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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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"

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Nigeria: Osinbajo will continue to act as president while I take rest -Buhari

Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked the vice president, yemi Osinbajo to continue in the capacity of acting president while he takes rest.

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[In pictures] Creative selfies light up Saatchi Gallery contest

Europeans have captured their creative side by turning their cameras on themselves for a special selfie contest.

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Champions League: Heavyweights Real Madrid and Bayern Munich safely progress to quarter finals

Holders Real Madrid reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating Napoli in the last 16.

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Thousands march amid fears over NHS cuts

Tens of thousands turned out to protest in London amid growing concern about the state of the National Health Service.

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Uber loses UK court battle over language tests

Judges have ruled that Uber drivers in London must prove their English language skills.

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Londoners evacuated as quarter-ton WWII bomb found

Around 50 residents of an affluent London neighbourhood have been evacuated after construction workers uncovered an unexploded World War Two bomb.

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