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| NHS review pledge after bombs bid | NHS review pledge after bombs bid |
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| An immediate review of NHS recruitment will be carried out following the attempted bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, Gordon Brown has announced. | An immediate review of NHS recruitment will be carried out following the attempted bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, Gordon Brown has announced. |
| He revealed the review as eight suspects with links to the health service were being held by police. | |
| Highly-skilled workers will face more background checks, said Mr Brown. | Highly-skilled workers will face more background checks, said Mr Brown. |
| The "watch list" of potential suspects will be expanded to warn authorities across the world, Mr Brown told his first question time as prime minister. | |
| "It is vitally important that the message is sent out to the rest of the world that we will stand strong, steadfast and united in the face of terror," he said. | "It is vitally important that the message is sent out to the rest of the world that we will stand strong, steadfast and united in the face of terror," he said. |
| He said new agreements would be signed with countries around the world to ensure a co-ordinated response to the terror threat. | |
| New Security Minister Lord West will carry out the NHS review. | New Security Minister Lord West will carry out the NHS review. |
| Seven of those arrested are believed to be doctors or medical students and one used to work as a laboratory technician. | |
| Answering a question from Conservative leader David Cameron, Mr Brown also told the Commons the government would go ahead with a Privy Council review of the admissibility of intercept evidence in court. | |
| Threat level | Threat level |
| Meanwhile, security experts are considering relaxing the official estimate of the terrorist threat to the UK from "critical" to "severe". | Meanwhile, security experts are considering relaxing the official estimate of the terrorist threat to the UK from "critical" to "severe". |
| The move comes as six people arrested over failed car bombings in Glasgow and London are being questioned at London's Paddington Green police station. | The move comes as six people arrested over failed car bombings in Glasgow and London are being questioned at London's Paddington Green police station. |
| A seventh person, Khalid Ahmed, remains in hospital after the Glasgow attack. | A seventh person, Khalid Ahmed, remains in hospital after the Glasgow attack. |
| An eighth person, Dr Mohammed Haneef, is still being questioned in Australia after his arrest at Brisbane Airport. | An eighth person, Dr Mohammed Haneef, is still being questioned in Australia after his arrest at Brisbane Airport. |
| A green Jeep Cherokee loaded with gas cylinders crashed into the doors of Glasgow Airport's main terminal and burst into flames on Saturday afternoon. | A green Jeep Cherokee loaded with gas cylinders crashed into the doors of Glasgow Airport's main terminal and burst into flames on Saturday afternoon. |
| ARRESTS TIMELINE 30 June Two men arrested at Glasgow airport after burning car driven into doors of main terminal30 June A 26-year-old-man, Dr Mohammed Asha, and a 27-year-old woman arrested on the M6 near Sandbach, Cheshire30 June/1 July A 26-year-old man arrested near Liverpool's Lime Street station1 July A 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old man arrested in Paisley2 July A 27-year-old male doctor is detained in Australia, and a second doctor is questioned3 July Second doctor questioned in Australia is released without charge Timeline: Failed bomb attacks Send us your comments | ARRESTS TIMELINE 30 June Two men arrested at Glasgow airport after burning car driven into doors of main terminal30 June A 26-year-old-man, Dr Mohammed Asha, and a 27-year-old woman arrested on the M6 near Sandbach, Cheshire30 June/1 July A 26-year-old man arrested near Liverpool's Lime Street station1 July A 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old man arrested in Paisley2 July A 27-year-old male doctor is detained in Australia, and a second doctor is questioned3 July Second doctor questioned in Australia is released without charge Timeline: Failed bomb attacks Send us your comments |
| The previous day two Mercedes containing petrol, gas cylinders and nails were found. One was outside a nightclub in London's Haymarket and one was at a vehicle pound after being towed from a nearby street. | The previous day two Mercedes containing petrol, gas cylinders and nails were found. One was outside a nightclub in London's Haymarket and one was at a vehicle pound after being towed from a nearby street. |
| A second doctor who was being questioned in Australia has been released without charge. | A second doctor who was being questioned in Australia has been released without charge. |
| A counter-terrorism officer from the Metropolitan Police is travelling to Australia to liaise with authorities. | A counter-terrorism officer from the Metropolitan Police is travelling to Australia to liaise with authorities. |
| BBC correspondent Danny Shaw said the first phase of the investigation - rounding up suspects to prevent further attacks - was drawing to a close. | BBC correspondent Danny Shaw said the first phase of the investigation - rounding up suspects to prevent further attacks - was drawing to a close. |
| Investigators are now focusing on analysing evidence and interviewing suspects. | Investigators are now focusing on analysing evidence and interviewing suspects. |
| And security experts are considering a relaxation of the official estimate of the terrorist threat to Britain, currently judged to be critical. | And security experts are considering a relaxation of the official estimate of the terrorist threat to Britain, currently judged to be critical. |
| If the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre concludes that another attack is no longer imminent, the threat level will return to severe - one level below critical. | If the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre concludes that another attack is no longer imminent, the threat level will return to severe - one level below critical. |
| That would mean a slight reduction in security procedures and controls. | That would mean a slight reduction in security procedures and controls. |
| MI5 database | MI5 database |
| Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, the former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee and the new shadow security minister, said terrorists would often target places like nightclubs - where the London bombs were left. | Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, the former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee and the new shadow security minister, said terrorists would often target places like nightclubs - where the London bombs were left. |
| "They take the view that people, and women in particular, who engage in that kind of activity and go around, as they would regard it, half naked, are themselves not any longer victims. | "They take the view that people, and women in particular, who engage in that kind of activity and go around, as they would regard it, half naked, are themselves not any longer victims. |
| Controlled explosions were carried out on a car in Glasgow on Tuesday Who are bomb suspects? Vetting foreign doctors | Controlled explosions were carried out on a car in Glasgow on Tuesday Who are bomb suspects? Vetting foreign doctors |
| "They are actually associated with and part of the kind of world that these people have decided they must combat." | "They are actually associated with and part of the kind of world that these people have decided they must combat." |
| Security sources have told the BBC that none of the suspects had been under surveillance or the subject of an anti-terrorism operation before. | Security sources have told the BBC that none of the suspects had been under surveillance or the subject of an anti-terrorism operation before. |
| But details of some of them were on an MI5 intelligence database because of their alleged links with other individuals or inquiries. | But details of some of them were on an MI5 intelligence database because of their alleged links with other individuals or inquiries. |
| On Tuesday, controlled explosions were carried out on a car at a mosque in Glasgow and on three fire extinguishers on a pavement in Hammersmith, west London. | On Tuesday, controlled explosions were carried out on a car at a mosque in Glasgow and on three fire extinguishers on a pavement in Hammersmith, west London. |
| Later, the departure lounge at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 was partially evacuated after a suspect bag sparked a security alert. | Later, the departure lounge at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 was partially evacuated after a suspect bag sparked a security alert. |
| Police have urged anyone with information to phone the confidential Anti-Terrorism hotline number on 0800789321. | Police have urged anyone with information to phone the confidential Anti-Terrorism hotline number on 0800789321. |
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