into pedestrians before three menjumped drove into pedestrians before three men jumped out and drove into pedestrians before three menjumped out and began drove into pedestrians before three men jumped out and began stabbing people in nearby streets. they were running into all the bars, stabbing people. i was saying run, running into all the bars, stabbing people. iwas saying run, run, run! some of the injured are in a critical condition in hospital. ba rs critical condition in hospital. bars and critical condition in hospital. ba rs a nd restau ra nts critical condition in hospital. bars and restaurants were placed in lockdown as police checked buildings for attackers. bateman it