The heartbroken family of the Borehamwood hairdresser who was killed in the London bombings last year, this week paid tribute to their beloved son and brother on the first anniversary of the attacks.

It was exactly one year ago today that four suicide bombers detonated bombs on the capital's public transport system, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700.

Phil Beer, 22, of Masefield Avenue, was travelling to work with his best friend Patrick Barnes on the Piccadilly Line when a bomb ripped through the train, killing 25 commuters.

Phil was just two weeks into his new job at San Rizz hair salon in Knightsbridge.

The friends were in the same carriage as the bomber. Patrick escaped with relatively minor injuries shattered glass in his eyes and a broken arm and tried desperately to find his friend.

Phil's body was eventually identified on July 10.

Today, Phil's family will be attending a memorial service in Regent's Park and Kim, Phil's mother, will be unveiling a plaque for the victims at The Museum of London.

Kim said: "Time isn't a healer. It doesn't get any easier it gets harder and it will never end.

"At first, you've got so many people around you all the time and then people have to go back to their daily lives. For us, there is no normal daily life anymore. Nothing's the same.

"It still feels unreal. I just keep thinking he's going to walk back through the door again."

Phil had four sisters Michele, 26, Stacy, 25, Angelina, 16, and two-year-old Lilly May.

Michele said: "It's just a big void. It's really quiet without him. The past year has been torture for us."

Since the bombings, the Beer family have been battling with the Government for answers and Kim fronted a national campaign run by The News of the World about compensation for the victims' families which she has described as an insult'.

Stacy said: "We have had to fight for everything even a public inquiry and a two-minute silence. It just shouldn't be like that.

"Everything's been a battle. We haven't heard anything from the Government for 11 months.

"Why should we have to pick up a newspaper to find out what's happening do they realise how upsetting and devastating that can be?

"These investigations and reports should have been sent to us automatically. We are dealing with this as well as trying to get our head around the fact that Phil isn't here anymore and that's the hardest thing in the world."

More than 400 people paid their respects to Phil at his funeral at Garston Crematorium last year.

Stacy continued: "Phil would want us to pick ourselves up and try and enjoy our lives and that's what we have to do but it's so hard.

"You have good days and then you have days when you just want to curl up in bed and hide away."

Phil, who would now be 23, was known for his vivacious and fun character and was planning to spend this summer working in Ibiza.

"He was the life and soul of every party," said Kim. "If there was ever a problem, he'd just say, build a bridge and get over it'.

"He was bubbly, vivacious, funny; there was nobody else like him. He was our one in a million.

"We were just so lucky to have him as our son and brother for the past 22 years and for the amazing memories he gave us."

Kim would like to thank everyone who has supported the family over the past year.

She said: "There are too many people to mention but they know who they are and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts."