23/03/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent.

We're in Westminster, where less than 24 hours ago

a terror attack on the very heart of British democracy

left five people dead and Parliament in lockdown.

An attacker drove into crowds of people on the bridge,

just down the river there, before stabbing to death

a police officer outside the Houses of Parliament -

he's now been named as PC Keith Palmer.

He was someone who left for work today expecting to return home

at the end of his shift and he had every right to expect

This is King 's College Hospital one of the many centres were casualties

were brought to. Amongst all the messages of defiance yesterday,

another clear message, huge praise for the works of the emergency

services and medical staff.. Good morning it's Thursday,

the 23rd of March. The other main headlines

on the Westminster attack Police say they believe they know

the attacker's identity and that he was inspired

by Islamist ideology. Parliament will operate as normal

today in a show of defiance. The Prime Minister is expected

to make a statement to the Commons. We are live at Westminster. Lots of

activity still going on this morning. Let's go to Carole with the

weather. A wet start to the day but generally

speaking and improving weather day. More detail in 15 minutes.

We are here in the aftermath of the terror attacks were five people died

and 40 people injured some suffering what has been described as a

catastrophic injury after a man drove a 4x4 vehicle into the crowd

and went on to stab a policeman who later died. Five people are dead,

including the attacker and the policeman who has been named. We get

the latest from Andy Moore. The moment of the attack on Westminster

Bridge. You can see a car moving at speed along the pavement in front of

a slow-moving line of traffic. A figure, we now know it is a woman,

falls into the water. Then panic as members of the public realise

something is wrong. Three shots ring out. GUNFIRE. The photograph shows

the immediate aftermath. A large knife is on the ground. Another

knife is nearby. The police officer who was stab the deaf is Keith

Palmer, a member of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic

Protection. He was a husband and father with 15 years service. He was

someone who left home today expected to return romp is achieved. At least

three people died on the bridge, more than 40 hurt many with

catastrophic injuries. Parliament will meet as normal and the Prime

Minister urged to do as we would. We will never give in to terror and

never allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart. Police

have not yet named the attacker but they believe they know his identity.

They are treating it as a case of Islamist related terrorism. You will

not succeed. You will not divide us. We will not be cowed by terrorists.

Paris, as city which is also suffered from the scourge of

terrorism, turn the lights off the Eiffel Tower in respect. The terror

alert level has not in race. The priority now for the police is to

find out if the attacker was working alone.

Some of the people who survived the attack is said to have catastrophic

injuries. Eight are being treated

at the major trauma centre and that's where we can

join our reporter John Maguire. John what's the latest

in terms of casualties? We have had no immediate update this

morning. They were eight people brought here in south London. Two

were said to be very seriously injured or stop there were amongst

that number six men and two women. Of course, as we know, the emergency

services train for even so it is like this. They train for events

like this very frequently and so a high degree of professionalism but

they hoped against hope it will never happen. There are planned in

place, Saint Thomas is across Westminster Bridge staff ran out

there. We know the chairman of the dreaded doctors committee was one of

the first on the scene. -- Junior dog is stop he employed help the

policeman who later died but also to the attacker. What strikes home, one

of the most striking images is that sense of duty, that sense of

professionalism from all of the emergency services, the way they

react to the danger with no regard to themselves. Thank you. This is a

special programme this morning from Westminster. It is interesting thing

here this morning, we are noticing behind us, some people are going

through the barricades showing IDs. Today the message from Westminster

is that it should be business as usual but it is not really. Looking

behind as there is a flag hanging at half mast. There is a sombre

feeling. The Prime Minister herself will make a statement to the House

of Commons, we are expecting her to repeat her message that terrorism

will not pull people apart. She will also give us an update on the

situation. There are still 20 people seriously injured. There will be

time to pay tribute to police and emergency services. Some of the MPs

were quite close to Keith Palmer who died. I expect those tributes to be

paid in due course. Then perhaps some other questions will be asked

about security in the very heart of the nation 's democracy. What struck

me yesterday, we forget, when we see politicians being quite aggressive

towards each other at Parliament is essentially a family and there are

several people in the building, who will be very, very shocked and

distressed about what they were nursed? Absolutely. -- -- what they

witnessed. The threat level is severe. But it has become almost

normal to see people with machine-guns at Parliament. Because

of that level security we think nothing like that would happen. We

saw Tobias Ellwood trying to resuscitate the police officer. That

would shock in the people inside Westminster. They feel safe because

of the reassuring presence of police. They will be worries about

future levels of security because they still managed to get just

inside the gates of Parliament, whether they will need to be a

review of security but today we will hear praise for the swift action of

security. We are defending the heart of democracy but this man was armed

with a knife. This incident could have been much, much worse if in

another country where guns are more easily accessible. Thank you very

much indeed. You mentioned how distressed that people involved

would be today and it is incredibly distressing some of the images

coming out of the attack and we are aware of our audience and people

watching at home waking up and we are being incredibly careful with

some of the images we are showing you. There is an ongoing police

investigation and police are urging anyone with any information to

contact them on the hotline on 0800 789 321. It is worth saying that

throughout the morning, we will be speaking to some of those who

witness for themselves events. The time now is sexy leather Nate Ebner.

We will pause here for just a moment. -- the time here is 711

a.m.. We'll have more on the terror attack

at Westminster a little later But Kat's in the studio for us this

morning and can bring us a round up of the day's

other news and Sport. New calculations produced

for the government raise the possibility that people aged 30

or under might have to work until they're 70 before

getting the state pension. A separate report says

the government should abandon minimum annual increases

in pensions, to save money. The government says it will decide

on future pension ages in May. Moderate drinkers are less likely

to suffer some heart problems than those who drink

heavily or not at all. That's according to a new study

published in Researchers

from Cambridge University found that low levels of alcohol

consumption were linked to The funeral of the former deputy

first minister of Northern Ireland, Martin McGuinness, will be held

in Londonderry this afternoon. The former US president,

Bill Clinton, as are the Northern Ireland

secretary, James Brokenshire, and the Irish prime

minister, Enda Kenny. Mr McGuinness, a former IRA

leader turned politician, The government is being warned

against intervening in the energy It's thought ministers

are preparing to act to help customers on standard

energy tariffs. Five former energy regulators say

doing so would have and could have "ominous

implications" for other markets. Let's have a quick look at the sport

now and it was a disappointing night for Gareth Southgate in his first

England dominated the first half but a stunning strike in the 2nd

from Lucas Podolski, in his final international,

sealed the 1-0 win in the friendly in Dortmund.

There was a disappointing performance from Scotland -

they had to come back from one nil down to earn a draw against Canada

Now back to Charlie and Sally in Westminster.

You're watching it first on BBC News. We are here at Westminster

this morning. Last night it was confirmed the police officer killed

in yesterday 's terror attack was Keith Palmer. A 48-years-old husband

and father who served in the force for 15 years. Five people have now

died and 40 others wounded, some with very serious injuries. Hundreds

of County terror police have been working throughout the night on the

investigation. Looking at the attacker is motivation, preparation

and anyone he knew. Theresa May will lead a symbolic show of defiance as

MPs returned to work at the houses of Parliament.

We're joined now by Dr Ashin Shahi who is a security and terrorism

expert from the University of Bradford.

It's worth pointing out where we are standing is the newest position, the

closest that reporters can get. This is a major security operation this

morning and of course, still a crime scene. Absolutely. What happened

yesterday was a major atrocity. The people behind it, they were not only

interested in creating maximum fear and terror in the heart of the

capital, they also wanted to target that very important building. This

is the most important political symbol in this country. This is the

mother of all parliaments. . Obviously what happened yesterday

was not only a terrorist incident. To what extent do you think this was

planned. Security and over the past couple of years, they have prevented

a number of possible terrorist incidents. Of course, it is

difficult to predict and prevent everything. There are poisonous

ideas which can inspire an individual without any resources,

without any mobilisation, even without a great deal of

organisations, to come on target and innocent individual and create

maximum disruption with very minimal resources. It is worth saying that

the senior police officer in charge is updating us. They say they think

they know the identity of the attacker although at this stage,

warning against speculation. Clearly, that will be the focus of

the investigation. Absolutely. We can't have an informed guess. It is

not a very good idea. Remember, in 2014, the spokesperson for Islamic

State said that the support -- the supporters of the organisation, if

they can't make it through the battlefronts in Syria and Iraq, they

should attack non- believers here in the heart of the West. Basically,

over the last couple of years, Islamic State actively have been

promoting promoting those activities. What can be done to

permit them that. They are not only facing a security problem. It is a

political problem and a social problem. It is about social

fragmentation. It is about identity politics. I very much doubt it. We

can resolve the problem only true security means. This problem

requires more copperheads and approach. It involves social,

cultural, economic and other sociological factors. Do stay with

us throughout the morning. We have much more to talk about is the

programme goes on. This is a special edition of BBC Breakfast from

Westminster. You will probably see as we talked throughout the morning,

a number will --a number of people are going through the barricades and

that is because the Commons will be operating not as normal today but it

will be sitting. We are expecting a statement from Theresa May as MPs go

into the Commons today. The moment, that is it from us. We'll have a

moment to look at the weather with Carol.

Some of us, a wet and cloudy start. It will brighten up and we will see

some sunshine. Particularly breezy across parts of Northern Ireland,

southern Scotland and northern England. We've also got an area of

low pressure. It is going to take a swipe at Southern counties,

introducing some rain later on. We have a bright and cold start across

the south-west. We have rain and some murky conditions across the

Midlands, particularly the West Midlands. Some distant fog which

will lift into low cloud. Brighter skies into the south-east. We can

see that line of rain across parts of northern England and into

Scotland and Northern Ireland. A wee bit of snow coming out of that. Into

northern Scotland, a cold start. Some frost around. It is a bright

run. Through the day, the breeze will ease. The rate in the middle,

going into the south-west. Across the Channel Islands and some parts

of the UK. We will see some sunshine in the afternoon between nine and 13

degrees. Through the evening and overnight, we still have the low

pressure in front. Very close to the south coast. Here, we will see some

further rain. A breezy night as well. A lot of clear skies. For most

of the UK, a colder night than the one just gone. There will also be

some rain across the far north of Scotland. That takes us into

tomorrow. For a time, we will have this cloud and rain across the

South. Some cloud left in its wake but the most of the UK, it's going

to be another dry and find date with light breezes. You can see how it

brightens up into the afternoon across southern areas as well. Some

showers just flirting with the far north of Scotland. Temperatures

picking up. 11- 13 degrees. As we head into the weekend, the high

pressure in the north really starts to dominate the weather in the whole

of the UK. We still have isobars around this coming in a clockwise

direction so we are dragging in some cold continental air on a nagging

easterly breeze still in the south, it will feel cooler if you're

exposed to that wind but many of us, we will some sunshine. A lot of dry

weather this weekend. Cool in the south. Somewhere in Wales, northern

England, it could hit perhaps 14 or 15. We are live this morning from

Westminster after the events of yesterday. Theresa May, the Prime

Minister has said it is business as usual today. They are going to

attempt to get on with some business but it doesn't feel particularly

normal here today. There is a definite heightened sense of

awareness everywhere we are. But the Sheed images now this morning live

of Westminster. This is exactly where the terror attack happened

yesterday. And that is these are the images she can see. As of last

night, there are still a number of vehicles on the bridge. It is

essentially a crime scene. We know that three people died there. The

police officer was killed as well. The assailant himself was shot dead

by police. That image this morning of Westminster Bridge. Just to give

you some idea of how different things look here this morning,

things looking very, very different from this time yesterday. It feels

different as well. Extra police are on the streets of London this

morning. This really was an attack on the capital that had long been

feared. Breakfast's Graham Satchell has

been looking at London's response to the Westminster

terror attack. Everywhere you looked in the centre

of London, there were police. It was a real show of force to reassure the

public. It is terrible. People have died, it is horrific. I have lived

in London for six years and you don't really think about it. You

sort of become, you expect it on a daily basis so it is never really at

the forefront of your mind but it's terrible. It's shocking but always

in our minds that this could happen and it's happened across Europe and

here it is happening in London outside Parliament. One man, a car

and a knife, and astonishingly unsophisticated attack on the

public, the police and the centre of power. Caught up in the aftermath,

tourists on the London Eye. We met Adrienne, who was waiting for her

family. I am waiting for them, they are stuck up there, way up the top,

still waiting to come down. After being kept on the Eye for three

hours, Adrienne's family were allowed to leave. Give me a hug. I

saw stretchers and stuff on the ground. I was thinking it was kind

of scary because I never see something like that before. Many

were being met were on holiday. Places where these kinds of horrors

happen all too frequently. We are from Israel and we are pretty

regular, or used to terror attacks, so it's sad but we live it every

day. Yesterday's attack was shocking in part because it is still so rare

here but with the shock, a real sense of defiance in the capital. I

think Londoners feel very calm. My grandparents remember the war and

there was a kind of stoicism. It may be sad that we almost expect this to

happen. You can't do anything about it, you've just got to go out and

get on. You've got to carry on. You can't never beat us. We are old

enough to remember. We were in the war, after all, nearly. London has

seen attacks before and will no doubt see them again. The aim this

time, as every time, to create fear. If what we found is right, terrible

as this attack was, it is singularly failed.

Interesting picking up on the words of the Home Secretary who spoke of

course yesterday evening. Her message was, stay calm but be

vigilant. Be very mindful of people throughout London today. Of course,

we have been talking about MPs but as you can see from Graham's report,

70 people from around the world come here. This is the place they

gravitate to, the heart of British government, just to have a look

around. They go to the London Eye. Lots of people involved in the

attack yesterday and lots of people who will recognised it -- will

recognise where this attack took place. We are live at

recognise where this attack took from us at BBC London in 30 minutes

and plenty more news. Welcome back. We are live from

Westminster. Police believe a man who killed four

people in central London was inspired by international

and Islamist-related terrorism. Three people were killed

when a vehicle was driven along the pavement of Westminster Bridge

yesterday afternoon. A police officer

was then stabbed to death, before the attacker

himself was shot dead. The policeman has been

named as PC Keith Palmer. The moment of the attack

on Westminster Bridge. On the right-hand side you can see

a car moving at speed along the pavement in front

of a slow-moving line of traffic. A figure, we now know it is a woman,

falls into the water. Then panic as members of the public

realise something is wrong. A photograph shows

the immediate aftermath. An armed police officer stands

poised over the attacker. The police officer who was stabbed

to deaf has been named The police officer who was stabbed

to death has been named He was a member of the Parliamentary

and Diplomatic Police Command. Keith, ages 48,

had 15 years service, He was someone who

left for work today, expecting to retur home

at the end of his shift. And he had every right

to expect that would happen. At least three people died

on the bridge, many were said to have

catastrophic injuries. The Prime Minister said Parliament

would meet as normal today. She urged the people of London

and its visitors to do the same. And we will all move

forward together. Never giving in to terror and never

allowing the voices of hate and evil Police have not yet

named the attacker but they believe they

know his identity. They are treating it as a case

of Islamist related terrorism. My message to those who want to harm

us and destroy our way of life Overnight, a show of solidarity

from the French capital, Paris - a city that

has also suffered The lights of the Eiffel Tower

were switched off. The Prime Minister called

yesterday's incident but the official terror alert level

has not been raised. The priority now for the police

will to find out The priority now for the police

will be to find out One of the things we want to do is

keep you up-to-date with some of the conditions hurt yesterday. Some

people are said to have catastrophic injuries. Eight are being treated at

Kings College Hospital. What is the latest update? We are still waiting

for further details. Those eight people were brought here, two of

those very seriously injured and of that eight X-Men and two women.

Kings College Hospital it is just south of the River Thames, a from

where you are of course. But there are always plans in place for

incidents like this and there are centres set up to treat people as

best they can. It will be on the inside and outside pages but two

things struck home from yesterday- people running away from the danger

but a considerable number of people running towards it, the emergency

services, the staff that are trained to deal with situations like these

despite the fact they hope against hope it would not happen. Emergency

staff treating the attacker, showing him the highest regard for life, a

regard he did not show earlier in the afternoon. Thank you. It is

striking, of the emergency services was absolutely breathtaking to

behold and everybody we have spoken to this morning the first thing they

spoke about was the response of the security and emergency services. As

people were running away they were running in. Police are urging people

with any information about the event to get in touch. We are in the

closest area we can get to. If we show you some of the images of

Westminster Ridge, it is it really quiet. -- Bridge. This is

effectively a crime scene. Many vehicles have been moved away.

Across the bridge, towards the Houses of Parliament. 40 people, 40

casualties, injured as that car careered across the bridge. We will

keep you right up to date with the police investigation and any

developments. It does not look real when you see the bridge completely

close. Let's go and find out the rest of today's news.

New calculations produced for the government raise

the possibility that people aged 30 or under might have to work

until they're 70 before getting the state pension.

A separate report says the government should abandon

minimum annual increases in pensions, to save money.

The government says it will decide on future pension ages in May.

Moderate drinkers are less likely to suffer some heart problems

than those who drink heavily or not at all.

That's according to a new study published in

Researchers from Cambridge University

found that low levels of alcohol consumption were linked to

The funeral of the former deputy first minister of Northern Ireland,

Martin McGuinness, will be held in Londonderry this afternoon.

The former US president, Bill Clinton,

as are the Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire,

and the Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny.

Mr McGuinness, a former IRA leader turned politician,

The government is being warned against intervening in the energy

It's thought ministers are preparing to act

to help customers on standard energy tariffs.

Five former energy regulators say doing so would have an adverse

effect and could have ominous implications for other markets.

Let's have a quick look at the sport now and it was a disappointing night

for Gareth Southgate in his first match as permanent England manager.

England dominated the first half but a stunning strike

in the 2nd from Lucas Podolski - in his final international -

sealed the one nil win in the friendly in Dortmund.

England next play Lithuania on Sunday in a world cup qualifier.

Up until the goal I thought we were really the better side. Germany had

a little spell where they controlled it. We had some of our younger

players on and that was a good learning experience for them but I

am very pleased with what we learned and the manner of the performance

and the one it we missed was the finish. It should have had the game

won, really. Scotland have a crucial World Cup

qualifier against Slovenia on Sunday - and last night's performance

won't have done much They could only draw one

all in a friendly against Canada. Fraser Aird - who actually

plays for Falkirk - produced a fine finish

to send Canada ahead. Steven Naismith scored

the equaliser for Scotland. Canada are 117th in

the world rankings. Four of the five British players

in the Miami Open have already Great Britain's Dan Evans was beaten

in the first round by a qualifier. After reaching a career high

ranking of 41 in the world, Evans was beaten in three sets

by American Ernesto Escobedo, Aljaz Bedene is also out,

he retired injured from his match And Kyle Edmund was beaten in three

sets by American Jared Donaldson. And more bad news in the women's

draw - British number two Heather Watson was beaten

by 22-year-old Romainain Patricia Maria Tig - losing in

straight sets 7-6, 6-1. Johanna Konta is the only Brit

left - she has a bye Back to Charlie and Sally at

Westminster. We are live in Westminster

the morning after the worst attack in London since the July

7th bombings in 2005. Five people, including the attacker,

died just yards away At just before quarter to three

yesterday afternoon a car mounted the pavement on Westminster Bridge

hitting a number of people including At least 40 people were injured

as the car travelled The car eventually crashed

into railings outside The driver then got out of the car

and ran around Parliament Square before breaking through security

and attacking PC Keith Palmer The attacker was eventually shot

by plain-clothed officers. A number of people witnessed the

events. Political campaigner Richard Tice

and Editor Kevin Schofield were both at the scene yesterday

and watched events unfold. You came out of the tube station,

tell us what you saw? I came out one or two minutes after the incident

and police were ushering people away from the scene towards the bridge. I

just looked around and on the other side of the pavement there were

people and bodies littered all the way along the bridge. As I looked

down, more and more people were being attended to by passers-by

before authorities emergency services arrived. I could not see

the vehicle because that was surrounded by people to the north of

the bridge. There was a sense of bewilderment. You could not take in

exactly what was happening. Even just talking about what happened

yesterday, it is shocking to hear. This morning, when you woke up how

did you manage the process what you saw yesterday was back you wondered

if it was some kind of a dream. Memories came back and... It will be

quite some time before it 16. I was working in the press gallery

overlooking the yard. I looked out the window. We thought there had

been a bus smash or something. We heard lots of shouting and then we

became aware of a man forcing his way through a security fence and

attacking the policeman and both going down onto the ground and then

another policeman appeared running towards them and the attacker got up

and went towards him with his arm outstretched like he was holding a

knife. Within a couple of seconds I heard gunfire. I did not know if it

was the attacker or someone else that had the gun. It turns out it

was the police. The police officer has been named as PC Keith Palmer,

15 years of service. Many people who come out of this building know the

security officers very well. Yes and you see them with members of the

public. They are very much the frontline, the overlooking face of

Parliament and it is just incredible. We owed them so much

because they keep us safe. One of the things that has struck me, we

read a lot that Parliament security was a breech but in fact it was not

because the man was stopped and he will stopped by PC Keith Palmer.

That's right. It was an extraordinary leap quick and fast

response. Armed police arriving in droves with guns, machine-guns, very

quickly after the incident. Shocking though the incident is, we should

draw comfort from the fact that we are kept safe by the security forces

and you cannot deal with a lone attack on like this using low-tech

fall the brutal crime. In amongst a desperate situation with all great

drapery and individuals going to the aid of people in a situation they

did not know what was going on. That is the spirit of London. I'm

sure that would happen in any city but that is the bravery that one

human has for another. Halley going to get on with your day-to-day? How

do you go back to normal? It's quite simple. Parliament is sitting again

which is very important. It sends a strong message that we will not be

thrown off course by events like yesterday so it just a case of going

back to the office and covering what happens in Parliament just like we

do each day. Rear expecting a statement from Theresa May in the

Commons. She spoke yesterday evening. That will be important. It

will be a sombre moment. Yesterday was Prime Minister 's question. That

is the Parliamentary Highpoint, passions run higher. The atmosphere

will be quite sombre today. It's all about sending a message that life

goes on in the Parliamentary democracy and the events of

yesterday will not change that. Thank you very much indeed for

sharing those stories which will be very difficult to live with and

difficult to hear for many people at home. I know everybody at home, you

are waking up, perhaps you are watching with your children. We are

being careful with what we share with you with the images we share.

This story has been various distressing over the last few hours.

We will be spending the morning here at Westminster giving you the latest

on this investigation. We will take a moment have a look at the with

Carol. For some of us, a beautiful start. This is Sunrise in Kent and

another one from Bedfordshire. Some of us getting off to a sunny start.

That is not the case everywhere because we have some rain across the

Midlands for example, across parts of southern and south-eastern

Scotland. Patchy across Northern Ireland. There is also some hill

snow. For south-west England, bright start. We've got a lot of rain. Not

particularly heavy across the Midlands. We've had some fog that is

lifting its low cloud. Then in the east, brighter skies and sunshine.

As we move north into northern England, the rain, more patchy. The

far north of Scotland, a cool start to the day. Nippy and sunny. As we

go through the course of the day, the rain will peter out. More patchy

in showery. We will have got an area of low pressure and its attendant

fronts coming up across the English Channel, introducing some rain

across the Channel Islands and southern countries of England. The

interior will also pick up. With highs of up to 13, it will feel

quite pleasant. To England, we hang on to this rating. At times, it will

clip across the south-east of England. In some of these glens of

Scotland, the temperatures could dip two minus eight. There will be

fosters will tomorrow morning. We will have this rain across the South

for a time. It does pull away and although it will leave quite a bit

of cloud behind it, that will break up in the south of England will join

must -- much of the rest of the UK in that sunshine with just some

showers at times. More notably, the Northern Isles. Temperatures

climbing up again, 11- 13. As we head into the weekend, the high

pressure is in charge of our weather. A lot of dry, unsettled

weather. Chilly first thing in the morning. The sun is quite strong.

13- 15 in parts of England and Wales. Saturday into Sunday, don't

forget to put your clock forward. The start of British summertime. On

Sunday, more cloud coming in. Still this keen wind, cold wind coming in

from the continent. Temperatures in the sunshine responding quite

nicely. 13 or 14 being the high. As you can see, we live here this

morning Westminster. Theresa May said life goes on as normal and that

is what they are going to try and do at the Palace of Westminster behind

me but I have to tell you that here this morning, it is not feel normal.

This is as close as we can get. Police have stopped us from getting

any closer. Houses of Parliament are about 100m that way and we will be

bringing you all the very latest on the developments of yesterday's

incidents. We will be speaking to eyewitnesses and some MPs. Keeping

you up-to-date with the very latest on the police investigation.

The first newspaper we can Sherry this morning is the Times newspaper.

Many of the images you will see those focusing in on the immediate

aftermath. Assault on Westminster, on the front page. Just in front of

the House of Commons. You can see the two groups of paramedics. And

the attacker. Moving on, let's have a look at the front page of the

Daily Mirror. They say attack on democracy. They have taken it on a

much closer and all some of the pictures that are emerging from

yesterday are distressing to see. On the front page of the Telegraph

newspaper, sorry about the windy conditions. These are the quotes

from Theresa May. The comments yesterday evening, after it emerged

a total of five people had been killed. After this sequence of

events. Although police have named the attacker, Scotland Yard said it

was inspired by international terrorism.

at counter-extremism organisation Quilliam and is here with us now.

A little noisy down here. We will have to get used to that. A number

of police vehicles moving around. Last night, the lead police officer

said they think they know the identity tells where we are in terms

of who might be responsible. The lack of speculation means we do not

know motive or tactics. While the individual was able to use the knife

and access the vehicle, it was something quite similarly to

Islamist attacks around the world. We must remember that getting a

weapon from your house and attacking MPs are something we have seen in

far right extremism such as Jo Cox. If it is an attack of Islamist

terrorism, but I think would be interesting is because this attack

was still alive, whether Islamic state or any other terrorist

organisation will claim the attack, it's usually quite unlikely if the

suspect is still alive. This attack yesterday were strikingly similar to

the Berlin attacks. Might there be some kind of link? Are we in a

situation where there could be potentially copycat attacks. It is.

It is buried difficult at this moment to find a precise link. We

have to be vigilant. At the same time, we have to be resilient, as

the Prime Minister said, was linked to this. Not let a low technology

attack affect our day-to-day life. Just keep calm and carry on. We have

the extraordinary situation and maybe we can say it is -- see some

of the images, the area is effectively a crime scene. And on

Westminster Bridge. This is a very unusual situation. An investigation

under way. Police and security services will be trying to work out

what links them may have been to this individual. It isn't a normal

working day in that sense. We have to thank the police and the security

services. In terms of trying to find out the links I would forget

suggesting reporting anything suspicious to police and don't give

this terrorism. How can we begin to try and understand what this motive

might have been. Because the individual is still alive, it's only

a matter of time before that information is made public. That

will be at the discretion of the police and the security services.

Thank you very much for your time this morning. We will be bringing

you much more reaction and eyewitness reports including coming

up in the programme, the head teacher of a primary school who had

some pupils who are very well looked after by police and MPs inside the

Palace of Westminster. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent. We're in Westminster,

where Parliament will sit today after less than 24 hours after

a terror attack on the very heart

of British democracy left five people dead

and Parliament in lockdown. An attacker drove into crowds

of people on the bridge, just down the river there,

before stabbing to death a police officer

outside the Houses of Parliament - he's now been named

as PC Keith Palmer. He was someone who

left for work today expecting to return home

at the end of his shift and he had every right to expect

that would happen. More than 40 people were injured

in the attack, some of them Good morning. This morning we will

have the latest on the investigation.

Police say they believe they know the attacker's identity -

and that he was inspired by Islamist ideology.

Both houses of Parliament will operate as normal today

The Prime Minister is expected to make a statement to the Commons.

We'll have the latest from here through our programme

today and as always, Carol has the weather.

Some rain in the forecast but mostly it will peter out. Later there will

be rain coming in across the south of England. More details later.

Scotland Yard has confirmed the police officer killed

in yesterday's terror attack was Keith Palmer,

Police believe the attacker, who hasn't been named,

was inspired by international and Islamist-related terrorism.

Three people were killed when a vehicle was driven along

the pavement of Westminster Bridge yesterday afternoon.

The moment of the attack on Westminster Bridge.

On the right-hand side you can see a car moving at speed along

the pavement in front of a slow-moving line of traffic.

A figure, we now know it is a woman, falls into the water.

Then panic as members of the public realise something is wrong.

A photograph shows the immediate aftermath.

An armed police officer stands poised over the attacker.

The police officer who was stabbed to death has been named

He was a member of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Police Command.

Keith, ages 48, had 15 years service,

He was someone who left for work today,

expecting to return home at the end of his shift.

And he had every right to expect that would happen.

At least three people died on the bridge,

many were said to have catastrophic injuries.

The Prime Minister said Parliament would meet as normal today.

She urged the people of London and its visitors to do the same.

And we will all move forward together.

Never giving in to terror and never allowing the voices of hate and evil

Police have not yet named the attacker

but they believe they know his identity.

They are treating it as a case of Islamist related terrorism.

My message to those who want to harm us and destroy our way of life

Overnight, a show of solidarity from the French capital,

Paris - a city that has also suffered

The lights of the Eiffel Tower were switched off.

The Prime Minister called yesterday's incident

but the official terror alert level has not been raised.

The priority now for the police will be to find out

I can tell you that where we are now, not far away is essentially a

crime scene and the investigation is very much ongoing and active. The

flat was raided in Birmingham. It's not known

if there is any link Our reporter Sima Kotecha is in

Birmingham for us this morning. Good morning. Last night, around 11

o'clock in the evening, this road was cordoned off. There was large

police presence. Eyewitnesses say around three people who were living

inside and were inside were taken away top it is not clear whether

they were arrested but what we do know when we called police to find

out exactly what happened here, they redirected our call to Scotland

Yard. Of course, Scotland Yard is investigating the attack on

Westminster Bridge. That is not to say these two incidents are related

stop this could have been a completely Independent operation but

what we know and believe is that the car that was used in the attack in

London yesterday was high-end from here, in Birmingham. Thank you. We

note some of the people who survived the attack are now said to have

catastrophic injuries. Eight are at the trauma centre in Kings College

Hospital. What is the latest information you have in terms of

casualties conditions? Nothing further from the details we were

given last night. Eight people were brought here to Kings College

Hospital south of the River Thames. Six men, two were women. Two were

critically injured. We are awaiting further update from hospital staff.

There are hospitals right across London that practice will situations

such as this. Saint Thomas 's Hospital, at the other end of the

bridge, medical staff ran out to treat people on to the bridge and

indeed last night we spoke to the chairman of the BMA junior doctors

association. He was out there offering resuscitation, not only the

police officer but also to the attacker. As with all of the

emergency services, all the medical professionals yesterday, they

afforded him a privilege and respected his right to life,

something he had not done. All strangers earlier in the day. Just

picking up on what John was saying, the work of the emergency services,

in about ten minutes time we are going to be talking to a doctor who

was on board the air ambulance talking about what happened, what

developed and how they called naked their efforts. -- call co-ordinate.

Our political correspondent joins us now. As we speak, we can see some of

the wide shots of Westminster itself and the bridge. Everything very

quiet today. A most unusual situation for --. Usually at this

time people would be crossing the bridge in great numbers. MPs would

be gathering to enter Parliament. On Millbank, it is usually a bustling

street. Bumper-to-bumper traffic, but it is absolutely deserted.

Police cordon is still up. We are seeing a sombre and unreal

atmosphere and the message MPs want to say is that this is business as

usual and they are sticking to the normal business in the face of this

terror attack. The Prime Minister is expected to give a statement. But it

is very sombre and very different. We have essentially a crime scene in

the immediate surroundings but as he said Theresa May making it very

clear that MPs will return to the Commons and we are expecting a

statement from her? She will be talking about the values of

democracy, liberty and freedom and she will characterise this attack is

an attack on those values. And that evil should not drive people apart.

A symbolic act is not so much that MPs are gathering but that they are

keeping Parliament open to the public. The public gardens will be

open and people will be allowed to go in under obviously tight

security. It is a tribute from the Prime Minister and MPs to the

victims, to Keith Palmer and the other police officers who were

injured. They will stick to their normal agenda. I have the say, it is

not feel normal when you see a flag flying at half mast after seeing one

of the worst attacks in London in a decade. We are getting some breaking

news. We were in Birmingham a moment ago talking about the raids. We are

getting information that those brave are linked to the ongoing police

investigation here in Westminster. We will keep you updated on those

rates. -- raid in Birmingham. They will be sitting in the House of

Commons. Theresa May will make a speech. It is hard to imagine it

will be business as usual but it is clear statement has been made in

effect anyway. That's right. People will be determined to conduct normal

business. International trade will be working. INAUDIBLE Parliament was

suspended just before David was about to set out the order of

business. It is inconceivable though it has not been confirmed, it is

inconceivable that they would not be another meeting of the emergency

committee to bring together senior politicians and police officers. We

are yards away from MI5 and they will also be at the meeting and that

will be discussing response yesterday and also asking the more

difficult questions. Today is a day of tributes and praise but questions

will also be asked about securities at the heart of British democracy.

Today is a day for reflection but from the breaking news about the

Birmingham raid, it is also a day for an investigation that is going

full belt. Police are urging anyone with any information to get in

touch. Members of the public are asked to call 0800 789 321. That is

the same number if anybody was to report anything suspicious. We will

be here throughout the morning. A special programme on BBC. Right now,

let's go to a round-up of the rest of this morning 's news.

New calculations produced for the government raise

the possibility that people aged 30 or under might have to work

until they're 70 before getting the state pension.

A separate report says the government should abandon

minimum annual increases in pensions, to save money.

The government says it will decide on future pension ages in May.

Moderate drinkers are less likely to suffer some heart problems

than those who drink heavily or not at all.

That's according to a new study published in

Researchers from Cambridge University

found that low levels of alcohol consumption were linked to

The funeral of the former deputy first minister of Northern Ireland,

Martin McGuinness, will be held in Londonderry this afternoon.

The former US president, Bill Clinton,

as are the Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire,

and the Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny.

Mr McGuinness, a former IRA leader turned politician,

The government is being warned against intervening in the energy

It's thought ministers are preparing to act

to help customers on standard energy tariffs.

Five former energy regulators say doing so would have an adverse

effect and could have ominous implications for other markets.

That is a quick look at the other stories but now back to Charlie and

Sally. Joining us here this morning, next to the barricades, some people

allowed through but only those who have business in the comments.

The emergency services are being praised for their swift

response to yesterday's terror attack.

Medics from nearby St Thomas' Hospital raced to Westminster bridge

Soon after the attacks an air ambulance landed in

Dr Tony Joy was part of the team onboard and he's with us now.

PAL you this morning? Yesterday would have been incredibly intense.

It was a pretty awful day yesterday. And a late night. Trying to collect

one's thoughts. Thank you. Take us through the sequence of events. What

was the first you knew of what was happening? We were on the helipad.

The klaxon went and we understood we were being tasked with a traffic

collision. There was little information we were initially given.

Even with small information, we thought this might be significant

for casualties and while we were in a helicopter, were collecting our

thoughts. What is going through your head and what practical things have

you been doing? As the helicopter is overhead, you try to take in as much

information as you can about what was a complex clinical scene. It was

spread out over a large area. We didn't have much clinical

information. We wanted to get a feeling for roughly how many

casualties we might be dealing with. The safety at the scene. And other

aspects. A number of other emergency servers is also available. What help

were you able to offer? Latest figures say 40 injuries. If I may

briefly office -- offer condolences to all the families and friends of

loved ones of the dead and injured on behalf of our servers and the

other emergency services. We were able, as we were there really, there

is a balance to be made between diving in clinical care and trying

to gain an overview, the wider sort of strategic control of the scene,

which is something that London's ambulance service were setting up an

absolute credit to them. Remarkable infrastructure they developed in

managing collocated scene. We were immediately on scene and we started

to assess the casualties. And look the information about more

casualties. And we were involved in treating several people. We try to

support the service in any way we could. You just offered your

condolences and wishes and I am sure all of those families would like to

offer you thanks to all you did yesterday and incredibly fast

response. They give are talking us. It's a privilege.

We will be spending the morning speaking to those who are involved

in the events of yesterday. We will be speaking to some of the MPs who

are involved in events at the comments, Theresa May making it

plain that they will be sitting in the house today, as a gesture of

defiance. The many of us, we are getting off

to a bright start, rather like this lovely one but there is some rain in

the forecast. That will peter out and it will brighten up. For a lot

of the UK today, it will remain dry. But not everywhere. We have low

pressure, not too far away in the continent. It is going to move

northwards and bring some rain across the Channel Islands. This

morning, it is the north of the country. That will be with us in the

next couple of hours. Northern Scotland, a cold start to you but a

beautiful one with a lot of sunshine. Again, some patchy rain

and hill snow which will peter out in the next couple of hours. As we

drift further west, especially across the Midlands, heading down

towards Hampshire, south-west England, starting off on a bright

note. We are also looking at some rain. It will move to Wales in the

south-west, turning more patchy. The next batch comes across France.

Temperatures 72 about 30 degrees of Celsius. In the sunshine, quite

pleasant. Heading onto the evening and overnight, the rain waxes and

wanes and it will be across the Channel Islands and at times across

southern and coastal counties. Easy but north of the Midlands, for

example, we are looking at a cold night, colder than the night just

gone. But these temperatures you see our towns and cities in rural areas,

and it will be colder than that so frosty start but clear skies. The

rain in the south will clear quite quickly leaving a lot of cloud

behind it but that breaks up into much of the UK, some sunshine,

showers in the north, highs between 11 and 13 and as we head into the

weekend, the weather remains fairly settled.

Thank you very much indeed. We will be back in half an hour for more

weather. Welcome back to Westminster. Reflecting on events

yesterday, bringing the right up-to-date with the police

investigation and on that subject, I can tell you we are expecting in the

next ten or 15 minutes, a press conference from new Scotland Yard

with any of the latest developments. Let us show you the live images from

Westminster this morning. We will take you through what you know.

These are from the police press conference last night. 40 people

were injured in the sequence of events. That was mainly when the car

was driven at pedestrians on the bridge. A total of five people were

killed in the attack. One of those, police officer PC Keith Palmer, 15

years of service and also the attacker himself who was shot dead

by police. This rate is definitely moving at

some pace. We expect an update from Scotland Yard in the next ten

minutes. How hard will they be working now? The initial

investigation, they will be mainly focused on trying to identify who

this person is and if they don't know that, they will carry

identification on them, they will want to be identified even if they

don't make it through the incident. The police will be focused and

they'll be focused on that and that will be where they go. Those who

come to this place a lot, reflecting on what an extraordinary atmosphere

it is. We were as close as we can be because from here on in, we are

here. Effectively, not only is this a security zone, it is a crime zone.

The whole area is a crime scene. There will be officers working to

try to secure evidence, CCTV. There are cameras everywhere here. They

are looking to build-up a picture of what happened yesterday. Something

that is not been mentioned, there will be a lot of people who will

wonder what has gone on. They will contact the police and say, I was on

the bridge or I was there and I saw this. It's not just that. Lots of

witnesses yesterday, people from all over the world on the bridge. Lots

of them have footage on their mobile phones. What happens will all about?

The police need to know who they are and get in contact. Call the police

and say, I was there, I have some footage on my telephone, how do I

get back to you? It is really important. What will the police be

looking for? They will be looking for, sometimes what happens is,

these people have accomplices and they may well have been watching

what went on. Those people may have been filming what was going on as

well. To put it on YouTube and things like that. The witnesses who

have got footage, they may well have caught these people. Things like

that, you have to put it forward. PC Keith Palmer has been named as the

police officer. The first line of defence outside the Houses of

Parliament. What are your thoughts this morning? There are an

extraordinary number of armed officers. There is pressure from the

palace. Such a visible armed presence. It is a matter for the

police. Who they put there. Unfortunately, they pay the ultimate

price. I can tell you in the time we have been here this morning, there

are police out in force and you get the sense that having lost someone

yesterday, there is a real sense that they want to be out here

invisible and just getting on with the job. We are told that there will

be a press conference in the next few minutes on new Scotland Yard

with any of the latest developments and we will bring you that as it

happens. Time for the news, Hello this is Breakfast

with Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent It is 7:30. We are spending the

morning here so we can show you some of the images of the immediate

surroundings. The streets are blocked off. No one is allowed

behind the barrier. You will see some staff going through, MPs will

be sitting today and arriving later on. We will be keeping you up to

date with the situation. You can see the flags flying at half mast, a

mark for those who died yesterday. A total of five people died yesterday,

including the police officer who was killed, PC Keith Palmer. Three other

people injured as the car ploughed into pedestrians. And the attacker

himself shot dead. As the light dawns, you can see the flag at half

past over Westminster. We are saying everything is back to normal this

morning, the Prime Minister saying it is business as usual but standing

here it is not feel like a normal day at all. People will be going

into Westminster but it will not feel like he did 24 hours ago. A

number of developments. We are a press conference from the new

Scotland Yard very shortly. The BBC understands the police raids

that took place in Birmingham in the early hours of this

morning are linked to Our reporter Sima Kotecha is in

Birmingham for us this morning. Just after 11 o'clock last night

this road was cordoned off. The flat a high meat was raided by police.

Three men were taken away we are told by eyewitnesses was not it is

not clear whether they were arrested or taken away for questioning. We

asked police were the operation was about and they direct and our goal

to Scotland Yard and they are investigating the attack in

Westminster. We can tell you there is a link between what happened here

last night and what happened in Westminster yesterday as well stop

we can also tell you that we believe the vehicle used in the attack in

London was actually high-end from here in Birmingham. Thank you very

much. As we have been reporting, many people were hurt yesterday.

Some of them are said to have catastrophic injuries. That is among

the 40 people had. They are being treated in hospitals across London,

including St Mary 's. Is there any update on the people being treated

there? Good morning. If I can show you, there is quite a large police

presence. Police vans, two police minibuses and the entrance of the

hospital, people are having their bags searched. Two police officers

on guard. The hospitals have not confirmed this but we spoke to one

patient, Martin Galloway, he said in the afternoon he was waiting there

and he was told he had to move from AMD because he was told there were a

number of injured police officers coming to this hospital. The police

have not confirmed this law have the hospital trust however yesterday we

learned three police officers were injured on the bridge and this man

believes they are here being treated at St Mary 's. Thank you very much

indeed. The injured are being treated in various hospitals across

London and very striking images in the newspapers of all the emergency

services rushing in to help yesterday. It is a very noisy here,

very busy. Some people moving through the cordoned and that is

because the comments will be open. It is not as normal but this is an

extraordinary situation. The barriers are up because it is a

security zone but also a crime scene but within that politics of the sort

will continue. The message is a business as usual but it feels

anything other than normal. Police vehicles going past behind me. A

road normally bustling with traffic empty. There will be tributes to the

police and emergency services but apart from the sound of helicopters

and Cyrix, the message Parliament wants to send is that democracy will

not be stopped. The Leader of the House announced to MPs just before

the suspension that there had been a knife attack, he will be setting out

the normal order of business for Parliament and members of the public

will be allowed to go in... We will continue to battle on through the

noise. SIRENS. We have a helicopter overhead and several vehicles with

their sirens on. Lots of unmarked security vehicles. Everything in the

last few moments has gone up a notch but at around this time we are

starting to expect people to try to make their way into Westminster.

They will be there for the start of the session at a 30 a.m.. You will

only have allowance to go in if you have a pass. Some are taken in for

unmarked vehicles. We are also expecting that it has not been

confirmed, and other meeting of the emergency committee. We are just a

few minutes away from MI5 headquarters and we will expect

senior government ministers and the Prime Minister 's been briefed. We

are expecting a press conference from Scotland Yard any moment. We

were expecting that at 7:30 but that has a little. Police team to urge

anybody with any information to get in touch.

Members of the public are asked to call the anti-terrorist

You will know from watching this morning it is very busy with a lot

of police activity. These are some of the wide images from Westminster.

Looking across Westminster Bridge, the scene of so much chaos

yesterday, it is you really quiet. The police investigation is ongoing

and we are expecting an update from Scotland Yard in the next few

minutes. For now, let's go back to the studio for the other news.

New calculations produced for the government raise

the possibility that people aged 30 or under might have to work

until they're 70 before getting the state pension.

A separate report says the government should abandon

minimum annual increases in pensions, to save money.

The government says it will decide on future pension ages in May.

Moderate drinkers are less likely to suffer some heart problems

than those who drink heavily or not at all.

That's according to a new study published in

Researchers from Cambridge University

found that low levels of alcohol consumption were linked to

The funeral of the former deputy first minister of Northern Ireland,

Martin McGuinness, will be held in Londonderry this afternoon.

The former US president, Bill Clinton,

as are the Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire,

and the Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny.

Mr McGuinness, a former IRA leader turned politician,

The government is being warned against intervening in the energy

It's thought ministers are preparing to act

to help customers on standard energy tariffs.

Five former energy regulators say doing so would have an adverse

effect and could have ominous implications for other markets.

Let's have a quick look at the sport now and it was a disappointing night

for Gareth Southgate in his first match as permanent England manager.

England dominated the first half but a stunning strike in the 2nd

from Lucas Podolski, in his final international,

sealed the 1-0 win in the friendly in Dortmund.

Up until the goal I thought we were really the better side.

Germany then had a little spell where they controlled and obviously

we put some of our younger players on and that was a good learning

experience for them, um, but I am very pleased

with what we learned, the manner of the performance,

and the one bit we missed was the finish.

You know, we should have had the game won, really.

Scotland have a crucial World Cup qualifier against Slovenia on Sunday

and last night's performance won't have done much

They could only draw 1-1 in a friendly against Canada.

Fraser Aird - who actually plays for Falkirk -

produced a fine finish to send Canada ahead.

Steven Naismith scored the equaliser for Scotland.

Canada are 117th in the world rankings.

Four of the five British players in the Miami Open have already

Great Britain's Dan Evans was beaten in the first round by a qualifier.

After reaching a career high ranking of 41 in the world,

Evans was beaten in three sets by American Ernesto Escobedo,

Aljaz Bedene is also out, he retired injured from his match.

And Kyle Edmund was beaten in three sets by American Jared Donaldson.

And more bad news in the women's draw - British number two

Heather Watson was beaten by 22-year-old Romainain Patricia

Maria Tig - losing in straight sets 7-6, 6-1.

Johanna Konta is the only Brit left - she has a bye

That is all the rest of the day 's news and sport now it is back to

Charlie. We are keeping you up to date. We are expecting a press

conference from new Scotland Yard and to update you on information, as

of last night, confirmed by Scotland Yard, 40 people injured in events as

they unfolded yesterday. We know five people were killed, including

PC Keith Palmer who was the police officer who was stabbed. We know the

attacker was shot dead and three other people were killed. Just to

give you a sense of where we are, we are at the closest point we can get

to the Houses of Parliament, to Westminster. Behind the camera there

is a truck arriving with concrete blockades on board. It would appear

security, which is a very high, has been stepped up, not least because

MPs will be here today. Some witnessed events yesterday. They

will be returning as marks of defiance. Comments will be setting

as they were yesterday. -- the comments. A group of school children

were in a visit. They were looked after by police officers and put in

a room when the building was in lockdown. They were given a

television so they could watch TV and keep them quiet. I can tell you

also,... 53 children from Somerset

were caught up in yesterday's terror attack during a school trip

to the Houses of Parliament. Now all safely home,

the year six pupils from St John St Francis Church School

in Bridgwater set off The school tweeted photos

with the children on their trip And pausing for lunch before

travelling to Parliament, unaware of what events

were about to unfold before them. During the incident,

they were on lockdown in Parliament, but refused to let

their moods be dampened. Instead, they sang songs

to help raise spirits - a moment of humanity

among the terror. There is a press conference

happening right now. We are collating the walking

wounded. Seven are still in hospital. PC Keith Palmer sadly

died, two members of the public, a woman in her mid- 40s and a man in

his mid- 50s. The fork man of course was the terrorist who was shot dead

by armed police at the scene. Hundreds of detectives have been

working through the night and during that time, I can confirm we have

searched six addresses and made seven arrests. The enquiries in

Birmingham and London and other parts of the country are continuing.

It is still our belief which is borne out by our investigations that

this attacker acted alone and was inspired by international terrorism.

To be explicit, at this stage, no specific information about further

threats to the public. The investigation is ongoing, developing

all the time and we continue to hope there is motivation, preparation and

his associates will come to light. We recognise you, the media are

making progress in identifying the attacker but I would ask that his

name is not published at this sensitive stage of the

investigation, still conducting searches and arrests. This large and

complicated crime scene remains in place and our work continues and I

would like to thank everybody to their support and patience. As

people return to the streets of the capital this morning, they will see

more officers on duty and a mix of Metropolitan police, British

transport and the City of London. We have increased our duty hours and

are working to make sure we can reassure the public that London can

go about its normal business. We must not allow terrorists to sow

discord and fear in our city. The police will stand with all

communities and later today at Scotland Yard, there is a meeting of

APEC leaders coming together. While our work to investigate and

understand what happened yesterday will continue with vigor, we must

also reflect and I want to thank the public to their support and good

wishes. I know it is appreciated by all our men and women out there

protecting us. Finally I would like to ask the public to their continued

help and vigilance and again I say that anything you see which causes

concern, please trust your instinct and don't hesitate to call us. The

terrorism hotline or in an emergency call 999. I will take some

questions. Have you been getting emails and pictures from the public?

We have CCTV from the scene. Part of the piecing together what happened

will come from that. Were you able to identify the attacker? Can you

confirm whether he was a British national? I'm not saying anything

more at this stage and I will not identify those who have been killed.

There are a mix of nationalities so we are liaising with host countries

and nationalities and announcing on television is not a good way. What

happened in Birmingham urbanite? I've said as much as I will. I've

talked about six addresses, seven arrests. I've talked about activity

in London, Birmingham and elsewhere in the country. As our investigation

continues, I don't want more details. Is there a committed -- who

is the commissioner in charge? Craig Matthew, the acting to missing --

commissioner. We have an investigative team doing the work.

Any other questions? You will see the closure is

restricting at the moment. Some final searches to do around

Parliament Square. Normal business today. So business as normal in

London? Yes, a bit of disruption around Westminster as you would

understand and more police officers on the streets reassuring the

public. One last question. Any more information on the condition of the

police officers who are injured? We have seven people in hospital who

are in critical condition. Thank you for your patience and your time.

That is the very latest from new Scotland Yard. The casualties, seven

in critical condition. Also looking at some of the developments in terms

of the police investigation. We know about six addresses and seven

arrests made and no specific information on further threats. That

is the main point coming out of a press conference in the last few

minutes. Not being drawn on the nationality of the attacker but

confirming, extra police out on the streets and restrictions around

Westminster continue to remain in place. Also, not much more detail on

the help of people who are injured. That is something that we will be

hearing later on today. We are trying to speak to people in the

approach to Westminster. That is the security zone behind us. Lindsay

Hoyle is with us, the deck in -- Deputy Speaker. Can you give us a

sense of what will be happening as you understand now? As you expect,

we are in the village. A policeman has been murdered. We must continue.

We will not give in to terrorism and we will continue and pay tribute in

the house will continue with its business. We see MPs on the

television every day shouting at each other, everything looks quite

mean but Westminster, it is a village, it is a family. You walk

past those people every day. You know their faces and their names.

Absolutely. They are there to defend democracy. Protecting members of

Parliament. PCs were part of our village. The house was united closed

the chamber down. MPs were together and everybody was very concerned

about the innocent victims and what was going on. What we do know is the

security worked well. Many people have seen that moment in the

Commons. Just talked us through what information you had. As events were

unfolding. There is a very serious incident. The chamber was closed

down. We were in complete lockdown. That is the way it should work. And

it worked very effectively. The staff of the House of Commons, the

doorkeepers, everybody involved are they came as one to make sure they

were safe. The police took control and that is as it should be. I am

going to thank everybody involved. The commander took over and worked

very effectively. That is the way it should be. Not just MPs. He had

children in school trips. That is what it is like in the Palace of

Westminster. What was it like during lockdown? When you're in lockdown,

it is a strange place to be. You are getting information by mobile phone.

We were getting information. I was a concerned about it. A lot of stuff

in offices. Members needing to contact staff. There were children

in the chamber. I've got to say, everybody was very professional in

the way they dealt with it and the way they responded. We couldn't ask

for a better way. The head of security, worked very well. We got

to protect the visitors as you point out. Many thousands of visitors. We

must protect them in the same weight we protect MPs. A number of

developments. As we were chatting, seven people arrested. In London and

Birmingham. A police operation is under way. Here at Westminster, we

have a security operation. I am seeing there are trucks arriving

here with concrete blocks on them. What do you know about how things

have been escalated in of security? We will be having an emergency

meeting and getting information. What else needs to be put in place

and we will reflect, not instantly. We've got to take on board what has

happened. Of course, we've got to look after both houses. This was a

threat to everybody yesterday. It is another one we had to take

seriously. One thing I can -- you can be sure of, terrorism will not

defeat of democracy. How will MPs react? How will they be feeling,

going back into this, walking to a crime scene to go back today. Now

it's business as usual, but today, it's not business as usual. What I

will say, it is a hobbled day for members. We've got to get on but

terrorism will not defeat the House of Commons and democracy. We got a

lot to go out there, not just the members before the start of the

house. People who have witnessed things. That support is in place and

will be used to make sure everybody feels reassured. How do you help

those people now? We have it set up, we have the well-being in

Parliament. It is therefore members but also staff. Staff are locked in

their offices. Members were with members. Individual officers were in

lockdown. We have a duty of care to everybody within the house and we

have to look after them and got to say, the Speaker takes seriously. We

worked together for the benefit of everyone. Absolutely. I may have a

busy day ahead. Thank you very much. Best of luck today. This is a

special programme on BBC Breakfast. We try to speak to people. Some MPs

will be arriving a little later on. Just to give you a sense of what's

happening here. We've had a police press conference from new Scotland

Yard in the last few minutes. We will keep you up-to-date. We know

there have been a number of arrests and a number of addresses have been

raided as well. Of course, we will keep you right up-to-date with all

the developments and I think we can show you some of the images here.

Many people paying tribute to those who have lost their lives. Including

a police officer. He lost his life protecting those at the house. In

the last few moments, some have arrived here near us just to lay

flowers and that is something we may see more of. Some people arriving,

wanting to pay their respects and remember what happened here

yesterday to that police officer who was killed tragically simply doing

We'll have more. Plenty more news, be back shortly. Type

We'll have more. Plenty more news, travel, and weather on the website.

This is a special programme with Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent live

from Westminster. Parliament will sit today less than 24 hours after a

terror attack on the heart of British democracy.

An attacker drove into crowds of people on the bridge -

just down the river there - before stabbing to death

a police officer outside the Palace of Westminster -

he's now been named as PC Keith Palmer.

We have searched six addresses and made seven arrests. The enquiries in

Birmingham and other parts of the country are continuing.

Seven people remain critically ill in hospitals in London and admitted

the horrors of what happened yesterday, high praise for the

heroism of the emergency services and medical staff.

Good morning, it's Thursday the 23rd of March.

There are new developments in the ongoing investigation to tell you

about. Police have confirmed raids carried out in Birmingham are

connected to the Westminster attack. Both houses of Parliament

will operate as normal today The Prime Minister is expected

to make a statement to the Commons. Much more live from Westminster

coming up. Now the weather. Some are starting on a wet note that

the rain Blue Peter out in the next couple of hours

it will be a dry and sunny day. -- it will peter out. We are bringing

you the latest on the investigation. The police officer stabbed to death

in the attack at Westminster. In the last 15, 20 minutes we have the

latest press conference. The Acting Deputy Commissioner. Let's hear what

he had to say. There are four dead and 29 people

treated in hospital and we are collating the numbers of walking

wounded. Seven of those in hospital sadly are still in critical

condition. The deaths included PC Keith Palmer, two members of the

public, a woman in her mid-40s and a man in his mid-50s. The fourth man

of course was the terrorist shot dead by armed police at the scene.

Hundreds of detectives have worked through the night and during that

time I can confirm we have searched six addresses and made seven

arrests. The enquiries in Birmingham and other parts of the country are

continuing. It is our belief that this attacker acted alone and was

inspired by international terrorism. To be explicit, at this stage we

have no specific information about further threats to the public. The

investigation is ongoing and developing and we focus on his

motivation, preparation and associates. I recognise that the

media are making progress in identifying... That was the Deputy

Commissioner you were listening to. The main points that seven, six

addresses raided overnight. Seven arrests. Keeping you up-to-date this

morning and there have been developments including arrests. We

have the latest from Birmingham. The road was cordoned off after 11pm.

There was a large police presence in this flat, just behind me. The flat

was raided by police. Three men were led out. It is not clear whether

they were arrested or taken for questioning but when we called West

Midlands Police to ask them what the operation was about, they said that

it was to do with Scotland Yard. We called Scotland Yard and they said

they could not comment but what we can confirm this morning is there is

a link between what happened last night and what happened in

Westminster yesterday. What we can tell you is we believe the car used

in the attack in Westminster was hired from here, in Birmingham.

Thank you. 40 people were injured yesterday,

some of them with terrible injuries, described by the police. Many are

treated in hospitals across London. Eight have been treated at the major

trauma centre at Kings College Hospital where we join John. Any

updates John? No specific updates on the number of people treated at

King's College. We know those treated across hospitals in London,

many people taken to hospitals across this part of London yesterday

afternoon, there are seven people still critically ill in hospital.

Seven people extremely ill after the attacks. Eight people were brought

here, six men, two within an two were said to be critically injured

and police say other victims from the bridge last night, there were

three police officers injured, two seriously. Those that have been

going to a commendation ceremony. He was struck by images by certain

images that stay with you. So many people we saw running, members of

the public, parliamentarians, advised to run away from the danger

whereas the emergency services ran towards. Nobody knew whether a

second attack was imminent that they put the lives of others before them.

In Palace Yard where PC Palmer was treated, where resuscitation

procedures were gone through, also medical staff treated the attacker.

They gave him that respect, they put the sanctity of life above anything

else, they put their duty first, which of course is something he had

not done just half an hour before. Thanks for the latest information.

The many casualties, who are being treated in hospitals across London.

We can show you some of the images of the area immediately surrounding

the House of Commons. It is a strange atmosphere. We are outside

the security cordon, and it is busy where we are, but quiet on

Westminster Bridge and the immediate surroundings of Westminster. Some

parts are effectively a crime scene. This is the Bridge, the scene

yesterday, of so much chaos. We heard updated figures and know there

were 40 people injured as the car careered across the bridge. As you

can see, very quiet this morning. We have been joined this morning by

various people who were here yesterday, for whom this is their

place of work and one of them joint is, political commentator, Quentin

Letts, use or events. I did not see the stuff on the bridge and I am

very glad I did not but I have an office overlooking the area where

the attacker came into the Parliamentary precinct. I heard the

car hitting the railings and I saw members of the public fleeing in

terror, looking over their shoulders, running towards

Westminster Abbey. There was this lone figure running in through the

gates and set about a policeman who had fallen over on the ground. And

unarmed Bobby. I saw the attacker slowly running, towards Parliament,

and this was happening quickly, about ten seconds and two nonuniform

people came out and challenged the attacker and he ignored their

challenge and they shot him. It is shocking to hear you talk about it.

It must've been terrifying to watch. It was not terrifying to watch, it

was peculiar to watch, it seemed to have a clockwork, mechanical quality

and although the story today is about this disgraceful attack and

terrible injuries and the of innocent people, it is worth bearing

in mind, the defences of Parliament and our institution have worked to a

large extent and within ten seconds of this man getting into the

Parliamentary precinct, he was looking down the sharp end of a gun.

PC Keith Palmer was the police officer who died. Many people paying

tribute. You come in and out of this building all the time. There is

always the dilemma between the level of security and access the public

will have. Our political commentators said today the public

will once again he allowed into the gallery as a matter of principle. It

is terribly important. I watched this as someone who need not worry

too much for their safety because of people like PC Palmer who do their

job but it is important for citizens that the parliament to be opened.

The reason what we are as a democracy is people can see

Parliament as something they belong to and own, and if it becomes cut

off from those people by security measures that are too tight I think

we lose something. I do not think the authorities will allow it to

happen. They will be measured in their response and ensure officers

at the gate have proper armaments. We must take pride in our

Parliament. Good luck with your day. Will you go about a normal day? Back

to the House of Commons, back watching those politicians. We are

trying to speak to various MPs, commentators, members of the public

who will be passing through. To give you a sense of where we are, this is

the security, outer area of the security zone where we are. The

bridge and immediate surroundings of Westminster are effectively a crime

scene and indeed in the last 45 minutes we have been updated from

New Scotland Yard about the scale of the investigation. There have been

arrests in London and also in Birmingham. That is the image you

can see of Westminster Bridge itself. A total of four macro people

are confirmed this morning to have died in events yesterday afternoon.

The investigation has moved overnight and police are still

encouraging, urging anyone with any information about the events of

yesterday in Westminster to get in touch with them. Members of the

public are asked to call a specific hotline. 0800 789 321. That is the

number if people want to report anything suspicious they may have

spotted. Do forgive us, it is very noisy but there is a police

helicopter overhead and security is incredibly tight. There are sirens.

Police vehicles everywhere. It is supposed to be a normal day here

today but it does not feel like it today. We are joined now by Brendan

Cox. We are joined by Brendan Cox. Just give us a sense of where your

thoughts are. The important thing in the aftermath of something like this

is to remember the people, the victims, the people that responded.

Yesterday, there was one act of evil, but there were thousands of

acts of kindness and heroism from PC Palmer for example, who put his life

on the line and died defending people, to the people that were

helping people on the bridge, and I think at a moment like this,

remembering those stories, and remembering the people that died.

One of the reasons that people do these things is to gain notoriety,

they want to make a name for themselves, and I think that one of

the things we should do is to make sure we keep the emphasis not on

them, I did care what the name was the person that killed Jo or the's

did this, I want to remember the person that I loved, and just

remembering this first and foremost as this impact on individual

people's lives should be at the front of our minds today. When Jo

was murdered, there was a tremendous sense throughout Westminster and the

whole of the Parliamentary Bilic here, a sense of shock and

disbelief, but I don't think -- the Parliamentary village. I don't think

people thought that MPs were more under threat than usual. Does

yesterday make our MPs feel less safe? I'm sure some MPs feel less

safe as a result of yesterday but I also know that they will be resolute

that it doesn't change who we are or how our country operates. We know we

can't stop people with a car attacking pedestrians, no way we can

prevent that. On a security response, we have to take on the

people that did this but the way that we do it is partly by security,

but it is also by bringing our communities together. In the

aftermath of something like this, we have to remember that the person

that did this, if they were motivated by extremist Islamist, as

with the spec, it is no way more rep -- representative of British Muslim

Awards than the person -- British Islam than the person who murdered

my wife was representative of Yorkshire. It is extremism. We have

spoken to the eyewitnesses yesterday who particularly on the bridge said

the first reaction of people was to go to the assistance of those many

people who at that point were in a desperate situation. And that is

something that many people will hold dear. Yes, and it is something we

should remember at a moment like this, that that act of evil

yesterday doesn't characterise what our country is. Those thousands of

people helping, who are now praying for, thinking of the families, that

is what our country is, and at a moments like this, I think it is a

portal we come together to remember who we are, that we don't -- it is

important we come together, we will keep them and we have to do that

together. I am interested to know what you think, there are probably

people watching us at home, getting their kids ready for school, having

watched all of this on the news this morning. You have had to tell your

children the worst news imaginable, the most difficult thing to

communicate to them. How do we educate our children and our

families when bad things like this happen? What do we say to them? I

think it is important to be open with them when you can because they

will hear about these things. They hear about it at school. I was

talking to my son about what happened yesterday and for him, it

has even more residents and is more disturbing. But I think that sense