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Eyewitness: Man in Help for Heroes t-shirt attacked with knife
Two people have been shot in Woolwich, south east London, after armed police were called to an incident in which a man wearing a Help for Heroes t-shirt was attacked with a machete-style knife and dumped in the street, eyewitnesses said.
Eyewitness reports 'man with head chopped off'
Twitter user @BOYADEE claims to have witnessed the incident in Woolwich during which he says he saw a man "with his head chopped off."
Some of his reports contain graphic descriptions.
Ohhhhh myyyy God!!!! I just see a man with his head chopped off right in front of my eyes!
From @BOYADEE on Twitter:The two black bredas run this white guy over over then hop out the car and start chopping mans head off with machete!!
From @BOYADEE on Twitter:Then thats how u know they were on sutn cos they actually went for armed feds with just two machete and an old rusty lookin revolver
From @BOYADEE on Twitter:He says local police had to wait for backup from firearms officers.
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Bridger: 'I don't deny being involved with April's death'
Nearing the end of questioning from his defence barrister, Mr Bridger said: "I obviously was involved, I don't ever deny being involved with April's death.
"I didn't run. I didn't hide, I didn't go anywhere. I didn't know what to do.
"Initially I really thought I would have been charged with either death by reckless driving or death by drink-driving.
"I did not expect to be on a murder charge."
As questioning concluded, Mr Bridger denied abducting April Jones, saying there was 'no intention' of doing so.
He also denied having any form of sexual contact with her that night, or deliberately killing her.
Mark Bridger: 'I don't remember any clean-up'
When asked if he recalled cleaning his house of evidence, Mr Bridger replied: "I don't remember any clean-up but I would like to say if that night there was blood dripped on the bath where I have washed my jumper I would, if I had seen it, I would have automatically wiped it.
"But it was not to try and hide anything. It would have been an automatic thing to do."
He also denied cleaning up the interior of his car.
When asked if he knew anything about 'skeleton' fragments allegedly found in his wood-burner, Mr Bridger said: "No. I don't believe I could have done that."
Ambulance Service still at scene in Woolwich
A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service said: "We were called a 2.20pm to reports of an incident at John Wilson Street.
"We sent two responders in cars, three ambulance crews, two duty officers and London Air Ambulance were called out.
"We still have staff at the scene."
Paramedics on scene after Woolwich incident
London Air Ambulance confirmed a doctor and a paramedic were sent to the scene at 14.27pm and are on site.
London Ambulance Service was also called to the scene.
Further details regarding casualties were not yet available.
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Richard Thorp: 'Coolest guy with a Harley'
Emmerdale star Adele Silva has paid tribute to co-star Richard Thorp, who has died aged 81.
Adele, who plays Kelly Windsor in the soap, said on Twitter: "RIP - lovely man & coolest guy I've seen with a harley!"
Ah sad news to hear about Richard Thorpe RIP - lovely man & coolest guy I've seen with a harley!
From @silvalining_AS on Twitter:Police dealing with 'serious incident' after assault reports
Police are dealing with a "serious incident" after responding to reports of an assault.
Officers were called to John Wilson Street in Woolwich, south east London, at around 2.20pm today and the immediate area was shut down.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Officers have responded to an incident in John Wilson Street at 2.20pm today.
"We believe at this stage officers were called to reports of an assault."
Police helicopter on scene in Woolwich
Twitter user @M_ATLEY shared this picture of a police helicopter arriving on the scene in Woolwich.
Man charged with 1982 Hyde Park murders
Sue Hemming, Head of Special Crime and Counter Terrorism at the CPS, explains a man has been charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA's 1982 Hyde Park bombing:
