Police were today searching a property in Stanwell, Surrey, after a second arrest in connection with the terrorist attack in Parsons Green PETER NICHOLLS/REUTERSThe UK’s threat level has been lowered from critical to severe after the arrests of two people in connection with the terrorist attack on a London Tube train. Amber Rudd, the home secretary, said that police had made good progress in the investigation into the explosion on a rush-hour train at Parsons Green station which left 30 people injured. She said: “The joint terrorist analysis centre, which reviews the threat level that the UK is under, has decided to lower that level from critical to severe. “Severe still means that an attack is highly likely so I would urge everybody to continue to be vigilant but not alarmed.”Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police’s assistant commissioner and Britain’s top counterterrorism officer, said that police were gaining…

Source: The Times September 17, 2017 10:52 UTC