and this man identified the man wanted by british police as anatoliy chepiga.he was a military man, an officer. he fought in war zones, then he was in moscow. the chepiga family are hard to find. at the firm founded by his father, staff refused to comment. the family moved some years ago. when i called the last phone number linked to his parents, the man who picked up said he was uzbek and bought card on the streets. the line was then disconnected. just two weeks ago, president putin himself insisted both of the salisbury suspects were civilians. "nothing suspicious," he said, "nothing criminal." on friday, his spokesman said the kremlin won't discuss what he called informal investigations into the poisoning any further, but the questions over russia's explanations and the true identity of these men are only mounting. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. jets have taken off from the deck of the royal navy's new £3 billion aircraft carrier for the first time. two f—35 aircraft conducted flight trials off the east coast of the united states. 0ur defence corresponde

it's where a russian military intelligence officer, anatoliy chepiga, grew up.gested that colonel chepiga, seen here, is the true identity of a key suspect in the salisbury attack. british officials haven't disputed that. the suspect is now calling himself ruslan boshirov. so our team showed those pictures to residents in colonel chepiga's old village. some didn't know him. those who did were nervous of oui’ camera. we agreed they'd remain anonymous. translation: it's him, but much older. and this woman identified the man wanted by british police as anatoliy chepiga. i know where his parents used to live. he was a military man, an officer. he fought in war zones. then he was in moscow. and when i called the last phone number linked to his parents, the man who picked up said he was uzbek, and bought the sim card on the street. the line was then disconnected. just two weeks ago, president putin himself insisted both of the salisbury suspects were civilians. nothing suspicious, he said, nothing criminal. on friday, his spokesman said the kremlin won't discuss what

that picture of anatoliy chepiga is from a 2003 passport file.tained, along with other material, by the investigative group bellingcat. british officials say they won't comment on an ongoing investigation, although the bbc understands there is no dispute about this identification. so what do we know about anatoliy chepiga 7 the passport application says he was born in 1978 and links him to the russian military. he's thought to have served in chechnya and was awarded the country's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation, usually bestowed personally by president putin. at some point, it's believed hejoined russian military intelligence, the gru, and rose to be a colonel. also adopting the identity of ruslan boshirov. using that name, he and another man, calling himself alexander petrov, flew to britain on the 2nd of march this year. on march 4th, cctv captured them in salisbury, heading in the direction of sergei skripal‘s house. police believe this perfume bottle was used to smear novichok nerve agent on his door handle. that led to skr

that picture of anatoliy chepiga is from a 2003 passport file. material, by the investigative group bellingcat. british officials say they won't comment on an ongoing investigation, although the bbc understands there is no dispute about this identification. so what do we know about anatoliy chepiga 7 the passport application says he was born in 1978 and links him to the russian military. he is thought to have served in chechnya and was awarded the country's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation, usually bestowed personally by president putin. at some point, it's believed he joined russian military intelligence, the gru, and rose to be a colonel. he also adopted the identity of ruslan boshirov. using that name, he and another man, calling himself alexander petrov, flew to britain on the 2nd of march this year. 0n the 4th of march, cctv captured them in salisbury, heading in the direction of sergei skripal‘s house. police believe this perfume bottle was used to smear novichok nerve agent on his door handle. that led to skripal and his

the metro also lead on this, with colonel chepiga labelled a "putin war hero".king asassins'. meanwhile, the financial times reports that comcast has cleared the final hurdle in its bid to take full control of sky, after walt disney and 21st centruy fox said they would sell their stake in the company, ending rupert murdoch's three decade tie to the broadcaster. and the guardian has jeremy corbyn on its front page, who has told theresa may that labour mps will vote against her brexit deal unless she can negotiate a deal he is happy with. let's stay with the guardian, you will

so what do we know about anatoliy chepiga ? in 1978 and links him to the russian military. he's thought to have served in chechnya and was awarded the country's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation, usually bestowed personally by president putin. at some point, it's believed he joined russian military intelligence, the gru, and rose to be a colonel, also adopting the identity of ruslan boshirov. using that name, he and another man — calling himself alexander petrov — flew to britain on march 2nd this year. on march 4th, cctv captured them in salisbury, heading in the direction of sergei skripal‘s house. police believe this perfume bottle was used to smear novichok nerve agent on his door handle. that led to skripal and his daughter falling ill and, three months later, to dawn sturgess dying after the perfume bottle was found. two weeks ago, they appeared on state—funded russian tv, denying they were spies. in russian: now with boshirov apparently identified, the evidence that the attempt in salisbury on sergei skr

that picture of anatoliy chepiga is from a 2003 passport file., along with other material, by the investigative group bellingcat. british officials say they won't comment on an ongoing investigation, although the bbc understands there is no dispute about this identification. so what do we know about anatoliy chepiga 7 the passport application says he was born in 1978 and links him to the russian military. he's thought to have served in chechnya and was awarded the country's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation, usually bestowed personally by president putin. at some point, it's believed he joined russian military intelligence, the gru, and rose to be a colonel. also adopting the identity of ruslan boshirov. using that name, he and another man, calling himself alexander petrov, flew to britain on the 2nd of march this year. on march 4th, cctv captured them in salisbury, heading in the direction of sergei skripal‘s house. police believe this perfume bottle was used to smear novichok nerve agent on his door handle. that led to skripal

so what do we know about anatoliy chepiga ?rn in 1978 and links him to the russian military. he's thought to have served in chechnya and was awarded the country's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation, usually bestowed personally by president putin. at some point, it's believed he joined russian military intelligence, the gru, and rose to be a colonel. also adopting the identity of ruslan boshirov. using that name, he and another man, calling himself alexander petrov, flew to britain on the 2nd of march this year. on march 4th, cctv captured them in salisbury, heading in the direction of sergei skripal‘s house. police believe this perfume bottle was used to smear novichok nerve agent on his door handle. that led to skripal and his daughterfalling ill, and, three months later, to dawn sturgess dying after the perfume bottle was found. two weeks ago, they appeared on state—funded russian tv, denying they were spies. mr president... today, speaking at the united nations in new york, the prime minister restated the bri

it is where a russian military intelligence officer anatoliy chepiga grew up.tigative team at bellingcat suggested that colonel chepiga, seen here, is the true identity of the key suspect in the salisbury attack. british officials have not disputed that. the suspect is now calling himself ruslan boshirov. so our team showed the pictures to residents in colonel chepiga's old village. some did not know him but those who did we re did not know him but those who did were nervous of oui’ did not know him but those who did were nervous of our camera and we agreed they would remain anonymous. translation: it is him but much older. and this woman identified the man wanted by british police as anatoliy chepiga. i know where his pa rents anatoliy chepiga. i know where his parents used to live. he was a military man, an officer. he fought in war zones. then he was in moscow. and when i called the last for another link to his parents, the man who picked up that he was boosbeck. and bought the seine card on the street. the line was then disconnected —— uzbek. just two weeks

so what do we know about anatoliy chepiga ?t application says he was born in 1978 and links him to the russian military. he's thought to have served in chechnya and was awarded the country's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation, usually bestowed personally by president putin. at some point, it's believed he joined russian military intelligence, the gru, and rose to be a colonel. also adopting the identity of ruslan boshirov. using that name, he and another man, calling himself alexander petrov, flew to britain on the 2nd of march this year. on march 4th, cctv captured them in salisbury, heading in the direction of sergei skripal‘s house. police believe this perfume bottle was used to smear novichok nerve agent on his door handle. that led to skripal and his daughterfalling ill, and, three months later, to dawn sturgess dying after the perfume bottle was found. two weeks ago, they appeared on state—funded russian tv, denying they were spies. mr president... today, speaking at the united nations in new york, the pri

but this is who it's thought he really is, colonel anatoliy chepiga, a russian military intelligencee online investigative journalist the site bellingcat said he was born in 1978. he is thought to have fought with the russian military in chechnya and was awarded russia's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation. using the alias ruslan boshirov, the british government believes he travelled to salisbury with another agent calling himself alexander petrov, their mission, to try to kill sergei skripal using a nerve agent hidden in this perfume bottle. british officials have not commented on bellingcat‘s revelations, but the bbc understands there is no dispute in its identifying of anatoliy chepiga. speaking at the un in new york, theresa may again strongly attacked russia's actions. in response, russia said britain's allegations were kindergarten stuff. jon donnison, bbc news. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. an activist with the russian protest group pussy riot has left hospital in germany, saying he believes he was poisoned by the russian secret s

that picture of anatoliy chepiga is from a 2003 passport file.tained, along with other material, by the investigative group bellingcat. british officials say they won't comment on an ongoing investigation, although the bbc understands there is no dispute about this identification. so what do we know about anatoliy chepiga 7 the passport application says he was born in 1978 and links him to the russian military. he's thought to have served in chechnya and was awarded the country's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation, usually bestowed personally by president putin. at some point, it's believed he joined russian military intelligence, the gru, and rose to be a colonel, also adopting the identity of ruslan boshirov. using that name, he and another man — calling himself alexander petrov — flew to britain on march 2nd this year. on march 4th, cctv captured them in salisbury, heading in the direction of sergei skripal‘s house. police believe this perfume bottle was used to smear novichok nerve agent on his door handle. that led to skripal

anatoliy chepiga, who used the alias ruslan boshirov, is revealed on the front page of the telegraphlonel in russian military intelligence who was given the country's highest honour by vladimir putin. ‘putin‘s lies are laid bare‘ says the daily mail, who also run the story with the headline ‘unmasked'. the times also lead on this, with a picture of colonel chepiga in chechnya, where the newspaper says he served three tours. while the express call him ‘putin‘s hitman‘, and ‘one of the smirking asassins'. meanwhile, the financial times reports that comcast has cleared the final hurdle in its bid to take full control of sky, that's after walt disney and 21st centruy fox said they would sell their stake in the company, ending rupert murdoch's three—decade tie to the broadcaster. the guardian hasjeremy corbyn on its front page, who has told theresa may that labour mps will vote against her brexit deal unless she can negotiate a deal he is happy with. and the i also leads with the labour leader, who told his party conference he was ready to be prime minister. we will see what our guests th

this week an investigative website bellingcat recently published evidence suggesting that anatoly chepiga military intelligence agent. a woman in a village where colonel chepiga grew up — in russia's far east — recognised his face instantly when a bbc correspondent showed her a photo distributed by british police. president putin insists the suspects are both civilians. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: the big clean—up in greece after the mediterranean cyclone brings flash flooding and high winds. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. indonesia says the death toll from a nanny and earthquake could be in the thousands. china's efforts to combat hiv and aids have suffered a setback, with a i4% rise in the number of people infected in the past year. the apollo 11 space mission, which led to neil armstrong becoming the first man to walk on the moon, was one of the defining moments of the 20th century. now a film has been made about the astronaut, his life and the challenges he faced. first man is directed by damien chazelle, and stars ryan gosling as neil armstrong

the investigative website bellingcat has named him as colonel anatoly chepiga.and claimed to be a sports nutritionist who was on holiday in england when two people were attacked with novichok in march. exactly what is being said this afternoon? it's a detailed investigation by bellingcat, part of it have been shared with the bbc, into the identity of one of those two men, ruslan boshirov. the work bellingcat has done has been able to identify him as a colonel, anatoly chepiga, in the russian military, with biographical details about him. it appears he served in chechnya three times. significantly, he is a highly decorated soldier, who received the award of hero of the russian federation, normally presented personally by vladimir putin. this is based on material, including a 2003 passport file that bellingcat obtained, and you can see the comparisons of the pictures of the comparisons of the pictures of the two individuals, anatoly chepiga and ruslan boshirov, with him looking younger in the 2003 photo. 0fficials looking younger in the 2003 photo. officials will

the metro also lead on this, with colonel chepiga labelled a "putin war hero". while the express call him ‘putin‘s hitman‘, and ‘one of the smirking asassins‘. meanwhile, the financial times reports that comcast has cleared the final hurdle in its bid to take full control of sky, after walt disney and 21st centruy fox said they would sell their stake in the company, ending rupert murdoch's three decade tie to the broadcaster. and the guardian has jeremy corbyn on its front page, who has told theresa may that labour mps will vote against her brexit deal unless she can negotiate a deal he is happy with. let's stay with the guardian, you will take us in, michael. we have a cheery wave in the picture from jeremy corbyn, but a stern warning that came with it. this is my favourite pointing conference season, where the opposition suddenly starts getting themselves on because of the conference's massive disaster. they can start chucking around ultimatums in a few weeks, he is not disappointed, coming out with this ultimatum of voting against the chequers plan. you wants

but this is who it's thought he really is, colonel anatoliy chepiga, a russian military intelligenceative journalist the site bellingcat said he was born in 1978. he is thought to have fought with the russian military in chechnya and was awarded russia's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation. using the alias ruslan boshirov, the british government believes he travelled to salisbury with another agent, calling himself alexander petrov. their mission, to try to kill sergei skripal using a nerve agent hidden in this perfume bottle. british officials have not commented on bellingcat‘s revelations, but the bbc understands there is no dispute in its identifying of anatoliy chepiga. speaking at the un in new york, theresa may again strongly attacked russia's actions. in response, russia said britain's allegations were kindergarten stuff. jon donnison, bbc news. police are guarding a man at basildon university hospital after he was shot in the stomach. the man, who's 19, is in a serious condition. police believe it was a targeted attack and that there's no risk to the wider publ

but this is who it‘s thought he really is, colonel anatoliy chepiga, a russian military intelligence8. he is thought to have fought with the russian military in chechnya and was awarded russia‘s highest decoration, hero of the russian federation. using the alias ruslan boshirov, the british government believes he travelled to salisbury with another agent, calling himself alexander petrov. their mission, to try to kill sergei skripal using a nerve agent hidden in this perfume bottle. british officials have not commented on bellingcat‘s revelations, but the bbc understands there is no dispute in its identifying of anatoliy chepiga. speaking at the un in new york, theresa may again strongly attacked russia‘s actions. in response, russia said britain‘s allegations were "kindergarten stuff". jon donnison, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: donald trump says he could with straw his support for brett kavanagh as his accuser prepares to testify against him. and analyses in england face missing response targets if the service fails to make changes to the way patients are treated. in sport,

the group bellingcat says the man using the name ruslan boshirov is really anatoly chepiga, and thate kremlin‘s highest bravery award in 2014. sarah rainsford is in moscow. i suppose we shouldn't be surprised that this suggestion has been rejected? no, i don't think so. this is russia's traditional response to accusations from the west and also it is what russia has said all along in the specific case of the salisbury poisoning to deny any russian state involvement. the only real statement we have had on this has come from the foreign ministry spokeswoman who put out a statement on her facebook page overnight saying the accusations and the latest claims were false, part of an information campaign against russia. there has been some comment on social media mocking that official denial but there has also been plenty of comment too supporting russia ‘s position and mocking the evidence that the main suspect is actually a military intelligence officer from the actually a military intelligence officerfrom the gi actually a military intelligence officer from the gi you in russia. both side

the alleged identity of anatoli chepiga was first uncovered by the investigative website bellingcat.er a controversial month — elon musk agrees to step down as tesla's chairman, over a misleading tweet that said he was ready to take the firm private. he'll also pay a 20—million dollar fine. and in a moment, we'll have our sunday morning edition of the papers — our reviewers are sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times, and ben chu, economics editor at the independent. before the papers — sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. good morning, chris. a big day ahead. the ryder cup is europe's to lose. rory mcilroy will open against american justin thomas in today's 12 concluding singles matches with europe holding a 10—6 advantage and needing just another 41/2 points to regain the ryder cup after dominating again yesterday... ben croucher reports. the battle cry created in scandinavia, the golf course in france, the rivalry created down the decades. the ryder cup is unmistakable. as the usa have found, though, it's easy to lose yourself. and,

but this is who it's thought he really is, colonel anatoliy chepiga, a russian military intelligencee online investigative journalist the site bellingcat said he was born in 1978. he is thought to have fought with the russian military in chechnya and was awarded russia's highest decoration, hero of the russian federation. using the alias ruslan boshirov, the british government believes he travelled to salisbury with another agent, calling himself alexander petrov. their mission, to try to kill sergei skripal using a nerve agent hidden in this perfume bottle. british officials have not commented on bellingcat‘s revelations, but the bbc understands there is no dispute in its identifying of anatoliy chepiga. speaking at the un in new york, theresa may again strongly attacked russia's actions. in response, russia said britain's allegations were "kindergarten stuff". jon donnison, bbc news. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in moscow. any reaction from this latest revelation? the rather predictable russian reaction was to dismiss this evidence outright, to call it false and claim it is

around this one individual who called himself ruslan boshirov but they have identified him as anatoliy chepigaintelligence agency. therefore less likely to be there as a tourist but under a false identity to target sergei sk rebuttal. —— sergei skripal. there has been some interesting information about their movement. a lot of this has been unearthed by belling cat using data on passports. his passport shows a photo very similar to ross lambert she roughjust photo very similar to ross lambert she rough just a few years younger. —— ruslan basher. the two men did say they were sports nutritionists who had come to britain to see salisbury cathedral. britain had always thought they were undercover office rs always thought they were undercover officers using a false identity from the gi you. this is more evidence pointing in that direction particularly when he looks to have beena particularly when he looks to have been a highly decorated colonel in the military intelligence. it suggests a significant figure in an operation likely to be authorised at a high—level. operation likely to be authorised a

the group bellingcat says the man using the name ruslan boshirov is really anatoly chepiga — and thatbravery award in 2014. 0ur moscow correspondent sarah rainsford has been analyzing this is of course russia's traditional response to accusations from the west, and it is what russia has said all along in the specific case of the salisbury poisoning, to deny any russian state involvement. the only real statement we have had on this is coming from the foreign ministry spokesman, maria zaha rather, who put out a statement on her page overnight saying that the accusations and latest claims were false, and all part of an information campaign against russia. there has been some comment on social media mocking that official denial, but there has also been plenty of comment, too, supporting russia's position and mocking the evidence that perhaps the main suspect is a military intelligence officer from the gru here suspect is a military intelligence officerfrom the gru here in russia, but what is but what interesting officerfrom the gru here in russia, but what interesting is that russian tele