A bus exploded just round the corner from my mates work. He's more worried about getting home though - the underground is for most the only route in and out of the central london business district,so most of the commuting population is stranded.
From the tone of the prime minister's address it's unlikely things will get hysterical any time soon. Plus london has a history of having the fuck blown out of it by the irish; this is just a new unprecedented scale. It was my mum's birthday today too
The card I'd got her read "hope your day is full of happy surprises"