'Significant arrest' made overnight in Midlands over Westminster attack

Six people arrested in connection with the investigation into Wednesday's terror attack in Westminster have been released "with no further police action", Scotland Yard said.

A total of 11 people have been arrested since the inquiry was launched but only four remain in custody - two men aged 27 and 58 who were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday and a 32-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man who were arrested in Manchester on Friday.

All are being held on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.

The six released without facing further action are two women aged 21 and 26 and four men aged 23, 26, 27 and 28 who were all arrested at addresses in Birmingham.

A 39-year-old woman arrested in east London has been released on bail until late March.

Police forces in the Midlands have received flowers in sympathy for the loss of an officer who was killed in a terrorist attack in London.

More than half a million pounds has been raised to support the family of murdered Pc Keith Palmer who was stabbed to death on Wednesday as he attempted to disarm Khalid Masood outside the Palace of Westminster.

Masood, 52, had been living in Birmingham. Police made multiple arrests and raided several properties in the city in the wake of the attack.

Northamptonshire Police revealed they have been sent flowers in sympathy for the loss of their colleague in blue.

Police in Dudley received cake from a member of the public in recognition of their work.

Two more "significant arrests" have been made in connection with the Westminster terror attack, police have said.

The arrests were made in the West Midlands and north west, the Met's Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, speaking outside of Scotland Yard on Friday, revealed.

Nine people remain in police custody, while a woman has been released on bail.

Five searches at various properties are ongoing, while 16 have been completed, Assistant Commissioner Rowley said.

Police have also seized 2,700 items as part of the investigation.

A neighbour of the Westminster attacker has said she is "shocked" at the actions of Khalid Masood.

Kaodi Campbell, 25, told ITV News in Birmingham that although she did not know him on a first-name basis he would say hello to her and was always "willing to help" jump-start her car.

Ms Campbell added that she would also talk to his wife and would see Khalid regularly take his children to school describing his life as "just normal family living really".

A 75-year-old man who was injured in Wednesday's terror attack in Westminster has died.

He passed away at King's College Hospital in London, the trust which runs it confirmed on twitter.

Scotland Yard said he had been "receiving medical treatment in hospital" but his life support was withdrawn on Thursday evening.

The force added that his next of kin have been informed and are receiving support from specially trained family liaison officers.

He is the fourth innocent victim of the attack to die. Pc Keith Palmer, married mother-of-two Aysha Frade and American tourist Kurt Cochran were also killed.

The attacker, Khalid Masood, was shot dead by armed officers.

• What we know about the Westminster terror attack victims

Leicester Cathedral have held a candlelit vigil for the victims of the Westminster terror attacks.

The Bishop of Leicester the Rt Reverend Martyn Snow said:

Scotland Yard has confirmed that eight people, three women and five men, have been arrested in Birmingham and London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts by detectives investigating the Westminster attack.

On Wednesday night, a 39-year-old woman was arrested in east London and a 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man were arrested at an address in Birmingham.

At a separate address in Birmingham a 26-year-old woman and three men aged 26, 27 and 28-years-old were also arrested.

On Thursday morning, an eighth arrest was made of a 58-year-old man at another address in Birmingham.

The force added that officers are continuing to search a number of addresses linked to the investigation:

• One in Carmarthenshire.
• Three in Birmingham.
• One in east London.