this is d.w. news live from berlin a couple has fallen ill in the english city of songs very close to the signs where the former russian spy sergei screwball and his daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent which talks last march once again the incident took place in a thai and restaurant though this time a different establishment. also coming up a problem critic is being treated here in germany following a suspected poisoning in moscow curator there is a lot as one of four closely riot protesters who stormed the pitch during this year

old's world cup final in the russian capital. and lewis hamilton takes another step towards retaining his formula one world title the briton dominates under the lights on the streets of singapore. american evanston thanks for joining us we begin this hour with news from saul's very in southwest england police there have cordoned off parts of the city center after two people became ill at a restaurant chain culprits so the news spread quickly across social media this woman is this is from a woman who says she was near the couple at the time of the incident. she wrote feeling a little apprehensive saul's very leaps to action again when two russians are taken ill and press is showing the same symptoms as before and we were sitting next to them now under police supervision waiting for

a medical team to give us the clear. now the restaurant in question this evening is a few hundred meters away from another eatery called the sea this is where former russian agents are against cripple and his daughter yulia were poisoned in march. it w. correspondent dear good moscow is covering this unfolding story for us and she joins us now from london hello to you barrett what more can you tell us about this latest incident solsbury well it's still something that the police haven't really released very much information about we know that two people who were full of the ambulances will call this afternoon and that about an hour later the police will also court called onto the scene and police are still there from eyewitness reports we know that they're wearing mosques and that they take this incident quite seriously also fire engines on the scene we don't know yet anything

about the identity of these two people that have fallen ill thought of course for the people and sold very quite worrying. seem to be taking this quite seriously. i better get well why don't we take a look now at where this latest incident is taking place in relation to the script fall poisoning case now the z. is an italian restaurant chain on the high street in saul's very city center and the scribbles had eaten there last march and were later found slumped on a public bench outside the nearby things varies supermarket and now this latest incident happened at another italian restaurant chain called pret so and it's just a stone's throw away from the scene of this crippled case. so bear gets this all seems to be just too much of a coincidence or do you feel that this is just a case of media frenzy looking at the fact that we also have this poisoning of

sergei screwball and his daughter just a few months ago well the police so that the ambulances it's not something that's being whipped up by the media of course all the conclusions people who are on social media might draw us nothing that we can moment say it's true but it's obviously something that people will be worried about because it's the thought that poisoning that's happening in salisbury we had to squeeze paul's but then we had also two other people who would fall into and one of them later died and as it seems as accidentally coming and talk with no he took the fat in. very. really the worrying for the people in salzburg but also for the you can government well now of course with the media has been reporting on is that two russian men have been accused of carrying out the scriptural poisoning they

deny this categorically but what would be the implications if this incident tonight turns out to be another poisoning. the relations between the u.k. and russia are really at rock bottom we've had these two suspects appear on russian television and explained that they just went to visit the cathedral i don't think many people here in the u.k. believe that the russian the u.k. government believes that they are all somehow linked to the kremlin the russian state is implicated in this attack so you know two states really at odds with each other a big antagonism and this was to be something that is linked to these other two poisonings very very severe for u.k. russian relations indeed. very good maass reporting from london thank you so very

much well now to another case of a mysterious illness a russian anti-government activist who was jailed earlier this year for protesting at the world cup final has been brought to berlin for medical treatment. has dual russian and canadian citizenship was flown to the german capital after a suspected poisoning in moscow the member of the pussy riot punk group fell ill after a court hearing he's being treated at the shop and to a hospital friends describe his condition as serious his wife in advance to look over and he says it may have been attempted murder. for more on the story we're joined now by g.w. correspondent. who's standing by outside the shadow of a hospital in the heart of berlin good evening to you nina so what more do we know about. current condition has the hospital released any information. we're expecting the berlin doctors in the hospital behind me to make

a statement on monday so at the moment we can only rely on the information that's being given by his supporters and fellow activists according to them his condition deteriorated very fast in the past few days to a point where he was no longer able to speak or walk and so he was flown to berlin for treatment a friend who was with him in the hospital room on the sunday said that his life is no longer in danger but his condition is still very critical all right well as we mentioned he was flown in to berlin santa found airport late on saturday but who was it that actually brought him here to germany for treatment there is a foundation here in berlin that calls itself the cinema for peace foundation and they are cultural activists but they also have supported pussy riot and other

political activists in the past they also take part in berlin's biggest film festival the belly nala every year and they say that they received a call for help by vessel of family in moscow when his condition deteriorated we have to keep in mind that he's a healthy young man of thirty years and so the family were very worried call them for help they are family friends essentially the cinema for peace man is and he said he got money together and organized the plane and he said he did that in coordination with the chancellery and the foreign office here in germany so the authorities were informed all right so the german authorities as you say were informed so is there any kind of diplomatic aspect to this story i mean this man is known to be a quite outspoken critic of the kremlin. exactly and cinema for peace say that they're suspecting this is to be revenge act by

russian authorities for storming the football pitch during the world cup final in moscow they say that it was definitely poisoning but so far the german authorities have not commented neither have the doctors so the case is still very much shrouded in mystery and we'll simply have to wait for more information what is the case of course is that if it does happen to be poisoning then they sense the potential for a very very big political route between germany and russia whose relationship has been very strained in recent months and years and you've mentioned it already he's also a canadian citizen so three countries would be involved in a very serious political row all right our correspondent standing outside the shed at a hospital in berlin. thank you very much. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world at least fifteen people have died in the u.s.

says rain from hurricane florence causes severe flooding in north and south carolina thousands of homes have been inundated and many more are without power authorities say the crisis is far from over and people should not attempt to return to flooded areas. typhoon and good is now losing power over southern china after battering hong kong and guangdong province with gale force winds and torrential rain the superstorm has already caused major destruction in the philippines authorities there say dozens are feared dead in flooding landslides and collapsed buildings. pedestrians and cyclists took over central brussels on sunday as the city banned private automobiles from most of its streets for the day paris also had a car free day the mayors of both cities called on europe to hold an annual carfree day to use air pollution. now

a european migration policy will again be on the table when the leaders of e.u. countries gather in austria for a two day summit later this week austria's right wing government has been leading a push for tighter restrictions on migration something german chancellor angela merkel has resisted well she met with her austrian counterpart in berlin on sunday in an effort to find common ground ahead of the summit german chancellor angela merkel and her austrian counterparts a boss jim kurtz have often disagreed over migration policy but as current holder of the european council's rotating presidency cts wants to forge agreements on the issue his top goal to improve the u. border control agencies capabilities. thank you for that we've long called for strengthening frontex with personnel and not some time in the future but in twenty twenty two as well as expanding frontex mandate so that it can work with

transit countries to stop the migrant boats from even setting sail up. the migration issue is very important we share the main goals off the austrian presidency namely that we all must work to put take the extended his ardent innocence and then also come on there are some signs of progress the european commission intends to beef up front talks with stuff and responsibility but greece and italy are reluctant to give to frontex national rights courts is also pushing for a europe wide upper limit on migration without putting a number on it how to distribute migrants within europe is not a priority for him some prominent members of german opposition parties say americal is increasingly isolated minus august my worry is that even the western european countries the so-called coalition of the willing won't come together because they

have some big differences the european solution is far trust europe that's what most countries want and that's what's going to happen once a bust in courts hosts e.u. leaders in salzburg next week he'll have to prove his skills as a mediator. sports news now and world racing champion lewis hamilton has jumped forty points ahead of germany's the boston vettel at the top of the formula one standings the briton secured a victory under the lights at the singapore grand prix for his fourth win in five races. lewis hamilton started on pole and made sure he stayed up to the first corner on the tiny single street circuit. those are the drama of the with sergio perez pushing his own force india teammate just a month into the wool new york winning lead. the yellow flags came out on sparks flew literally to. mark the stop and to grab second.

gold and could see it first. hand when destruction stopped he managed to emerge just ahead of the german in a classic dingdong charcoal i. fear is his day went from bad to worse when you're sick you see it into sudar so rock and williams come up such no such problems a speak post it's a victory we had a great start the team of just never given up faith and belief in me and an invalid three and in our ability and was a real blessing was a long race. the twenty five points of the week gives them a sadie's driver a forty point lead over vettel which six races left. and we haven't forgotten about german soccer the villainess league a show is coming up next i'll bring you the action from sunday's matches as well as all the major talking points from match day three could matter braman make it two

wins on the balance when you boys number of pay them a visit i'll have that and the rest of the weekend stories after a short break stay with g.w. if you can. i wouldn't have been fighting for this case to take you seriously in the world of what here's what's come out women strong. though this dispute.