:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening and are very warm welcome to a special edition of BBC
:00:14. > :00:17.London News. You join us inch fibre Square where you can probably see
:00:18. > :00:22.hundreds and hundreds have gathered for a vigil to remember the victims
:00:23. > :00:28.of yesterday's terror attack. The mood here tonight I would say is it
:00:29. > :00:34.feels sombre, it feels calm, reflective, a stark contrast to the
:00:35. > :00:38.chaos and terror that unfolded in Westminster. Looking around, it is
:00:39. > :00:46.avian visual representation, if you like, of the city, people from all
:00:47. > :00:49.backgrounds, ages, nationalities, religions, all coming together to
:00:50. > :00:54.pay tribute to those who lost their lives and also to reflect the spirit
:00:55. > :00:59.of this city, that same spirit that saw the bravery of a police officer,
:01:00. > :01:04.who gave his life in the line of duty to protect others, saw an MP
:01:05. > :01:10.coming to his aid to try to save his life, the kindness of strangers and
:01:11. > :01:13.passers-by who stopped to help, and that sought medical staff rushed in
:01:14. > :01:19.to help those that were injured. We have been hearing from some of the
:01:20. > :01:23.first medical staff that were on the scene and, remember, at that moment,
:01:24. > :01:24.they didn't know the scale of the attack and didn't know what they
:01:25. > :01:34.would be faced with. When we were overhead,
:01:35. > :01:37.it became relatively quickly evident Um, we could see a number
:01:38. > :01:44.of casualties on the bridge. It was very busy, it was still
:01:45. > :01:52.developing when I got there, some emergency services were already
:01:53. > :01:55.on the scene, a lot of members of the public, and people
:01:56. > :01:57.from nearby premises, We don't know if we're going to be
:01:58. > :02:02.treating adults or children. We don't know if we are likely to be
:02:03. > :02:07.treating people with... many people with minor injuries,
:02:08. > :02:09.or people with catastrophic imminently life-threatening
:02:10. > :02:13.injuries. There were a group of patients
:02:14. > :02:15.had some very serious injuries and they were taken to hospital
:02:16. > :02:19.as quickly as possible as a priority and some walking wounded
:02:20. > :02:26.that needed support. There was a lot of people
:02:27. > :02:29.there as well that were not injured but were clearly affected
:02:30. > :02:32.by the circumstances and we had It's our responsibility to ensure
:02:33. > :02:40.that everything is done to give them the best possible chance
:02:41. > :02:45.of survival, so that sometimes means aggressive hospital-style clinical
:02:46. > :02:49.treatment at the roadside, Our patients are not...
:02:50. > :02:56.they don't yet looks like patients, it's quite graphic,
:02:57. > :03:00.patients are often in pain, they're in their own clothes,
:03:01. > :03:04.on the street, or in their homes, or wherever we're called to,
:03:05. > :03:07.and so that can be quite shocking. You see people really
:03:08. > :03:09.at their most vulnerable, probably having the worst day
:03:10. > :03:12.of their lives, and, um, that's rather different
:03:13. > :03:15.to receiving a patient in hospital, who has perhaps already
:03:16. > :03:27.been packaged somewhat. I think, because we train so well
:03:28. > :03:30.for it, and work alongside the police and fire betrayed
:03:31. > :03:32.and scenarios, it felt very much like a scenario,
:03:33. > :03:35.which means you can just get And today, when you look back
:03:36. > :03:39.at it, a bit surreal? We are all proud of the actions that
:03:40. > :03:42.might colleagues took and the emergency services took
:03:43. > :03:44.at the scene yesterday. There aren't many jobs that
:03:45. > :03:50.you go to on the ambulance You tend to retain them in some way
:03:51. > :03:56.or other and, you know, we feel very sorry for our patients,
:03:57. > :04:01.but we feel pleased that we are able to take a sophisticated
:04:02. > :04:13.advanced trauma service to them And we have been hearing over the
:04:14. > :04:17.last 24 hours huge praise for the emergency services and, just to give
:04:18. > :04:21.you a sense of the strength of feeling, we have been hearing that
:04:22. > :04:27.London Air Ambulance had donations pouring in. I think around ?10,000
:04:28. > :04:31.just in the last 24 hours. Huge gratitude across London for the
:04:32. > :04:36.emergency services. Let me turn to the Finnish
:04:37. > :04:41.ambassador to the UK, who has joined us, Sylvie Brennan. -- the French
:04:42. > :04:47.Ambassador. France understands only too well how Londoners feeling at
:04:48. > :04:52.the moment? Yes, absolutely. And yesterday I thought once again, so
:04:53. > :04:59.I'm very sorry, very saddened, but horrific events, and we wanted to
:05:00. > :05:06.show solidarity, that is the reason why the Minister of foreign affairs
:05:07. > :05:11.said this morning, not only to see the victims, the young French
:05:12. > :05:18.pupils, but also to dock with the Mayor of London, to thank him, and
:05:19. > :05:25.he attended the session at the House of Commons when Theresa May was
:05:26. > :05:30.talking about the events. And why was it so important for you to be
:05:31. > :05:35.here this evening? How would you describe the mood? Because
:05:36. > :05:40.precisely, I was the after the events at Charlie Hebdo, and we
:05:41. > :05:47.received so much solidarity from the British people, so it was important
:05:48. > :05:53.to show solidarity, and also to thank everyone, of course the
:05:54. > :06:01.emergency service is and policemen, but also the medical services,
:06:02. > :06:04.surgeons who operated, and the young French pupils. And what advice would
:06:05. > :06:12.you give to Londoners this evening question that I can't give any
:06:13. > :06:19.advice. I think our government is cooperating, especially on terrorist
:06:20. > :06:21.issues,, they are shedding intelligence, -- sharing
:06:22. > :06:23.intelligence, and this is very important. Thank you for your time
:06:24. > :06:31.this evening, we appreciate it. Earlier, when the vigil was going
:06:32. > :06:35.on, one key message was we should stand together to move forward and
:06:36. > :06:40.there were claps across the square as that went out. Let's hear from
:06:41. > :06:43.people who were down. Victoria Hollins is amongst the crowd. -- who
:06:44. > :06:51.were there. Yes, yesterday's attack was
:06:52. > :06:55.described as the global attack, victims from more than eight
:06:56. > :06:59.different countries affected by what happened, and the response he feels
:07:00. > :07:05.like a global response, Londoners of course, but people from all over the
:07:06. > :07:09.world to pay respects, some lighting candles and putting down flowers.
:07:10. > :07:14.Let's talk to some of those. Jess first of all, you were caught up in
:07:15. > :07:19.what happened yesterday? Yes, I was near the bridge areas where one of
:07:20. > :07:24.my closest friends, and we were caught up in the aftermath. I didn't
:07:25. > :07:31.get to see the actual thing but was got up in the chaos. What did it
:07:32. > :07:35.mean for you to be here today? Why? I needed closure to move on and as a
:07:36. > :07:42.country and with the people of London. Matthew, as a Londoner, why
:07:43. > :07:49.do you want to be here? Is there a message you want to go from London?
:07:50. > :07:53.Yes, that we are a country and city of diversity, all races, religions,
:07:54. > :07:56.genders, and even if people cause terror attacks and try to destroy
:07:57. > :08:00.democracy and our way of life we will come out in our license and
:08:01. > :08:07.stand together. Will you live your lives any differently? I don't think
:08:08. > :08:11.so, but I have always lived as a proud Londoner. I think it is just a
:08:12. > :08:15.wake-up call. I have never experienced this kind of death or
:08:16. > :08:18.witnessed such the tragedy so it is a wake-up call, teach me how to
:08:19. > :08:22.handle these things in the future. Thank you. And one other person, is
:08:23. > :08:27.visiting from Australia, what do you make of what you have seen this
:08:28. > :08:34.evening? Is beautiful to see all these people coming together. Kind
:08:35. > :08:37.of ironic that you have such an awful act of terror that is designed
:08:38. > :08:41.to draw people apart but it does the opposite and you have people coming
:08:42. > :08:44.together with this powerful show of force. People standing up saying
:08:45. > :08:51.that we are all in the same team. It is beautiful. Thank you very much,
:08:52. > :08:54.all of you. Westminster Bridge got back to normal pretty quickly and
:08:55. > :09:00.the message seems to be from Londoners today that the city itself
:09:01. > :09:06.will also get back to normal. Victoria, that is what I have been
:09:07. > :09:12.hearing as well. People that I have been speaking to. We can turn for a
:09:13. > :09:15.moment to security. We had that it would be enhanced as a precautionary
:09:16. > :09:20.and reassuring measure for Londoners. Well home affairs
:09:21. > :09:24.correspondent Nick Beake reports on what it was like to be a firearms
:09:25. > :09:29.officer on the front line and police presence in London.
:09:30. > :09:31.We were told to expect more police on the streets.
:09:32. > :09:37.Others were armed only with the knowledge of London geography.
:09:38. > :09:42.So how should this attack change security in our city?
:09:43. > :09:44.Bob Broadhurst had the awesome responsibility of keeping
:09:45. > :09:51.Do we need to make huge changes? I don't think so.
:09:52. > :09:54.I think what yesterday showed is just how easy it is now
:09:55. > :09:56.for a terrorist just to jump into an ordinary car
:09:57. > :09:59.We don't want to become a police state.
:10:00. > :10:02.We don't want, you know, to be locked away from our city.
:10:03. > :10:08.Bob, so many of the flags today flying at half-mast,
:10:09. > :10:11.but in the days ahead, there will be questions
:10:12. > :10:13.about the fact that the police and the security service
:10:14. > :10:17.Do you think that criticism will be justified?
:10:18. > :10:26.I mean, flags fly at half-mast shows the nation's respect,
:10:27. > :10:29.and I think the nation now needs to respect what the police do.
:10:30. > :10:31.There will be dozens, probably hundreds of people,
:10:32. > :10:33.that the police are looking at, potential suspects, many of them
:10:34. > :10:37.The attack here has raised questions over just how well Parliament
:10:38. > :10:40.and the rest of London is protected from a terror attack,
:10:41. > :10:43.and it's likely to reignite that debate over whether there should be
:10:44. > :10:52.was cleared of murder after shooting dead a suspect 12 years ago.
:10:53. > :10:54.We live in a society where all police officers
:10:55. > :11:00.It might be five years down the road or ten years down the road.
:11:01. > :11:05.But if you want people with guns to be able to stop
:11:06. > :11:07.an attack of this nature, or simply to stop
:11:08. > :11:10.any form of armed criminality, I don't think it's fair to ask
:11:11. > :11:13.unarmed police officers to continue to do that for much longer.
:11:14. > :11:18.on having an overwhelmingly unarmed police force.
:11:19. > :11:22.Yesterday's attacker was eventually shot dead by a plainclothes
:11:23. > :11:26.close protection officer who carried a gun.
:11:27. > :11:28.While they are highly trained and they spend many hours
:11:29. > :11:31.on the range and doing tactical training and medical training
:11:32. > :11:37.and all the other things - driver training, all the other
:11:38. > :11:42.things that bodyguards do - he almost certainly wasn't coming
:11:43. > :11:45.to work yesterday thinking, "Today's the day that I'm going to have
:11:46. > :11:48.Keeping London safe is a complicated business,
:11:49. > :11:50.and the Metropolitan Police are playing many roles tonight.
:11:51. > :11:51.Protectors, investigators, but also mourners.
:11:52. > :12:01.Nick Beake, BBC London News, Westminster.
:12:02. > :12:09.Let's speak to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who joins us. Thank you
:12:10. > :12:15.for being with us this evening. Huge praise, claps when you were talking
:12:16. > :12:19.about not being cowed to terrorism. What goes through your mind on a day
:12:20. > :12:24.like today? We plan and prepare for events like yesterday all year round
:12:25. > :12:28.and one of the reasons I can say with confidence we have the best
:12:29. > :12:32.Police Service and security services and emergency services in the world
:12:33. > :12:35.is because I have seen the preparation that takes place and
:12:36. > :12:39.just like terrorists evolve and find new ways to harm us, we have to find
:12:40. > :12:43.new ways to protect ourselves and you hope and pray days like
:12:44. > :12:48.yesterday don't happen and then you got to make sure your react in a
:12:49. > :12:52.responsible manner. Today is about Londoners coming together and
:12:53. > :12:56.visitors and showing those evil and twisted individuals they are not
:12:57. > :13:00.going to divide us, they will not destroy our way of life or shared
:13:01. > :13:12.values. And we see that with the numbers here tonight. I was on the
:13:13. > :13:14.Underground today and saw a father trying to explain to his young sons
:13:15. > :13:17.what was going on and it brought home to me that there is a whole
:13:18. > :13:20.generation that was either too young or was not born when 7/7 happened so
:13:21. > :13:23.this is their first terrorist attack in London? One of the things we have
:13:24. > :13:27.to remember is, in previous decades, London has been the victim and
:13:28. > :13:33.target of terrorists. This is not new, I'm afraid, to the great city,
:13:34. > :13:39.and the reason white terrorists want to Hamas hit the fact that they are
:13:40. > :13:44.in London all religions -- -- they want to harm us because they hit the
:13:45. > :13:49.fact that we respect and embrace each other, all religions, and
:13:50. > :13:53.London has shown resilience, has not allowed terrorists to divide our key
:13:54. > :13:57.amenities and we will not allow that now either. Sadiq Khan, thank you
:13:58. > :14:01.for joining us on BBC London News tonight.
:14:02. > :14:04.That was the mayor, with a defiant message to the terrorists.
:14:05. > :14:13.And many people have had the same centre missed -- same sentiments and
:14:14. > :14:18.also spoke of their sadness but resilience and defiance that
:14:19. > :14:23.terrorism must not win, echoing the Prime Minister's words that we heard
:14:24. > :14:24.tonight. Tolu Adeoye reports on the determination that it would be
:14:25. > :14:29.business as usual here in London. THERESA MAY: Londoners,
:14:30. > :14:31.and others from around the world who have come here to visit this
:14:32. > :14:35.great city, will get up and go They will board their trains,
:14:36. > :14:41.they will leave their hotels, they will walk these streets,
:14:42. > :14:45.they will live their lives. This morning, as the Prime Minister
:14:46. > :14:49.had said, London carried on. There were, of course,
:14:50. > :14:53.signs of yesterday's attack, but those we spoke to on
:14:54. > :14:56.the morning commute were resilient. You mustn't let, you know,
:14:57. > :14:58.fear govern your life, I'm sure everyone today would
:14:59. > :15:10.feel more up to it than ever. Journalism students
:15:11. > :15:12.from the University of Sheffield were visiting Parliament yesterday
:15:13. > :15:14.as the attack unfolded. Today, they carried on with
:15:15. > :15:18.their London visit as planned. I think it's kind of changed
:15:19. > :15:22.how I feel about terrorism and it makes it so much more real,
:15:23. > :15:26.but it's not changed the fact that you could be anywhere in the world,
:15:27. > :15:28.it could happen anywhere, it's not changed me
:15:29. > :15:30.wanting to come to London. It's just sad, isn't it?
:15:31. > :15:32.I'm not scared. This is a city that has
:15:33. > :15:35.been attacked before. Adam remembers the
:15:36. > :15:39.aftermath of 7/7 well. The city came together then
:15:40. > :15:42.and he says this latest attack It's a horrible thing that happened,
:15:43. > :15:47.you don't want to become accustomed I've always been brought up here,
:15:48. > :15:55.so no, it doesn't worry me. I can see, I can imagine it would
:15:56. > :15:58.worry some people, but no, not me. You just get on?
:15:59. > :16:00.Yeah, I do. Certain areas were
:16:01. > :16:02.quieter than usual. The London Eye, one of a handful
:16:03. > :16:05.of attractions which shut for a time, but thousands
:16:06. > :16:08.of tourists still enjoyed the landmarks that had attracted
:16:09. > :16:10.them to the capital. In Covent Garden, we meant a family
:16:11. > :16:13.who arrived on holiday from Israel yesterday.
:16:14. > :16:21.They had this message for Londoners. The only way to fight terrorism,
:16:22. > :16:30.of any kind, is not to be afraid, is not to stay home,
:16:31. > :16:33.is not to be frightened of everything, is to go out
:16:34. > :16:36.and to live your life and to give a message that nothing will stop
:16:37. > :16:50.London, nothing will stop Britain, As people here paid tribute to those
:16:51. > :16:53.that lost their lives yesterday, one London club is paying its own
:16:54. > :16:55.tribute to the officer who was killed in the line of duty
:16:56. > :17:02.yesterday. PC Keith Palmer was a long season
:17:03. > :17:06.and ticket holder of Charlton football club. Chris Slegg is at the
:17:07. > :17:13.club ground for us and can tell us more.
:17:14. > :17:17.Yes, when PC Keith Palmer was not on duty, he spent a lot of his free
:17:18. > :17:22.time on match days here at The Valley. Club records show he had a
:17:23. > :17:27.season ticket for at least the last 12 years. Possibly longer. So he
:17:28. > :17:32.clearly was a passionate supporter of the South London club and, when
:17:33. > :17:35.his name was made public yesterday, when that first picture was
:17:36. > :17:40.circulated, understandably there was an outpouring of emotion amongst
:17:41. > :17:44.Charlton fans on social media and club message boards, and the club
:17:45. > :17:51.said they would like to pay tribute and have done that, as a mark of
:17:52. > :18:03.respect, leaving a Charlton scarf over his seat, high up in the East
:18:04. > :18:09.stand, seat 166, on row CC, and that will stay until the game against MK
:18:10. > :18:10.Dons. Earlier, I spoke to the club journalist, who summed up the mood
:18:11. > :18:13.here. We've had plenty of messages
:18:14. > :18:16.from fans and seen messages online, people that had sat next to him,
:18:17. > :18:18.behind him, I've walked past him plenty of times,
:18:19. > :18:21.I may not have spoken to him, but that's what people are saying -
:18:22. > :18:25.they recognised him - and it does... Obviously, the news was horrendous,
:18:26. > :18:26.no matter what, It strikes, you know,
:18:27. > :18:30.England as a nation, um, but when you know
:18:31. > :18:32.it's one of your own, it kind of makes it closer
:18:33. > :18:35.to home, doesn't it? And it's...
:18:36. > :18:47.Yeah, it's devastating, really. And a statement from PC Palmer's
:18:48. > :18:52.family tonight reads, he will be remembered as a wonderful dad,
:18:53. > :18:55.husband, son, dad and uncle, wonderful supporter of Charlton,
:18:56. > :19:05.friend to everyone who knew him, which certainly comes across here.
:19:06. > :19:08.One message I read simply said, RIP Keith, thanks for protecting us.
:19:09. > :19:19.That showing of unity from Charlton, and people showing that, coming from
:19:20. > :19:23.as far as India and New Zealand. As this report shows.
:19:24. > :19:25.Messages on social media today have been clear,
:19:26. > :19:27.as have videos of support from famous Londoners,
:19:28. > :19:30.gathering hundreds of thousands of views in just a few hours.
:19:31. > :19:33.If this act of terrorism was supposed to divide
:19:34. > :19:36.the people of London, I know for a fact that all something
:19:37. > :19:41.like this does is bring them closer together as one.
:19:42. > :19:43.Tonight, we send our heartfelt thoughts to everybody in Britain.
:19:44. > :19:46.And from Adele, during her concert in New Zealand...
:19:47. > :19:54.All I want to do today is just be at home and be with my friends
:19:55. > :19:57.and family at one time, but there are four people who aren't
:19:58. > :20:01.fine, so let's dedicate this to them tonight and to my home town.
:20:02. > :20:03.From all around the world, shows of solidarity.
:20:04. > :20:06.From the union flag projected on to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
:20:07. > :20:08.tonight, to lights out at the Eiffel Tower,
:20:09. > :20:14.Back in the capital, messages from Underground staff
:20:15. > :20:21.Announcement boards at Tube stations are being used to give uplifting
:20:22. > :20:23.messages to commuters today, like this one here at Tower Hill.
:20:24. > :20:25.It's one of the most popular on social media,
:20:26. > :20:31.having been liked and shared thousands of times.
:20:32. > :20:34.Others include these in Tooting Beck and Richmond.
:20:35. > :20:37.The images and slogans used today to share thoughts online capture
:20:38. > :20:40.A sentiment shared this morning by the Prime Minister.
:20:41. > :20:58.And if you have any messages or signs of support and solidarity you
:20:59. > :21:02.would like to share, or to take a look at, go to our Facebook page,
:21:03. > :21:05.lots going on there and you can of course join in the conversation.
:21:06. > :21:15.Time to get a check on the weather. Thank you. We had the early rain
:21:16. > :21:19.because of low pressure but high pressure brings in settled
:21:20. > :21:25.conditions for the weekend. The rain is close to the south coast and the
:21:26. > :21:30.region overnight. And tightly packed isobars mean it will be very windy.
:21:31. > :21:35.It is also quite chilly in that wind. We started to date with a lot
:21:36. > :21:40.of cloud because of low pressure but the sun came out for many parts
:21:41. > :21:44.across the region during this afternoon. Thank you for these
:21:45. > :21:49.Weather Watchers pictures. But the rain is to the west of us at the
:21:50. > :21:54.moment. Zooming in, there are some good breaks in the cloud, it is hard
:21:55. > :21:59.for about cloud nudges in going through this evening and overnight.
:22:00. > :22:03.It looks like it will be clear for most and drier than last night. It
:22:04. > :22:10.skirts with Southern counties however. So it will be chilly. Going
:22:11. > :22:18.through into tomorrow, we've got some good spells of sunshine. Quite
:22:19. > :22:22.a cloudy start, keen breeze, also quite grey for some, the breeze
:22:23. > :22:27.should then ease, and it should hopefully feel more comfortable,
:22:28. > :22:32.12-13 Celsius tomorrow, more sunshine from earlier on and we keep
:22:33. > :22:38.the same weather through Saturday. High pressure building so we've got
:22:39. > :22:44.north-westerly wind, still keen, not feeling particularly one, it is
:22:45. > :22:49.still March, but the sun is getting stronger, similar temperatures into
:22:50. > :22:53.Sunday, so the weekend and indeed tomorrow looking dry and less windy,
:22:54. > :22:55.warm sunshine but cold and frosty nights.
:22:56. > :23:06.Helen, thank you. And before we go, some final thoughts from Nick Beake,
:23:07. > :23:10.home affairs correspondent, because you were in Westminster yesterday,
:23:11. > :23:17.here with us today. I would use some things up? That is acquired the
:23:18. > :23:24.critic, politicians alongside priests alongside paramedics, people
:23:25. > :23:28.standing together, -- that is a feeling of quiet. And looking at the
:23:29. > :23:32.people gathering here today, it is a reflection of the diversity of our
:23:33. > :23:37.city and sadly we've seen once again in the people affected by this the
:23:38. > :23:41.numbers involved. Thank you very much indeed. I think everyone here
:23:42. > :23:44.would echo what Nick said but for now, that is all from us in
:23:45. > :23:46.Trafalgar Square, thank you for