London has come together once again to stand in unity and solidarity for the victims of the London Bridge attacks on June 3. The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton made a surprise visit to meet the victims of the London Bridge attacks and praised the hospital staff who saved their lives at the King's College hospital in south-east London.
Kate spoke to the staff, shook hands with them and was keen to find out about the support and care being offered to the victims in the hospital and visited six survivors, privately. What distressed her was the number of female victims who were stabbed repeatedly in the neck and throat and were brought in with multiple injuries. 14 victims were taken to the hospital after the attacks.
At the ground level, the British Red Cross has called for a "Saturday Night for London" where people could come together to take a "ride for London, eat a dish for London and say cheers to London.
To support the fundraisers, restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars including those in the area of the attack, will be asking for donations of the price of a drink.
The Borough Market chairman of trustees Donald Hyslop said to the BBC: "Borough Market is not just a collection of stalls, restaurants and pubs; it is a community of people. Never has that been more apparent than it is now, in this darkest of hours.
"This community has been shaken to its core by Saturday's horrific events, but bolstered by the love, togetherness and defiance of this vibrant, diverse city it will carry on doing what it has always done - celebrating the pleasures of good food and conversation."
The Mayor's office has shared concerns over a surge in hate crime in the capital. Sadiq Khan reported that there has been a five-fold increase in Islamophobic incidents since the attack, with 20 incidents reported in a single day, when the 2017 average is 3.5.
Sadiq Khan said: "Just as the police will do everything possible to root out extremism from our city, so we will take a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime."
In the education sector, Heads from the Association of School and College Leaders have issued messages on how schools should approach planned trips, many trips have been reported to be called off.
Schools are being urged to review their planned trips in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks. Many concerned parents also want their children to stay in school till things 'settle down.'
Police have said that the death toll from Saturday's attacks has risen to eight. An Australian au pair Sara Zelenak is named as the latest victim of the attacks, while a search is still on for French national Xavier Thomas have recovered a body from the Thames.
A 30-year-old man was arrested for terrorism offences in the early hours of Wednesday. The Police casualty bureau can be contacted on 0800 096 1233 and 020 7158 0197
