As John Taylor left court after hearing that his only daughter, Carrie, 24, was sitting two-and-a-half metres away from the explosion that blew up Aldgate underground station on 7 July and could not have been saved even if treated by paramedics earlier, he shook his head and sighed: "I guess we'll have to agree to disagree."
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Video: 7/7 mother calls for public inquiry
Friday 06 May 2011
Marie Fatayi-Williams, whose son Anthony died on July 7 at Tavistock Square, says there are issues that still need to be resolved.
7/7 victims' deaths were 'inevitable'
Friday 06 May 2011
Each of the 52 victims of the July 7 2005 terrorist attacks would have died "whatever time the emergency services reached and rescued them", a coroner ruled today.
'Chaos' in 7/7 ambulance control HQ
Monday 28 February 2011
Ambulance controllers trying to respond to the 7/7 attacks worked in chaos amid a series of gaffes, the terror inquest heard today.
Bus chiefs not told of Tube blasts
Monday 07 February 2011
Bus controllers were not told there had been explosions on three Tube trains before a fourth bomb went off on a bus, the inquest into the 7/7 attacks heard today.
Bus bomb ambulance delays 'unacceptable'
Monday 31 January 2011
Delays in sending ambulances to help those injured in the 7/7 bus bombing were condemned today as "totally unacceptable".
7/7 paramedic 'did not know of bus fatalities'
Friday 28 January 2011
A senior paramedic sent to the 7/7 bus blast said today it was 30 minutes after arriving before he knew anyone had died.
7/7 survivor tells of pushing to get on bus
Tuesday 25 January 2011
A survivor of the 7/7 bus blast told today how she pushed to get on board minutes before it exploded.
Man who rescued 7/7 victims hailed
Monday 24 January 2011
A fireman serving a 14-year jail sentence for his part in a massive drugs ring was hailed today for his bravery in rescuing victims of the 7/7 bus bombing.
BMA medics 'used bits of bus to help 7/7 victims'
Thursday 20 January 2011
Doctors from the British Medical Association struggled to treat stricken victims of the 7/7 bus bombing because there was no medical equipment at their own headquarters, an inquest heard today.
Paramedics had to treat 7/7 victims using Sellotape
Thursday 20 January 2011
Sellotape and broken wood were used to hold a survivor's leg together in the aftermath of the 7/7 bus bombing, a rescuer told the inquest.
Sellotape and tables used to help 7/7 casualties
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Rescuers used Sellotape and tables from local hotels to treat and move victims of the 7/7 bus bombing, the inquest into the attacks heard today.
7/7 rescue delayed by fear over secondary bus bomb
Wednesday 19 January 2011
A box found in the wreckage of a bus and marked "microwave" began a security alert which delayed the emergency services after the 7/7 attack.
7/7 blast sent up 'chimney' of smoke and body parts
Tuesday 18 January 2011
The 7/7 bus explosion sent a massive "chimney" of grey smoke billowing into the air, laden with debris and human body parts, an inquest heard today.
7/7 survivor describes seeing friend's body
Monday 17 January 2011
A 7/7 survivor was overwhelmed with emotion as she described today how she spotted her colleague lying among a pile of bodies following the explosion which ripped through a London bus.
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