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NHS review pledge after bombs bid Terror checks pledge on NHS staff
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An immediate review of NHS recruitment will be carried out following the attempted bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, the prime minister says. An immediate review of NHS recruitment will be carried out following the attempted bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, Gordon Brown says.
Gordon Brown revealed the review as eight suspects with links to the health service were being held by police. The review comes after eight suspects with links to the health service were arrested over the attacks.
Highly-skilled workers will also face more background checks, said Mr Brown. Background checks on skilled migrant workers will be expanded, said the prime minister.
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 terror threat to the UK from "critical" to "severe".
It sends rather a chill down the spine to think that people's values can be so perverted Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Mr Brown told his first question time as prime minister it was "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".Mr Brown told his first question time as prime minister it was "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".
The new security minister, Lord West, will carry out the NHS review. Mr Brown said that sponsors of skilled workers would be asked for background checks on them. The new terrorism minister Sir Alan West will carry out the NHS review.
Mr Brown said sponsors of skilled workers would be asked to provide background checks on them.
Among other measures, he also said a watch list of potential suspects would be expanded to warn authorities across the world, and the admissibility of intercept evidence in court would be reviewed.Among other measures, he also said a watch list of potential suspects would be expanded to warn authorities across the world, and the admissibility of intercept evidence in court would be reviewed.
New agreements will be signed with countries around the world to ensure a co-ordinated response to the terror threat.
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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 burning green Jeep Cherokee loaded with gas cylinders crashed into the doors of Glasgow Airport's on Saturday afternoon.
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 in central London.
Seven of those arrested are believed to be doctors or medical students and one used to work as a laboratory technician.Seven of those arrested are believed to be doctors or medical students and one used to work as a laboratory technician.
Six are being questioned at London's Paddington Green police station.Six are being questioned at London's Paddington Green police station.
A seventh remains in hospital after the Glasgow attack, and an eighth is still being questioned in Australia after his arrest at Brisbane Airport. A seventh, Dr Khalid Ahmed remains in hospital after the Glasgow attack, and an eighth, Dr Mohammed Haneef, is still being questioned in Australia after his arrest at Brisbane Airport.
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 Dr Khalid Ahmed and Dr Bilal Abdulla arrested at Glasgow airport after burning car driven into doors of main terminal30 June Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, and his wife Dana Asha, 27, arrested on the M6 near Sandbach, Cheshire30 June/1 July Dr Sabeel Ahmed, 26, arrested near Liverpool's Lime Street station1 July A 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old man, thought to be medical students or doctors from Saudi Arabia, arrested in Paisley2 July Dr Mohammed Haneef, 27, 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 class="" href="/1/hi/uk_politics/6267656.stm">Brown and Cameron clash
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 focusing on analysing evidence and interviewing suspects.
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 another attack is no longer imminent, the threat level will return to severe.
That would mean a slight reduction in security procedures and controls.That would mean a slight reduction in security procedures and controls.
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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, former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee, and new shadow security minister, said she was shocked by the NHS link.
"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. "It sends rather a chill down the spine to think that people's values can be so perverted.
"It means obviously that you can't make any assumptions, or have any preconceptions about the kind of people who might become terrorists. It does mean that you widen the net, obviously."
Controlled explosions were carried out on a car in Glasgow on Tuesday Who are bomb suspects? Vetting foreign doctorsControlled 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." Security sources have told the BBC 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.
And Canon Andrew White, a British cleric working in Baghdad, claimed an alleged al Qaida leader in Iraq gave him a chilling warning of the attacks. Canon Andrew White, a British cleric working in Baghdad, claimed an alleged al-Qaida leader in Iraq warned of the attacks.
Mr White said the man warned his group was planning an attack and said "those who cure you will kill you", an apparent reference to the NHS link.Mr White said the man warned his group was planning an attack and said "those who cure you will kill you", an apparent reference to the NHS link.
Meanwhile, passengers at Heathrow Airport suffered further disruption on Wednesday as thousands of travellers tried to rebook flights cancelled following a security alert. Meanwhile, passengers at Heathrow Airport suffered further disruption on Wednesday as thousands of travellers tried to re-book flights cancelled following a security alert.
Queues formed early outside Terminal 4 as passengers who were turned away on Tuesday after a suspicious package was discovered tried to continue their journey.Queues formed early outside Terminal 4 as passengers who were turned away on Tuesday after a suspicious package was discovered tried to continue their journey.
Over 100 flights were cancelled on Tuesday. More than 100 flights were cancelled on Tuesday.
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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