Inquests into 7/7 London Bombings

 

At 8:50 on 7th July 2005, three explosions ripped through London's underground system within fifty seconds of each other at Edgware Road, Aldgate and King's Cross. An hour later a fourth bomb would destroy a Number 30 Bus in Tavistock Square. 52 innocent people were killed in our city and around 700 more were injured.

On 6th May 2011, the inquest into what happened delivers its verdict.

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  7/7 Inquest: The Verdict Which Will Save Lives

  Following months of hearings, 63 days of evidence, 309 witnesses and more than 2,000 exhibits coroner Lady Justice Hallett has recorded a verdict of Unlawful Killing. Get full details of her findings and recommendations.

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  7/7 Inquests: The Evidence

  The real photos and documents being used in court to explain what happened on July 7 2005. This is the key evidence that the 7/7 inquest is using ahead the verdict.

• 7/7: Frequently Asked Questions

  

  Why are the Inquests being held and what will they achieve? Why are MI5 involved? LBC answers your FAQ's.

• July 7 Inquest Verdict on May 6

  

  Coroner Lady Justice Hallett will announce her findings following months on inquests.

• Chance of Stopping Another 7/7: "Better But Not Perfect"

  

  The inquests into what happened on July 7 2005 have been questioning MI5.

• First Aid Kits Could Be in Every Tube

  

  It is a result of evidence heard at the July 7th Inquests.

• Tube Staff Training "Insufficiently Realistic" ahead of London Bombings

  

  The Inquests have heard how the exercises designed to prepare them did not reflect what actually happened.

• Drug Dealer Fireman To Give Evidence At 7/7 Inquest

  

  Evidence will be heard from a jail

• July 7 Doctors Lacked Medical Equipment

  

  That is despite one explosion being outside the British Medical Association headquarters.

• Police Told To Stay Away From 7/7 Bus Bomb Scene

  

  Officers have told the inquests of frustration at not being allowed to attend the scene in Tavistock Square.

• Woman Caught Up In Two 7/7 Blasts

  

  A woman who narrowly escaped one of the underground bombs but was then caught up in another explosion has been speaking at the inquests.

• July 7 Inquests to Focus on Bus Bombing

  

  The ongoing inquests will now begin to look at what happened on the number 30 bus in Tavistock Square.

• July 7 Bodies Were Not Left Unattended

  

  Families of the victims were reassured after anger that those killed at Edgware Road were left for two nights at the scene.

• 7/7 Paramedics "Intuitively Knew" There Would Be A Lot of Casualties

  

  Despite being told they were attending an incident involving a power surge.

• Footage of Final Bomber Replacing Bomb's Battery Released

  

  18 year old Hasib Hussain has been the focus of the fourth day of the inquests into the July 7 terror attacks.

• Victims Could Have Been Saved If Paramedics Arrived Sooner

  

  The claim of a survivor as the inquests into the July 7 London bombings continue.

• Families of 7/7 Victims Denied Public Funding

  

  Relatives will not receive help to oppose the Government's application to hear some of the evidence in secret.

• Time May Have Been 'Wasted' At 7/7 Scene

  

  A paramedic has said that time may have been wasted in getting help to injured passengers.

• July 7 Inquests To Hear from Survivors

  

  The first evidence from survivors of the bombings will be heard at the inquests.

• 7/7 Attack Audio Released

  

  Emergency service calls are played during the inquest into the terror attack on London.

• 7/7 Inquest: The Verdict Which Will Save Lives

  

  After recording a verdict of "unlawful killing", Lady Hallett says her recommendations will save lives.

• LBC's 7/7 Inquest Diary

  

  LBC's Declan Harvey brings you the day's testimonies in his bitesize daily blog.

• 7/7 Inquests Timeline

  

  It has taken five years for a detailed public investigation into the terrorist attacks to get underway.

• Inquests Hear From July 7 Bomber's Girlfriend

  

  Nikki Blackmore had only met Jermain Lindsay a few weeks before he blew himself up on London Underground

• Bogus July 7 Doctor's Evidence Dismissed

  

  Four weeks after the bombings it was discovered Richmal Oates-Whitehead had lied about her qualifications.

• July 7 Survivor Has No Memory of Explosion

  

  Emma Plunkett was thrown from the Number 30 bus and became lodged beneath the back wheels of a taxi.

• "Very Senior" MI5 Officer to Give 7/7 Evidence Anonymously

  

  Coroner Lady Justice Hallett has granted an application by Home Secretary to protect the identity of the witness.

• Sellotape and Tables Used to Rescue 7/7 Victims

  

  The inquest has heard how rescuers had to use makeshift stretchers to move the injured away from the scene.

• Woman Tells of Miraculous 7/7 Survival

  

  Camille Scott-Bradshaw was sitting three feet from the bomber on the number thirty bus.

• Mother Questions Son's 7/7 Death

  

  Mrs Fatayi-Williams has labelled the attack "totally unnecessary and preventable".

• July 7 Inquest Hears How LBC Helped Rescuers

  

  It is the last day of hearings before Christmas.

• Top Secret Evidence Will Be Heard at 7/7 Inquest

  

  Home Secretary Theresa May says she will not appeal against the decision.

• 7/7 Needed More Ambulances

  

  The man in charge of emergency medical supplies has been speaking at the inquests.

• 7/7 Inquests Hear From Edgware Road Survivors

  

  Davinia Turrell was one of those who appeared - the picture of her leaving the scene with her face covered has become an iconic image.

• Eyewitness Accounts From Survivors of 7/7

  

  Read the stories of those who experienced the terrorist attacks on London on 7th July 2005.

• 7th July 2005 - As It Happened

  

  From the first emergency call to Ken Livingstone's emotional speech, listen back to a montage of how the tragic day unfolded.

• "Heroic" Commuter Tried in Vain To Save Passenger's Life

  

  The 7/7 Inquests continue to look into what happened at the Edgware Road site.

• More Evidence At July 7 Inquests

  

  Philip Duckworth was thrown out of the carriage by the explosion.

• CCTV of Bombers Final Preparations

  

  VIDEO: Bombers shown making a shopping trip for supplies and checking out targets ahead of the London terror attacks.