Britain falls silent for 7/7 victims

Britain fell silent yesterday in tribute to victims of terrorism for the second time in less than a week as the July 7 bombings were remembered.

At 11.30am, a national minute of silence was held after the names of the 52 victims of the 2005 attacks were read out during a service at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Tube trains and buses stopped, while tennis was delayed at Wimbledon. After the silence, petals were released from the dome of the cathedral and four candles were lit to symbolise the four-blast site.