Accused Parliament attacker to face February trial

A Sudanese man accused of attempting to kill cyclists and police officers outside the Houses of Parliament will stand trial in February. Salih Khater, 29, is said to have deliberately driven his Ford Fiesta into cyclists and pedestrians before swerving towards police officers guarding the Palace of Westminster in what is currently being treated as a terror attack. He was arrested by armed officers after crashing into the barriers outside Parliament shortly after 7.30am on 14 August. The Sudanese-born defendant,…