Tag: London attack

• Wednesday, August 15th 2018 - 06:56 UTC

  London Police in seconds neutralize a lone driver attack on Parliament: three injured

  

  London's mayor is urging residents and tourists to remain calm and vigilant following the latest terror attack in the city. The driver of a car injured three people before crashing into barricades near Parliament. A security camera captured the moment the silver Ford came speeding down the road. It hit a group of cyclists, jumped the sidewalk and then smashed into the heavy metal security barrier.

• Saturday, September 16th 2017 - 07:39 UTC

  UK at highest alert following the bomb in the Tube which caused 29 injured

  

  The United Kingdom terror threat has been increased to its highest level as police continue the hunt for the person behind the Friday underground bombing in south-west London. The prime minister said the threat was now critical, meaning an attack is expected imminently, after a device was detonated at Parsons Green station.

• Saturday, September 16th 2017 - 07:25 UTC

  Theresa May scolds president Trump on London terror attack tweets

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May has rebuked US President Donald Trump for suggesting suspects in Friday's London train blast were known to police. “I never think it's helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation,” she said.

• Wednesday, June 7th 2017 - 09:24 UTC

  Barriers in London central bridges; cyclists protest width of lanes

  

  Barriers have been installed on three central London bridges following the latest terror attack to hit the British capital. The structures have been introduced to stop traffic from mounting the pavement on Westminster, Lambeth and Waterloo bridges.

• Wednesday, June 7th 2017 - 06:26 UTC

  Theresa May puts tackling suspected terrorists above human rights laws

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will change human rights laws if they “get in the way” of tackling suspected terrorists. The PM said she would make it easier to deport foreign terror suspects and “restrict the freedom and movements” of those that present a threat. Labour said it was “not the message that we should be sending”.

• Monday, June 5th 2017 - 08:12 UTC

  “Enough is enough” says PM May, “too much tolerance of extremism in our country”; confirms Thursday election

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain must be tougher in stamping out Islamist extremism after attackers killed at least seven people by ramming a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbing revelers in nearby bars. After the third militant attack in Britain in less than three months, May said Thursday's national election would go ahead. But she proposed regulating cyberspace and said Britain had been far too tolerant of extremism.

• Monday, June 5th 2017 - 07:53 UTC

  Corbyn says police should use “whatever force is necessary” to save lives

  

  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Conservatives of trying to “protect the public on the cheap” in a speech focusing on the London terror attack. Mr. Corbyn, who has previously questioned the wisdom of a shoot-to-kill policy, also backed the police to use “whatever force is necessary” to save lives. His comments mark the end of a pause in Labor's campaigning after the attack.

• Tuesday, March 28th 2017 - 08:27 UTC

  PM May announces major counter terrorism training exercise in Scotland

  

  British Prime Minister announced on Monday a major counter-terrorism training exercise will take place in Scotland later this year to test multi-agency response that would come into force in the event of a terror attack.

• Monday, March 27th 2017 - 11:38 UTC

  UK calls on companies to stop offering a “secret place for terrorists to communicate”

  

  Companies must cooperate more with law enforcement agencies and should stop offering a “secret place for terrorists to communicate” using encrypted messages, British interior minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday.

• Saturday, March 25th 2017 - 10:20 UTC

  Falklands' Government sends Letter of Condolences to London

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has sent a letter of condolences to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, expressing sympathy and support from all members of the Falkland Islands community following the Wednesday attack at Westminster bridge and attempt to break into Parliament.