UK voters choose new leaders amid tensions

The UK will discover today whether its next government will be led by the Conservative or Labour Party, after a general election that follows a string of terror attacks.

About 40,000 polling stations in churches, schools and other buildings opened on Thursday amid unprecedented security. Police in London made three more arrests on Wednesday in connection with Saturday's attacks, which left eight dead. The BBC reported that further arrests were made at dawn on Thursday in east London.

The first election results will emerge at about 6 am on Friday - Beijing time - and the final results by 1 pm.