Xavier Thomas

Police searching for French national Xavier Thomas, 45, who has been missing since the London terror attack, have recovered a body from the Thames. His partner was wounded by terrorists and is in hospital

Scotland Yard said the body was recovered from the river near Limehouse on Tuesday at 19:44 BST.

Police say the death toll from the attacks on Saturday night has now risen to eight.

Mr Thomas's next of kin have been told, police said, but formal identification has not yet taken place.

Police have named Youssef Zaghba, a 22-year-old Moroccan-Italian man who lived in east London, Khuram Butt, 27, from Barking, and Rachid Redouane, 30, who also lived in Barking, as the men who carried out the attack.

The BBC also understands Sara Zelenak, a 21-year-old Australian from Brisbane, is among the dead.

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