it's really important to say, i think, we heard in the statement that neil basu made, the tremendouse this case, and i think eve ryo ne investigate this case, and i think everyone will want to hugely support the police in that work. i think they are doing a superb job and it's really important that the public have been coming forward and supporting the police in that work, and we must continue to do so. we also need to make sure that serious questions are asked about preventing these kinds of things happening in these kinds of things happening in the first place, given the serious concerns there are in this case. yvette cooper, who chaired the home affa i rs yvette cooper, who chaired the home affairs select committee on the last parliament. i've been speaking to roger graef 0be, who is a criminologist and film—maker. he explained why usman khan should never have been moved off the indeterminate sentences for public protection scheme the public protection service was designed for people like this, people who really are very dangerous, and as some viewers may have seen the serious cri

neil basu reiterated there are such as still being carried out in the area of london bridge.l continue for some considerable time. also asking for any member of the public with any video or any photographs of the incident, and as we know there are many on social media, they are being asked to send those to the metropolitan police to help with their investigation. they are also asking members of the public to remain vigilant at this time. of course, this is black friday today. it is very busy in the capital. there are lots of people around. and clearly this incident will be of huge concern to a great deal of people. people asked to stay away from the london bridge area as those searches are continuing. just to give you those headlines once again from that press conference, a male suspect was shot. he died at the scene. suspect was shot. he died at the scene. a number of other people have been injured in this incident. and it has been officially declared a terrorist incident. sarah campbell, our terrorist incident. sarah campbell, our correspondent, at new scotland yard, with t

neil basu, from the met police, said he did not believe the attacker acted alongside anyone else — buttigative teams are working to rule out a wider plot. our investigative priority at this time is to ensure that there is no one related as an outstanding threat to the public. to this end, we carried out two searches at addresses both in staffordshire and in the stoke—on—trent area. the prime minister visited the scene earlier, where he said people convicted of terrorism offences shouldn't be released from prison early. the practice of automatic early release, where you cut a sentence half and let really serious violent offenders early, simply isn't working, and i think you've had some very good evidence of how that isn't working, i'm afraid, with this case. in other news, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2.7 percent more for rail tickets in the new year. one of the two people killed in the london bridge attack has been named as cambridge university graduate jack merritt. the 25—year—old is believed to have been a course co—ordinator for learning together, an organis

neil basu, from the met police, said he did not believe the attacker acted alongside anyone else — buthis time is to ensure that there is no one related as an outstanding threat to the public. to this end, we carried out two searches at addresses both in staffordshire and in the stoke—on—trent area.

hear more from the news conference held by the assistant commissioner of the metropolitan police, neil basunuing investigation into the terrible attack of yesterday near london bridge. officers from london's counterterrorism command have been working flat out with security services over night, as you would expect, to continue to try and establish the full circumstances of what's happened. at this time, we've found no evidence, no evidence, to suggest anybody else was involved in this attack. however, we are still making extensive enquiries to make sure that no one else was involved. 0ur investigative priority at this time is to ensure that there is no one related as an outstanding threat to the public. to this end, we've carried out two searches that addresses both in staffordshire and in the stoke—on—trent area. 0ur officers have therefore been supported by officers from staffordshire and the west midlands counterterrorism police. i would like to thank them as well as the local community in those areas for the support they've shown as we carry out those crucial enquiries. the investigation

you will have seen that last night my colleague, assistant commissioner neil basu, put out an update.hat this person, as far as we can tell at the moment, was acting alone and we will continue to investigate the circumstances that led to this moment. what we're seeing now are some pictures of people what we're seeing now are some pictures of people running what we're seeing now are some pictures of people running from what we're seeing now are some pictures of people running from the scene. these are obviously photographed yesterday afternoon, after the man began his attack. it was about 24—hour is the go, just approaching 24—hour is exactly, that the attack took place. he had been attending a conference at fishmonger‘s hall. he was restrained by members of the public, including some people he had participated at that the amount you see what appears to bea that the amount you see what appears to be a large animal tooth with actually using it in an attempt to restrain usman khan, the attacker and preventing attacking other people but the two nights he was carrying. that was partly taki

khan was shot dead by police on a london bridge which was the scene of another attack 2 years ago neil basu from the metropolitan police praised the actions of his offices and the public. the attacker of them left the building he ended up on love the bridge he was pursued with detained by members of the public as well as a british transport police officer who was employing quotas before armed officers for both the city and the metropolitan police arrived confronted the attacker shot through. the actions of the place in the public were all the more remarkable as we now know the attack was wearing what looked like a very convincing explosive device thankfully we now know that was a hoax device. the congolese army says it's killed a senior rebel leader in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo a mob is also reported to have lynched 2 suspected rebels in the town of benny. yemen's who the rebels have released video they say shows the shooting down of a saudi apache helicopter the group says it's behind the downing of the aircraft on friday and that 2 saudi pilots were killed there

commission commissioner neil basu. >> i am now in a position to confirm it is a terrorist incident. we are working with the city of london police as we continue to respond. officers from the counter terrorism is now leading that investigation. i must press that we will take an open mind, it would be inappropriate to speculate. >> reporter: a key question being how do police know it is a terror attack and confirm it while simultaneously establishing and providing clues of the suspect on his body have explosive device. police are not releasing his identity and key questions of this man at this moment. >> duncan, what have you been hearing from eye witnesses? >> reporter: i have been talking to people who were overlooking the bridge and saw what we imagined is the attack from the bridge and saying that he appears today dead as he was dragged and also a woman being carried in an emergency vehicle who appeared to be badly injured with blood in her and another individual with blood around his torso. i have spoken to a new individual who was in his office underneath where he think the inci

the british prime minister and london's police chief is it at the scene of the attack on saturday neil basu from the city's police force praise the actions of his offices and members of the public. the attacker of them left the building he had beat up on love the bridge he was pursued with detained by members of the public as well as a british transport police officer who was employing before armed officers for both the city and a metropolitan police arrived confronted be a tracker of. the actions of the place and the public are all the more remarkable as we now know the attack was wearing what looked like a very convincing explosive device thankfully we now know that it was a hoax device the congolese army is saying that it's killed a senior rebel leader in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo a mob is also reported to have launched 2 suspected rebels in the town of benny. and thousands of protesters have surrounded a police station in the indian city of hydrabad where 4 men accused of raping and murdering a 27 year old woman are being held they demanded the police have the

neil basu, the head of the counterterrorism policing force, we heard from earlier, said at that pointthere were still 800 live counterterrorism investigations at that point. 24 attack plots have been thwarted since the westminster attack back in march of 2017. but they were very concerned about lone wolf attacks. the reason the terror threat had been lowered is because of the advancements against isis and the islamic states, that we and other nations had made in the middle east. their resources have been deprived in britain, but they wilwere still concerned about ts type of lone wolf. >> david: these are effective for them. this is what keeps them relevant, and they can use as an example for the other. >> julie: they are irrelevant, let's make it very clear. we will continue to watch the story as it unfolds. we have other news to talk about. president trump making a surprise visit to our troops in afghanistan yesterday on thanksgiving day. also announced that peace talks will resume with the taliban. can they resume just months after the president pulls out of negotiations command we

. >> we just heard from the commission her of the metropolitan police neil basu. he gave us an update. want to bring people up to date. it happened around 2:00 p.m. it was a stabbing near the london bridge. it was a male suspect who was shot and killed on the scene. a number of other people were injured, although we don't have the exact number quite yet, and the commissioner has promised he will bring us that as soon as possible. we don't know the condition of these individuals that were injured. the commissioner calling this a terrorist incident. it was treated as a terror incident when they first responded. now erin mclaughlin is near the scene of the incident and can add more to what we heard at the press conference. erin? >> reporter: a device of sorts was found on the suspect's body, believed to be a hoax device at this point, and that presumably is the reason why they believe this was a terror-related incident. certainly treating it as much from the get-go. just an hour ago, really saw an overwhelming police response as they tried to clear this area. it rema

we do know from the statements given by the assistant commissioner, neil basu, that there appears totime that was a hoax device, and they really are the best of us. another example of the bravery and heroism of ordinary londoners, running towards danger, risking their own personal safety, to try and save others. i would like to say thank you to them on behalf of all londoners and also because it shows the best of us. can i ask you, you're outside scotland yard again, just a few years after you did this four times. how does that affect you personally, as mayor of a city where the terrorism threat seems to have not gone down? i'm mayor of the greatest city in the world and one of our strengths is our diversity. but we do know there are people out there who hate our diversity, hate what we stand for, and seek to divide us. what was amazing about today as that we saw in one individual, the suspect, the worst of humanity, but we also saw the response from members of the public and also our emergency services, the very best of humanity. the message i want to send notjust a londoners, not j