and communications problems hampered the efforts of emergency services to help victims of the london bridge attacks. a senior london ambulancece manager told the inquest that it took too long to reach some of the victims, more than three hours after the attackers had been killed. but he also praised ambulance crews who volunteered to go into a potentially dangerous area despite the possible risk to themselves. eight people died and nearly 50 were injured in the attacks injune 2017. our correspondent richard lister is at the old bailey. what more was said today? one of the big questions of this inquest is why it took so long for medical teams to get into borough market. we got some of the answers today. one was that police kept them out because they we re police kept them out because they were concerned there were still attackers on the loose. we also learnt that some london ambulance service personnel volunteered to get into those danger zones before they had been cleared by police. their director of operations admitted some decisions should have been taken more quickly. it was already a busy saturday night for the london am

it was already a busy saturday night for the london ambulance service when calls began coming in reportingnt on london bridge. it soon became clear this was a terror attack. 22 ambulances and other paramedics were sent in, but some of those who needed their help the most, never got it. sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard and kirsty boden were all fatally stabbed close to the same courtyard at the edge of borough market. but it was almost three hours before this area was declared safe for paramedics to enter and by then it was too late. treatment for those injured was given by police officers and ordinary people who'd been on a night out. but they were left on their own. what the bereaved families don't understand is why the police officers and members of the public who were frantically trying to save lives down there, were never told that there were ambulances assembling up here, just down the street. and why the paramedics who arrived at those railings just minutes after the attack, were unable to help. keep moving. keep moving that way. the police evacuate

let's hear from the london ambulance service. st into the deaths of the eight victims of the london bridge terrorist attack, following which, i won't be taking any questions at this time. i would like to start by expressing my deepest sympathies for the families and friends of those who died on the night of saturday the 3rd ofjune 2017 and with the very survivors of this brutal attack. i would like to thank the chief coroner for this full and rigorous examination of the facts and i would also like to personally pay tribute to every memberof the personally pay tribute to every member of the london ambulance service who responded so quickly and professionally that evening. and also to the other emergency services and in particular the police, as well as other clay initial is —— clinicians, both on and off duty, who managed to save so many lives that night. the first call we received was to be reported low traffic incident. crews arrived within six minutes and stayed on scene throughout. they immediately started treating the most ser

it was already a busy saturday night for the london ambulance service when calls began coming in reporting bridge. it soon became clear this was a terror attack. 22 ambulances and other paramedics were sent in, but some of those who needed their help the most, never got it. sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard and kirsty boden were all fatally stabbed close to the same courtyard at the edge of borough market. but it was almost three hours before this area was declared safe for paramedics to enter and by then it was too late. treatment for those injured was given by police officers and ordinary people who'd been on a night out. but they were left on their own. what the bereaved families don't understand is why the police officers and members of the public who were frantically trying to save lives down there, were never told that there were ambulances assembling up here, just down the street. and why the paramedics who arrived at those railings just minutes after the attack, were unable to help. keep moving. keep moving that way. the police evacuated the area,

the director of operations for the london ambulance service has denied that there was a failiure in thendon bridge attacks where eight people were killed. paul woodrow told the inquest it took more than 3 hours to reach some of the victims but said this because police had deemed the area unsafe to go into. jon donnison gave us this update from the old bailey. this was the most detailed account of the response of the ambulance service and what paul woodrow said was that in the moments after the attack, the situation was chaotic. the ambulance service received more than 130 calls. he said the first paramedics were at the scene within minutes but they were quickly told by armed police to move back. ambulance services arrived up to 20 of them but they were held back because the area had been deemed hot 01’ because the area had been deemed hot or u nsafe because the area had been deemed hot or unsafe by the police. the initial paramedics who were there, they said they were aware that there were people injured in some of the bars around borough market but they had to move away. paul woodrow w

communications problems hampered the efforts of emergency services to help victims of the london bridge attacks in 2017. a senior london ambulanceht for the london ambulance service when calls began coming in reporting an accident on london bridge. it soon became clear this was a terror attack. 22 ambulances and other paramedics were sent in, but some of those who needed their help the most never got it. sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard and kirsty boden were all fatally stabbed close to the same courtyard at the edge of borough market. but it was almost three hours before this area was declared safe for paramedics to enter, and by then it was too late. treatment for those injured was given by police officers and ordinary people who‘d been on a night out. but they were left on their own. keep moving. keep moving that way. the police evacuated the area, concerned there might be more attacks. the paramedics had to leave along with everyone else and never saw the group of casualties. the court heard the emergency services were overflowing with conflicting information about a range of casualties and

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it's been reported by police and london ambulance service, the metropolitan police i mean, that a manowing a stabbing. the man was aged in his 30s and had suffered stabbing injuries. he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene at 2:37pm. we understand the crime scene has been established and officers are investigating in the tower hamlets area. inquiries are under to notify the next of kin with a postmortem scheduled in due course. the metropolitan police have said it is a fairly early stage at the moment, no arrests and officers of retaining an open mind as to a motive. a man has died aged in his 30s after suffering stabbing injuries in the tower hamlets area. more on this when we get it. nearly 600 homes have now been evacuated in lincolnshire because of fears a river could burst its banks again. nearly 300 had already been evacuated after two months of rainfall fell in just two days, with some houses filled with water almost a metre high after the river steeping burst its banks in wainfleet, near skegness. raf chinooks were called in to drop ballast to bolster the banks. but authorit

officers were called along with the london ambulance service at 3:30am this morning to reports of a womanarrest at this address. the women aged 26 was suffering from sta b the women aged 26 was suffering from stab injuries and it was established she was apparently eight—month pregnant. despite the efforts of paramedics the victim died at the scene. the baby was delivered before being taken to hospital and remains ina being taken to hospital and remains in a critical condition. more information, a 37—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody. some distressing news they are from metropolitan police. the united states and china have agreed to resume talks to ease the trade war between the world's two largest economies. us president donald trump and china's president xi jinping reached the agreement at the g20 summit injapan. mr trump also said american companies can once again sell products to the chinese tech giant huawei, after an effective ban on such sales was introduced in may. from osaka, nick bryant sent this report. this was the day when the g20 summit o

the director of operations for the london ambulance service has denied that there was a failiure in theople were killed. paul woodrow told the inquest it took more than three hours to reach some of the victims, but said this was because police had deemed the area unsafe to go into. jon donnison is at the old bailey. tell us more about what was said. this was the most detailed account of the response of the ambulance service, and what paul woodrow said was that in the moments after the attack, the situation was chaotic. the ambulance service received more than 130 calls. he said theirfirst paramedics were at the scene within minutes, but they were quickly told by armed police to move back. ambulance crews arrived, up to 20 of them, but they were held back because the area had been deemed hot, or unsafe, by the police. the initial paramedics who were there said they were aware that there were people injured in some of the bars around borough market, but they had to move away. paul woodrow was asked whether there had been a failure. he denied that, but he said he had thought long and hard

we are expecting statements from the london ambulance service at the london city police.le were killed altogether, 48 people were killed altogether, 48 people injured, all in the space of about ten minutes. in the first minutes, the attack was largely under way, no one else was killed. that gives you an idea, ten people killed in the space of three minutes. the chief coroner has been giving his conclusions over the last two days at the end of this eight week inquest. he isjust finishing going through each of the eight victims. no surprise that the the addict is unlawful killing in each case because they were murdered in a terrorist atrocity. —— leave their deckis terrorist atrocity. —— leave their deck is unlawful killing. —— the verdict. there were no barriers on london bridge, this was two and a half months after the westminster attack where people had been targeted by vehicles. what the coroner said in relation this, referring to two of the eight victims, they were the ones struck and killed by the van on london bridge, the coroner adds the extra line to do with their

we have also heard that the london ambulance service was not able to send its paramedics into the scenesfriday. today, there was an apology to the family of one of the victims from spain because the metropolitan police acknowledge they took longer than they should have been telling the family that he had died. it actually took them four days to confirm his identity because his wallet and id papers had become separated from him as he lay when he was being tended to by a police officer. the family who have not been through these proceedings chose not to come to the old bailey, perhaps for obvious reasons, had written to the coroner suggesting they were concerned it had taken until the 7th ofjune to find out what had happened, and today a police family coordinator gave his apologies, suggesting they could have done things better. there will be several agencies listening to find out from the coroner whether they should have done things better in his view when he presents his conclusions on thursday and friday. yellow vest protesterjames goddard has been found guilty of common assault on a ph

took place in on the side road in southwest 17 in london, at around 20 to five, and in that, a teenager was found with stab wounds, the ambulance service him, but they were unable to come and he died at the scene. and in connection with that, six people, six men have been arrested, and are being questioned by the police. the other incident was a shooting in plumstead greenwich, again, about five to five, that took place, that was four people including one woman now being questioned by the police. we have said that the mayor of london has tweeted that he is sickened by this. but again, it shines a light on the levels of violence, particularly involving young people in the capital. this has been causing concern, it's been rising over the last couple of yea rs, rising over the last couple of years, the last few are considered to be the worst on record. this year, these two killings will bring to around 50, the number of homicides in london this year, which isa homicides in london this year, which is a lot, it's considered to be a lot. compared to other major cities in the world, it's not necessarily that high, but nonetheless, it's someth

london studio. we have had some pictures of the ambulance on the scene, what else do we know? the duke and duchess of cambridge were travelling from london to windsor commemorating the service forr captured the incident on camera. and as you can see, there is an ambulance at the scene. kensington palace said that the royal couple didn't witness the incident. but they are said to be "deeply concerned and saddened" by what has happened. they have said that best wishes and flowers to the woman. she is in hospital in a serious but stable condition. an independent investigation has now been launched. good to talk to you. thank you very much. donald trump has launched his campaign to be re—elected as president of the united states next year. despite recent opinion polls placing him behind democrat opponent joe biden in the running for the white house, he told a packed florida arena that his first term had been a major success. for now i say, we've made america great again, but how do you give up the number one — call it theme, logo, statement in the history of politics for a new one? but there's a new one that really works and that's called keep america great. right. german chancello

thoughts today and i would like to express to them the sympathies of every member of the london ambulance service. thank you. and the head of the london ambulance service with his response to today's findings from the coroner regarding the london bridge attacks two years ago, remindingjournalists the london bridge attacks two years ago, reminding journalists that the ambulance personnel were at the scene of that appalling tragedy within six minutes and stayed there throughout the night. we are going to have a much more coverage of that story throughout the evening on bbc news. we will pose for a look ahead to sports day. —— pause. it is the pick of the quarterfinals in paris tonight as the hosts take on the reigning world cup champions usa. england have left their base in northern france after beating norway last night. we will also have the latest from their camp. phil neville says they have never played better in his 17 months in charge. we will also get all the world cup cricket news. we have had the wimbledon draw as well. kyle edmund is in action at eastbourne. and a far from straightforward