it's thought to be that of the missing frenchman, xavier thomas. hadn't been seen since. it's believed he was knocked into the river after 29 people are still in hospital after the attack, ten of them remain ina after the attack, ten of them remain in a critical condition. sarah campbell reports. xavier thomas, missing since the attack on saturday night. a french citizen, he was a5. he had been walking on london bridge with his girlfriend on a weekend break to the city. she was left seriously injured and it was feared he had been thrown into the river thames. yesterday evening, the family of xavier thomas was informed a marine unit looking for him have recovered a body three miles downstream from the bridge. formal identification has not yet taken place. the bbc understands that zara selenakfrom brisbane in australia is also amongst the dead. her stepfather posted this video of her saying he would miss her funny little laugh. she is one of two australians to have been killed. the other was 28—year—old kirsty boden, a senior staff nurse at guy's hos

xavier thomas who was 45 had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend.our: three men have been arrested in connection with the london bridge terror attack. ed thomas has this report. in the most darkest moments... returning to london bridge. the police officers who were the first to face the london attackers, and comfort the injured, here to lay flowers and remember those who died, in a city grateful for the bravery of officers like pc green. it is really important to have that support from the public and, you know, obviously, our thoughts are more so with the casualties and everything that happened here. and today, police searching for xavier thomas from france say they recovered a body from the thames. he was on holiday in london and his girlfriend. she's now in hospital seriously injured. and confirmed dead today, ignacio echeverria from spain, last seenjumping off his bike to help a woman being stabbed. also named, australian, sara zelenak. she was 21 and working as an au pair. her family said she was a beautiful daughter and sister. in france, the f

it's thought to be that of the missing frenchman xavier thomas.urday night and hadn't been seen since. it's believed he was knocked into the river after being hit by the van. the identities of two other victims have also been confirmed — they are ignacio echeverria a 39—year—old bankerfrom spain — and 36—year—old french chef sebastien belanger. 29 people are still in hospital after the attack. ten of them remain in a critical condition, as our correspondent sarah campbell reports. xavier thomas, missing since the attack on saturday night. a french citizen, he was 45. he had been walking on london bridge with his girlfriend on a weekend break to the city. she was left seriously injured and it was feared he had been thrown into the thames. yesterday evening the family of xavier thomas was informed a marine police unit looking for him had recovered a body three miles downstream from the bridge. formal identification has not yet taken place. the metropolitan police confirmed today that sara zelenak, a 21—year—old nanny from brisbane in australia, is a

xavier thomas was missing and there we re xavier thomas was missing and there were concerns that hadshed into the thames by the van. yes, you was with his partner, walking across london bridge on saturday night. his partner is in hospital, being treated for her injuries, but ever since the events of saturday night, seats has been missing and his family have been desperately trying to work out where he is. overnight, police at limehouse, a specialist marine unit, have recovered a body from the river thames at about 7:45pm last night. they have some procedures to go through a to ensure it really is xavier thomas, but it does look as if he was knocked off the bridge by the van as it drove at high speed. so he would then become the eighth victim of this terrorist attack. what is the latest on the investigation and the arrests? most of the people arrested on the sunday, in fact all of them, were released. we had 127—year—old man arrested yesterday, and overnight a 30—year—old man was arrested. we have seen a house in ilford being searched this morning. clearly, the police investigation is

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xavier thomas who was 45 had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend.en have been arrested in connection with the london bridge terror attack. ed thomas has this report. in the most darkest moments... returning to london bridge. the police officers who were the first to face the london attackers, and comfort the injured, here to lay flowers and remember those who died, in a city grateful for the bravery of officers like pc green. it is really important to have that support from the public and, you know, obviously, our thoughts are more so with the casualties and everything that happened here. and today, police searching for xavier thomas from france say they recovered a body from the thames. he was on holiday in london and his girlfriend. she's now in hospital seriously injured. and confirmed dead today, ignacio echeverria from spain, last seenjumping off his bike to help a woman being stabbed. also named, australian, sara zelenak. she was 21 and working as an au pair. her family said she was a beautiful daughter and sister. in france, the family of seb

and today, police searching for xavier thomas from france say they recovered a body from the thames.ay, ignacio echeverria from spain, last seenjumping off his bike to help a woman being stabbed. also named, australian, sara zelenak. she was 21 and working as an au pair. her family said she was a beautiful daughter and sister. in france, the family of sebastien belanger confirmed he was also killed. it brings the total number of deaths to eight. while police continue to look for evidence, today, this family home in ilford was raided, as offices pieced together more about the killers. khuram butt, a known islamist extremist, rachid redouane, a moroccan libyan who once lived in dublin, and italian moroccan youssef zaghba. police in italy suspected he wanted to join so—called islamic state and say they told british intelligence agencies. today, his mother spoke anonymously. translation: he was closely followed when he was in italy, but he wasn't at all in the uk it seems. i was very happy with the work the italian police did. from what i read, it seems in the uk they knew nothing, they

xavier thomas, who was a5, had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend.homas reports. remembering those who died. and returning to london bridge for the first time. the police officers who faced the london attackers. who comforted the injured. here to lay flowers and pay their own respects. in a city grateful for the bravery of officers like pc green. it is really important to have that support from the public, and obviously our thoughts are more so with the casualties and everything that happened here. thank you. today police looking for xavier thomas said they found a body in the river thames. he was in london on holiday with his girlfriend who is seriously injured in hospital. ignacio echeverria, a spanish national, was confirmed dead today, last seen jumping off his bike to help a woman being stabbed. also named, sara zelenak, who was 21 and working as an au pair. her family said she was a beautiful daughter and sister. the family of french chef sebastien belanger confirmed he was also killed after watching the champions league final. it means the tot

and today, police searching for xavier thomas from france say they recovered a body from the thames.nfirmed dead today, ignacio echeverria from spain, last seenjumping off his bike to help a woman being stabbed. also named, australian sara zelenak. she was 21 and working as an au pair. her family said she was a beautiful daughter and sister. in france, the family of sebastien belanger confirmed he was also killed. it brings the total number of deaths to eight. while police continue to look for evidence, today, this family home in ilford was raided, as offices pieced together more about the killers. khuram butt, a known islamist extremist, rachid redouane, a moroccan libyan who once lived in dublin, and italian moroccan youssef zaghba. police in italy suspected he wanted to join so—called islamic state and say they told british intelligence agencies. today, his mother spoke anonymously. translation: he was closely followed when he was in italy, but he wasn't at all in the uk it seems. i was very happy with the work the italian police did. from what i read, it seems in the uk they knew

xavier thomas, who was a5, had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend.mas reports. remembering those who died. and returning to london bridge for the first time. the police officers who faced the london attackers. who comforted the injured. here to lay flowers and pay their own respects. in a city grateful for the bravery of officers like pc green. it is really important to have that support from the public, and obviously our thoughts are more so with the casualties and everything that happened here. thank you. today police looking for xavier thomas said they found a body in the river thames. he was in london on holiday with his girlfriend who is seriously injured in hospital. ignacio echeverria, a spanish national, was confirmed dead today, last seen jumping off his bike to help a woman being stabbed. also named, sara zelenak, who was 21 and working as an opener. an au pair. her family said she was a beautiful daughter and sister. the family of french chef sebastien belanger confirmed he was also killed after watching the champions league final. it mean

xavier thomas, who was a5, had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to this special hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, recorded in front of an audience coming to you from the bbc radio theatre as part of our freedom season. the acclaimed south sudanese singer and political activist emmanuel jal was just a boy during the sudanese civil war when he was captured and forced to work as a child soldier in the 1980s. he escaped and went on to see his people gain independence in a referendum three years ago. but now, south sudan is once again in conflict as rival tribes descend into ethnic violence that has killed thousands since december and left nearly a million displaced and at risk of starvation. when will the people of south sudan enjoy peace and freedom at last and is emmanueljal himself free from the traumas of being a child soldier? audience, please welcome emmanueljal to hardtalk. emmanueljal, sudan as it was then at warforfive decades, nearly 2 million people died from starvation or disease. you yourself in your youn

and then there are the missing. 45—year—old xavier thomas was last seen on london bridge.ared he may have been thrown into the river during the attack. sebastian belanger‘s family are travelling to the uk from france to try to discover what's happened to him. he was last seen outside one of the pubs on saturday. there's also no word on the whereabouts of ignacio echeverria from spain. or sara zalenak, an australian in london, working as a nanny. her family has heard nothing from her. sara's absolutely beautiful. she is a very special, kindred spirit. she's one of those people that doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs, doesn't do anything wrong. she's amazing, and she's 21 years of age. these remain desperate searches, desperate days for so many who've found themselves caught up in this tragedy. french police say they've shot and injured a man who attacked an officer with a hammer near notre dame cathedral in paris. officials say the incident is being treated as terrorism and that the man shouted "this is for syria!" 1000 visitors were kept by police inside the cathedral followi

and then there are the missing. 45—year—old xavier thomas was last seen on london bridge.river during the attack. sebastian belanger‘s family are travelling to the uk from france to try to discover what's happened to him. he was last seen outside one of the pubs on saturday. there's also no work on the whereabouts of ignacio there's also no word on the whereabouts of ignacio echeverria from spain. 0r sara zalenak, an australian in london, working as a nanny. her family has heard nothing from her. sara's absolutely beautiful. she is a very special, kindred spirit. she's one of those people that doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs, doesn't do anything wrong. she's amazing, and she's 21 years of age. these remain desperate searches, desperate days for so many who've found themselves caught up in this tragedy. alison holt, bbc news. in syria, fighters backed by us forces have, for the first time, entered the outskirts of raqqa, the city stronghold of so—called islamic state. the ground forces, made up largely of syrian kurds, have launched attacks from the east, west and north of

and then there are the missing. 45—year—old xavier thomas was last seen on london bridge.led for information as it's feared he may have been thrown into the river during the attack. sebastian belanger‘s family are travelling to the uk from france to try to discover what's happened to him. he was last seen outside one of the pubs on saturday. there's also no word on the whereabouts of ignacio echeverria from spain. or sara zalenak, an australian in london, working as a nanny. her family has heard nothing from her. sara's absolutely beautiful. she is a very special, kindred spirit. she's one of those people that doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs, doesn't do anything wrong. she's amazing, and she's 21 years of age. these remain desperate searches, desperate days for so many who've found themselves caught up in this tragedy. alison holt, bbc news. within the last hour, police here in the uk have arrested a 38—year—old man at heathrow airport in connection with the suicide bomb attack on the manchester arena. they say the arrest was pre—planned and there was no threat to heathrow

xavier thomas was last in a london bridge. that he might have been thrown into the river during the attack. sebastian balinger‘s family are travelling from friends to see what happened to him. he was last seen at a pub on saturday. there is also no word on a missing spaniard or an australian working as a nanny. sarah is beautiful. she is a very special kindred spirit. she doesn't drink or do drugs. she doesn't do anything wrong. she is amazing and she is 21 yea rs of wrong. she is amazing and she is 21 years of age. the days are desperate for so many caught up in the tragedy. the prime minister says she is prepared to change human rights laws, if that's necessary to fight extremism. mrs may, who's been criticised by opponents for reducing police numbers as home secretary, was speaking this evening with just two days to the election. labour said tonight that what was needed was more money for policing and for prisons. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the final stages of a campaign dominated by questions over sec

police searching for xavier thomas after the london bridge attack have found a body in the thames — theere first on the scene at last saturday's attack — then they had a job to do, today they offered a tribute. celebrities, friends and fans gatherfor a memorial to comedian ronnie corbett. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news. the lions still to hit their stride as they slip to defeat in their second tour match of new zealand. welcome to the bbc news at six. with just over 12 hours until polls open, party leaders have spent the day criss—crossing the country, making their last pitch to voters. fifty days after calling the general election, theresa may said that brexit was the priority and she was the leader best able to build "a stronger, more prosperous britain". beginning his day in glasgow, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, warned voters against five more years of austerity and pledged more spending on health and education, delivering hope not fear. we'll be bringing you the last word from all the campaigns but first our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has been following the two

xavier thomas, who was a5, had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend. time for click. this week, swaying votes on facebook. it's geek versus geek as spen meets fry. and lots of people shout in a big tent. summer is on the way and, well, it wouldn't be a british summer without a visit to a good old—fashioned festival. no, not that one. much better. known as the town of books, hay—on—wye in wales is the location of the hay festival. it's a literary mecca, an annual gathering of artists, authors, daleks and, yep, even royals. it's even been called the woodstock of the mind by none other than former us president bill clinton. this year it's the 30th hay festival, and the line—up is pretty stellar. well, for the second year in a row, we've been invited to share some of our favourite experiences and show off some really good tech, all in front of a real, live audience of actual people. what could possibly go wrong? a packed tent waited, all that we had to do was wow them! applause we had robots falling over, experiments in haptic feedback and demos in binaural sound, but tha

national who they believe was a victim of saturday's terror attack at london bridge. 45-year-old xavier thomas is fighting for her life and their fears are that xavier may have been thrown into the river. three other people are still missing. >> our pain will never diminish. it's important to carry on with our lives in direct opposition to those who would try to destroy us and remember their hatred is of small-minded individuals. this is not the course we will follow despite our loss. >> so heartbreaking. as for the investigation, sources are telling us now that british authorities believe the alleged ringleader was one of the most dangerous extremists in the uk but they did not find any evidence that he was plotting an attack before this all unfolded. a british police spokesperson identified the third attacker. they say he was placed on the italian police watch after attempting to travel to syria and having extremist material on his phone. joining us now, alexandra, what can you tell us about this third person that they've identified? >> reporter: his name is youssef zaghba, a 22-year-old ita

who the person, is but we do know that police were looking for a missing frenchman 45-year-old xavier thomas, but as a fresh and horrifying reminder about being ready for something like that. happening right now in alameda, the fbi running a training exercise to prepare bay area agencies on how to respond in the event of a terror attack like london. operation seasick is on the waterway for anything that might happen on our bay. they are training local agencies and hospitals as well. >> reporter: good morning to you. this fbi-led exercise called operation seasick takes place in most of the action is taking place this morning near that vessel. i want to show you guys over here. you can see one of the agencies taking place and maybe has haz-mat crews. they are just leaving that simulated scene out here and dealing with the situation. let's go and show you some video from earlier when this first started, and i want to make it clear this is simply a simulation of what a maritime terrorist attack will look like and an active shooter is barricading himself in one of the vessels after setting off a

breaking news out of london again, police have found a body, in the tips river during a search for xavier thomas. of france. who would be the eighth london bridge victim. details just coming in and continue to bring you update as they become available to us, of course, his family has been searching, looks like, basically thrown off the bridge, hit by that van. >> we have some breaking news out of iran. isis is claiming responsibility for the attack on iran's parliament. and this is a live look, in iran right now, you can see, a lot of people in that area. two security guards killed, in the attacks, and more than 30 people are wounded. safe to says one of the attackers in the parliament assault has blown himself up. it says four attackers launched the assault, police have surrounded the building, where legislative session was underway. security guard was killed, and four people were wounded in a separate attack at a shrine. >> the shrine, why people are shocked, a shrine of the eye tia. so again, live shot, chaos on the streets there in iran. so let's go back to france, now, in france, officials

xavier thomas was walking over the bridge when the attack happened. >> this video shows a man on fireg from a burning car after he was struck by a suspect who had led police in new jersey on a high speed chase. nomes are seen on that video repeatedly kicking the man in the head. the unidentified man is in critical condition with broken bones. the driver was charged with aggravated assault. >>> greg gianforte wrote i had no write rite to respond the way i did to your legitimate question about healthcare policy. in addition to the apology he has agreed to the committee to protect journalists. >> controversial gun bill passed in the michigan statehouse now moves to a vote in the state senate where it is expected to be approved. it would allow any legal firearm owner to carry a concealed gun without a permit. lawmakers say it's a gun owner's constitutional right. those opposed say it would endanger the public by scrapping gun safety training. it's not known if governor rick snyder will sign the bill if it reaches his desk. >>> neonatal kitten nursery is opening in arlington next month. th

detectives searching for the frenchman, xavier thomas, who disappeared on saturday night, have recoveredt of kin have been informed. next, we're going to talk about raqqa in syria, technically the headquarters of islamic state. it is a city with a population of 200 or 300,000, the size of a town like rochdale. and now others are trying to ta ke rochdale. and now others are trying to take back control from is, a selection of fighters known as the syrian democratic forces, backed by the united states. they launched an offensive this week to try to retake it. the us coalition said that the battle would be long and difficult and it is thought that between three and it is thought that between three and 4000 is prisoners are holed up inside raqqa. islamic state have lost a lot of territory, as you can see from these maps, that they control at the start of last year. in march of this year, they lost the historic city of chameera in syria while the battle for mosul, an important city in iraq, is still ongoing. —— palmyra. it would be a serious blow for islamic states to lose raqqa, where there o

bridge attack might have been thrown into the river by the killers' speeding van. 45-year-old xavier thomass girlfriend - who was badly injured. meantime, hundreds of people lined the river thames today...in another tribute to the victims.. (steve )paris police shot and injured a man who attacked officers with a hammer at the notre dame cathedral today. the suspect alledgedly screamed "this is for syria" before hurting an officer. the attacker was wounded by police and taken to the hospital.the incident caused panic among visitors in the area. hundreds of people were being held inside the cathedral...photos on social media show crowds inside with their hands in the air.witnesses nearby say everyone started fleeing after shots were heard. kyle riches who's from los altos hills says he was with his wife walking through the plaza outside the cathedral when he heard gunshots. " my wife and i were trying to get back on our tour bus, then we just heard two gunshots, so we grabbed each other and ran and then i shot a video probably from about 30 feet from where i actually was, where we just saw pr

xavier's first father's day, one he'll never forget. >> i got a daughter for father's day. so that's the greatest gift right there. that's really call. >> reporter: aundrea cline-thomas. >> beautiful baby girl. congratulations to the family. a day to celebrate dad in south jersey. washington township high school for the perfecting pitch and church picnic and barbecue. the winner taking home the pitch and picnic trophy. ♪ >> and a colorful celebration at camden's wiggins' waterfront park. nbc 10 at the 60th annual puerto rican parade and festival. the free event featured music, food and a celebration of latino culture. erika, just a few less showers today but won't be so lucky tomorrow. >> no, not at all. hi to my aunt millie who invited me. i couldn't make it. i'm working. conditions right now are mainly dry. we're seeing some passing showers moving from the southwest to the northeast but really as denise just mentioned we're tracking this line, this cold front moving in from the northwest and dipping down to the southeast into our general direction. keep in mind we do have the threat of some severe thunderstorms just moving west from west pennsylvania and severe thu