katharine da costa, bbc news. our news correspondent katharine da costa is at london bridge. large cord and behind me. you can see several buses and vehicles that were abandoned yesterday. they are yet to be recovered. there are a number of police patrols that have been stepped up across london. despite the public being advised to avoid the public being advised to avoid the area, borough market is very much open for business. there are a large number of tourists and visitors in the area carrying on with their normal lives. we are expecting a visit shortly from the london mayor sadiq khan and the head of the metropolitan police to go to borough market, basically reassuring the public that it is business as usual. sadiq khan has praised the courage of the individuals who intervened yesterday. he said we should not let the actions of individuals disrupt our daily lives. has been information released as of as those who were injured yesterday? we know two people lost their lives as well. yes, two people lost their lives. a man and a woman. three people were taken to hospital yeste

katharine da costa, bbc news. 0ur news correspondent katharine da costa is at london bridge.s at where the investigation is now. yes, there is a large police cordon in place. you can see a number of buses and vehicles that were abandoned yesterday have yet to be cleared. there is a visible police presence. patrols have been stepped up. there is also a property being searched in stafford. yesterday the met police said this was a fast—moving dynamic investigation. they named the suspect as 28—year—old usman khan. he was jailed in 2012 and released on licence in december last year. they say that although this is at early stages of investigation, they believe he acted alone, but they will be looking at what the motivation was. whether there is any existing threat to the public. and questions will be raised about how closely he was being monitored. there will be more cobra emergency meetings this morning. we are still waiting for the latest on the three victims. 0n waiting for the latest on the three victims. on that and two women who we re victims. on that and two women who were

katharine da costa, thank you very much.igures have paid tribute to the emergency services involved in the london bridge attack at the start of the bbc‘s tv debate. the lib dem leader, jo swinson, said, "everybody feels heartbroken at what we've witnessed, and the courage shown by witnesses and the emergency services should be commended." the snp leader, nicola sturgeon paid tribute to those who risked their lives taking on the attacker. she said, "we witnessed some exceptional acts of bravery on the part of members of the public. it's how all of us hope we'd respond, but in truth, we don't know until we are confronted with it." as we have been hearing, the police are searching a house in stafford. 0ur correspondence liz copper has more. . . 0ur correspondence liz copper has more... we are in a area close to a house in the centre of stafford. there has been some police activity here, it is quite a large property, cordoned off. staffordshire police officers are on the in the last few minutes i have seen vehicles from the met

--> 4294966103:13:29,430 detention for public protection, well, a little earlier i spoke to katharine da costaf the attack. 24—hour is on from that attack and the core didn't remains in place. you might be able to see over my shoulder some flowers have been left on the scene for the man and woman who sadly lost lives. as you say, the prime minister was joined who sadly lost lives. as you say, the prime minister wasjoined by the home secretary, the home head of the city london police and the head of the metropolitan lease, or attended, visited the crime scene. they have been speaking to reporters, considered deck so that the focus is very much on the investigation, but also in reassuring the public, she said london is resilient, but it is open for business. and the mayor echoes that, he praised the bravery and courage of those individuals who intervened. he said it showed the best of british. both he and the prime minister had said that they will not let individuals intimidate oi’ will not let individuals intimidate or divide us and they carried on their visit into borough market today to go an

let's cross to london bridge now where we can speak to our correspondent katharine da costa.ehind you, quite a lot of officers, but what is actually happening there now? this chord and remains in place on london bridge more than 2a hours after yesterday's attack. buses and vehicles that had been abandoned yesterday have yet to been abandoned yesterday have yet to be cleared while forensic officers continue with their investigations. this enhanced police presence will continue throughout the weekend and into next week. the public have been thanked for their patience while the cord and remains in place, and as you heard there, the assistant commissioner said 500 images had now been shared with the police. he also said that a british transport police officer in plain clothes had been among those who intervened and confronted the attacker moments before armed police arrived on the scene and shot him dead. earlier today, the prime minister, the mayor of london and the heads of both city police and the metropolitan police visited the crime scene. they met with officers that had bee

let's cross to london bridge now where we can speak to our correspondent katharine da costa.t because of it has certainly been busy there, notjust because of the police investigation, but because of a number of high—profile visitors who have had to the scene. can you give us have had to the scene. can you give usa have had to the scene. can you give us a picture or flavour of what is inside the course this morning? yes, 24—hour is on from that attack and the cording remains in place. you might be able to see over my shoulder some flowers have been left at the scene, but they man and woman who sadly lost their lives. now, as you say, the prime minister was joined by the home secretary, the head of the london, city of london police and the head of the metropolitan police, they all attended, visited the crime scene. they have been speaking to reporters, cressida dick said that the focus is very much in the investigation, but also on reassuring the public she said london is resilient to stop that it is open for business. and the mayor of london echoes that, he praised the bravery

let's cross to london bridge now, where we can speak to our correspondent katharine da costa.had a little bit more information, and apart from obviously the sad confirmation of the identity of one of those who died yesterday, better news about one of those who ended up in hospital. that's right. in the last half an hour, we had a condition update, and i can tell you that one of the patients he was critical has now improved. that means that two victims are now stable, and a third has a less serious injuries. their identities have yet to be released, and a woman who died in the attack has also yet to be named. as you might be able to see behind me, a large police cordoned remains in place. more than 24 cordoned remains in place. more than 2a hours on from the attack and that is to allow for forensic officers to continue with their work. police patrols have been stepped up in the area, and across london. reassurance for the public, not least because of the attack 2.5 years ago in 2017, in which eight people died. earlier, the police commissioner cressida dick thanked the public f

our correspondent katharine da costa is on the bridge now.l a large police cordon on the bridge and you can see a number of buses and cars that were abandoned yesterday during the chaos and they are yet to be cleared. police patrols have been stepped up across london and despite the public being told to avoid the area, there area large being told to avoid the area, there are a large number of visitors and tourists here today. this morning the prime minister borisjohnson met with the home secretary, the head of the city of london police, and with the city of london police, and with the head of the metropolitan police, cressida dick. in the last half and oui’ cressida dick. in the last half and our cressida dick spoke to reporters. she said the focus is very much on this investigation and she reassured the public. she thanked those who intervened in yesterday's attack and said london would be resilient and remains open for business. in the meantime, the public are being reminded to remain vigilant and they have urged anyone who witnessed yester

let's cross to london bridge now where we can speak to our correspondent katharine da costa. condition of victims of yesterday's attack. yes, we know there were three victims, a man and two women. yesterday, we were told one of them was ina yesterday, we were told one of them was in a critical condition. we now know that two are in critical condition and a third suffered less serious injuries. the woman who lost her life is yet to be named, but police have contacted their families and they are being supported by specially trained officers. what activity has there been at the scene during the course of today? you can probably see behind me that a large chord and remains in place while forensics carry on their work. there is also a number of police patrols. they have been stepped up across london. earlier, the prime minister was joined across london. earlier, the prime minister wasjoined by the home secretary as well as the heads of the metropolitan police and the city of london police. they visited the crime scene on london bridge. they spoke to officers who had been on duty y

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