Police have prevented five terror plots from being carried out in the UK in the last few months, London's most senior police officer has said.

Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick told LBC Radio the plots "were very close to an attack" - with some "within minutes" of being carried out.

Four terror attacks have taken place in the UK in 2017 - three in the capital.

Ms Dick, who took charge of the Met in February, said the attacks in London and Manchester had been "horrific".

She said a "very large number of plots" have been foiled over the last few years.

Ms Dick said she could not reveal details about the nature of the terror plots because arrests had been made, but added: "We've had a huge number of successful operations.

"It's well into the teens in the past couple of years, where we know people were intent on attacking and that's been stopped."

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