Services mark 10th anniversary of London bombings

A service will take place at St Paul's Cathedral later to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed 52 people in London.

The families of those who died in the bombings of three Tube trains and a bus will attend, along with some of those injured on 7 July 2005.

A minute's silence will be held during the service and on London's transport network at 11:30 BST. Prince William will also attend a service at Hyde Park's 7 July Memorial.

The attack - by four suicide bombers linked to al-Qaeda and carrying rucksacks of explosives - was the worst single terrorist atrocity on British soil.

Just after 08:50 on 7 July, 2005, three explosions took place on the Underground - 26 died in a bombing at Russell Square on the Piccadilly line; while on the Circle line six died in an explosion at Edgware Road, and seven lost their lives at Aldgate.

Almost an hour later a fourth device was set off on a number 30 double-decker bus in Tavistock Square, killing 13 people.

The names of the 52 victims will be read out at the national service of commemoration at St Paul's Cathedral, which begins at 11:00 BST.

More than 700 people were also injured in the attacks.

Prime Minister David Cameron said: "Ten years on from the 7/7 London attacks, the threat from terrorism continues to be as real as it is deadly - the murder of 30 innocent Britons whilst holidaying in Tunisia is a brutal reminder of that fact. But we will never be cowed by terrorism."