Well-wishers donate £350,000 to PC Keith Palmer's family

The public has donated more than £350,000 to an online fund for the family of murdered police officer Keith Palmer.

The 48-year-old died after confronting Khalid Masood - whose birth name was reportedly Adrian Elms - inside the gates of the Palace of Westminster during Wednesday's attack.

Theresa May called him "every inch a hero".

The Metropolitan Police Federation launched an official memorial page for PC Palmer at 9.13am on Thursday after receiving a large number of requests from its members who wanted to help.

Stephen Redgewell, who set up the page, said: "A quick thank-you for all those of you that have made your generous gifts in memory of Keith.

"It is heartwarming to see the messages that have been posted and those that have chosen not to post a message, the gift alone speaks a thousand words."

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There are several alternative pages active for PC Palmer and the three civilians who were killed.

Those who knew PC Palmer have posted comments such as: "So proud to have worked with such a great guy, R.I.P Keith."

Another wrote: "Remembering Keith as a very professional officer. Thinking of his family, friends and colleagues."

A Launch Good page for all the victims has also been set up under the heading Muslims United for London.

The page, which had raised £16,000 as of midnight on Thursday, reads: "While no amount of money will bring back lives lost or take away from the pain the victims and their families are going through, we hope to lessen their burden in some way."

Muddassar Ahmed, who set up the page after witnessing Wednesday's attack from Portcullis House, said: "I happened to be trapped inside the building yesterday, and saw the carnage, and was quite moved by it, and thought to myself, 'If this is how affected I am, I can't imagine how affected the victims and their families are.'"

The 34-year-old from Stratford added: "I'm worried that the hate will divide societies further, I'm worried that hate on both sides will increase as a result. But this is precisely what extremists on all sides want to do... target places where there is co-existence."

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Four people are so far confirmed to have died in the attack as well as the attacker - PC Palmer, Aysha Frade, American Kurt Cochran and a 75-year-old man who had his life support turned off a day after being injured.

US President Donald Trump has paid tribute to Mr Cochran, who was visiting London with his wife Melissa as part of their 25th wedding anniversary celebrations.

The couple, who had been travelling in Europe, were on the last day of their trip and were due to return to the US on Thursday.

Mr Trump tweeted a tribute to 54-year-old Mr Cochran, calling him a "great American".

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Tributes have also been paid to "wonderful" mother-of-two and "loved" teacher Mrs Frade.

The 43-year-old victim was on her way to pick up her two daughters, aged 11 and eight, from school when she was hit by Masood's car.

Mrs Frade, a language teacher, was born in Britain and had lived in London her entire life, but her mother was born in Spain, and her father was of Cypriot origin.

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Police say 29 people have been injured, some of whom were said to have sustained "catastrophic injuries". Seven people remain in a critical condition.

Three police officers who were on their way back from a commendation ceremony were injured on the bridge. Two of them are in a serious condition.

A number of different nationalities have been injured in the attack, including 12 Britons, three French children on a school trip, two Romanians, four South Koreans, one German, one Polish national, one Irish citizen, one Chinese national, one Italian, one American and two Greeks.