The head of the Metropolitan Police has said that the final death toll for the London bomb attack will be at least 50. Sir Ian Blair said there were a number of bodies still in the Tube train at Russell Square but that the final figure was unlikely to top 100.
Home Secretary Charles Clarke says Identity cards would not have stopped the London bombings which claimed the lives of at least 50 people and injured many more.
A National Casualty Bureau number has been set up for enquiries relating to yesterday's terrorist incidents in Central London. The telephone number is 0870 1566 344. Kent Police is supporting this bureau, and have outlined the questions that will need answering if you need to call the helpline.
Dundee LibDem Councillors Helen Dick and Fraser Macpherson are opposing Labour plans for ID cards. A report by the London School of Economics prices the ID card system as costing up to £18 billion - an astounding £300 for every person in the country.
Paul Rowen (Rochdale, LDem)
The amount of cars left abandoned in Britain would be enough to stretch from London to Berlin if laid end-to-end. So says Chelmsford's Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Stephen Robinson, quoting official figures. He commented, "This follows from the government's decision in June 2003 that the last owner of the vehicle would continue to have responsibility for its disposal, rather than the manufacturer, as is standard practice throughout the EU."