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Ceremony to mark 7/7 anniversary Ceremony to mark 7/7 anniversary
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The second anniversary of the 7 July London bombings that killed 52 people will be marked with a ceremony at a memorial garden to the victims. The second anniversary of the 7 July London suicide bombings which killed 52 people will be marked with a ceremony at a memorial garden.
London mayor Ken Livingstone and Tessa Jowell will lay flowers in King's Cross Memorial Garden. London mayor Ken Livingstone and Olympics and London Minister Tessa Jowell will be among those laying flowers in King's Cross.
Hundreds of people were also injured in the suicide bombings on three Tube trains and a bus. Hundreds of people were injured in the attacks on three Tube trains and a bus.
Some victims claim they are struggling to deal with a complex and unwieldy compensation system.
It has emerged that 118 out of 614 compensation claims made by victims have not yet been fully resolved.It has emerged that 118 out of 614 compensation claims made by victims have not yet been fully resolved.
Some victims claim they are struggling to deal with a complex and unwieldy system. Hundreds are expected to gather at King's Cross station shortly before 0900 BST, when the first bomb exploded two years ago.
A Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) spokesman said the outstanding claims were the most serious ones, involving complicated calculations of loss of earnings and estimates for future care. George Roskilly, 64, who survived the Russell Square blast, said: "It was two years ago, but it is still relatively fresh in people's minds.
The CICA also said it was always looking at how to make the system easier. "It is something that we will live with for the rest of our lives."
Even though I am... used to dealing with large documentation and complicated forms, I am so fed up with it Thelma Stober, 7/7 survivor Timeline of 7 July attacks Trying to stop a repeat of 7/7
Among officials at the ceremony will be London transport commissioner Peter Hendy and Tim O'Toole, managing director of London Underground.
The Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe - in London for the Tour de France Grand Depart - will also attend.
Organisers said there would be no national silence and, in line with the wishes of families, no large public event.
The act of remembrance comes as police and security services are on heightened alert, with a number of high-profile events such as Wimbledon, the Live Earth concert and the first stage of the Tour de France taking place in London.
'Fed up'
Lawyer Thelma Stober, 35, who lost her leg in the explosion on the Circle Line train at Aldgate, said she had received £33,000 - the maximum value for the loss of a limb below the knee - but was still trying to get compensation for the rest of her injuries.
She told the Evening Standard newspaper: "I have got to the stage where even though I am a lawyer and I am used to dealing with large documentation and complicated forms, I am so fed up with it."
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority said the outstanding claims were the most serious ones, involving complicated calculations of loss of earnings and estimates for future care.
The authority denied it had been "sitting on applications" for two years.The authority denied it had been "sitting on applications" for two years.
Most of the outstanding applications, the spokesman said, were either recent applications or an interim amount had been paid while details such as the cost of long-term care were calculated. It also said it was always looking at how to make the system easier.
I would have been better off if I had been knocked down by a bus or a car Thelma Stober, 7/7 survivor Timeline of 7 July attacks
Most of those who sustained serious injuries had submitted their applications. More recent applications tend to be claims for psychological damage, according to the CICA.
Of the 614 applications received since 7 July, 452 cases have been settled - compensation has been paid or the claim rejected and the decision accepted by the claimant.
A total of £4.2m has been paid out so far.A total of £4.2m has been paid out so far.
The CICA received 50 applications in 2007 - seven this week alone. Ms Jowell told BBC News 24 the claims had been dealt with "as swiftly as the individual circumstances of these claims allow".
'Fed up' However, she said the government was considering an overhaul of the compensation system.
Lawyer Thelma Stober, who lost her leg in the explosion on the Circle Line train at Aldgate, said: "We are the forgotten people."
The 35-year-old has received £33,000 - the maximum value for the loss of a limb below the knee - but is still trying to get compensation for the rest of her injuries.
She told the Evening Standard newspaper: "I have got to the stage where even though I am a lawyer and I am used to dealing with large documentation and complicated forms I am so fed up with it."
She added: "I would have been better off if I had been knocked down by a bus or a car."
The CICA spokesman said there was a "certain inevitability" about some of the delays but that the authority was always looking how to make the process as easy as possible.