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Westminster attack: Second victim named as Aysha Frade

One of the two people killed on Westminster Bridge Wednesday during the worst terror attack to hit London since 2005 was identified as Aysha Frade

23/03/2017

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Westminster Attack: MPs pay their respects

John Bercow, the Speaker of Britain’s House of Commons, leads the chamber in a tribute to honour those who died or were injured in the Westminster attack on Wednesday, March…

23/03/2017

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"Get back! Somebody's opened fire..." MP captures panic after Westminster attack

David Davies MP recorded the moment people fled in panic from the Palace of Westminster as four people were killed in a car and knife attack outside the building in Westminster, London on Wednesday (M

23/03/2017

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Questions raised over Westminster security after attack

Britain’s security level remains at “severe”, its second highest state of alert, following the Westminster terror attack.

23/03/2017

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London attack: Moment car drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge - video

The moment that a car drove into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge, close to Britain’s parliament, on March 22 has been captured on video.

23/03/2017

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London terrorist "acted alone" as police arrest eight

British police have made several arrests and raided addresses, including in Birmingham, in connection with the deadly London terror attack.

23/03/2017

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Westminster horror described by eyewitnesses

Wednesday’s bloodshed in Westminster marked the deadliest attack in London since suicide bombers killed 52 commuters on the city’s transport system in 2005.

23/03/2017

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"Terror" dominates UK's front pages

The violent events in London featured heavily on the front pages of the UK’s main newspapers the morning after the attack.

23/03/2017

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Mayor urges Londoners and visitors not to be alarmed

London Mayor Sadiq Khan adds his words of reassurance to Londoners and tourists after terror attack

23/03/2017

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Westminster attack condemned abroad

Messages of condemnation and solidarity pour in from abroad after five people die in an assault on Westminster

23/03/2017

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British PM: "We will never give in to terror"

An emotional but defiant British Prime Minister has slammed the attack in Westminster as "sick and depraved"

22/03/2017

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Minister who lost brother in Bali bombing tried to save policeman

Tobias Ellwood, a former army officer, was seen giving first aid and mouth to mouth resuscitation

22/03/2017

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Westminster attack: The policeman who gave his life defending Parliament

PC Keith Palmer, 48, of the Metropolitan Police's Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command died of his wounds at Parliament

22/03/2017

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Westminster and Edinburgh parliaments suspended

When the British parliament building was stormed by an assailant with a knife, proceedings there and at the Scottish parliament were suspended.

22/03/2017

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'We are not afraid': Londoners defiant after parliament attack

Residents of London have used social media to express their solidarity after an attack on people near the parliament building in Westminster.

22/03/2017

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London terrorist attack: What we know

Police have released the identity of the attacker who, on Wednesday, killed four people in a terrorist attack on the Palace of Westminster in central London.

22/03/2017

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Car attacker mows down crowds and stabs policeman outside UK parliament

A car has mowed down pedestrians near the Houses of Parliament, injuring many. Inside the grounds a man stabbed a policeman before being shot.

22/03/2017

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Westminster attack witness: 'I saw six to seven people lying down'

The terror attack on London’s Westminster Bridge and the UK Parliament came in broad daylight, when many people were out and about in central London.

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Inside UK parliament as news broke

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Eyewitness accounts of Westminster attack

In London near the Westminster Palace, a vehicle struck multiple pedestrians while a knife-wielding assailant was killed after stabbing a policeman.

22/03/2017

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Sturgeon claims London left her no choice but to go for independence

Sturgeon's referendum dash before Brexit spooks May and steers UK towards possible constitutional crisis.

22/03/2017

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Brexit adds to woes of crisis hit UK curry restaurants

Curry restaurant owners feel betrayed over promises about more work visas for South Asian cooks made during the campaign to leave the European Union.

22/03/2017

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UK inflation at 2.3 percent means dilemma for Bank of England policymakers

British inflation shot past the Bank of England's 2.0 percent target last month, presenting the central bank with a dilemma over interest rates.

21/03/2017

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Martin McGuinness: mourners gather as coffin carried through streets

The former IRA commander turned politician died overnight at the age of 66.

21/03/2017

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UK follows US in imposing electronic device flight ban

Both Britain and the United States announced cabin baggage restrictions on larger electronic devices on Tuesday, amid aviation security fears.

21/03/2017

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Martin McGuinness: the armalite to the ballot box

Mixed reactions are pouring in after the death of Martin McGuinness, the Sinn Fein leader and former Irish Republican Army (IRA) leader who turned peacemaker helping end Northern Ireland's 30-year con

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