it's six weeks since the attack on sergei and yulia skripal. 0ur correspondentjohn mcmanus is in salisburyhejoins us now, what will this decontamination involved 7 hejoins us now, what will this decontamination involved? well, it is going to be a long process which is going to be a long process which is being overseen by the department for the environment, food and rural affairs, and also using experts from the ministry of defence. a public meeting was held in salisbury this evening, it is still going on not farfrom evening, it is still going on not far from where evening, it is still going on not farfrom where i am standing now, and officials from death row with there talking about what will happen. —— defra. you can, please see the pub behind me where sergei skripal and his daughter visited just before they fell ill. —— you can probably see the pub. there has been police tape since the incident, and also what several other places, including sergei skripal‘s own home. this evening the public meeting heard that the police cordon were becoming down some time in a next few hours to be replac

in his sermon the bishop praised the resilience of the city following the attack, our correspondentjohn mcmanusholtan. who are you reconciling with? it is a service in which we want to thank the community that have carried salisbury through this and to have an opportunity to gather together and to reclaim the city and so this is, it has a number of functions, it is about saying salisbury is open in business and we are wanting new life in this easter season. we are wanting to reclaim the new life that is given us. it was about 200 metres from here that sergei skripal and his daughter were found. that must have been a shocking event for the city, how have locals reacted? it has been traumatic and terrible for the people directly affected, but it has impacted everybody. for some it has had an impact in a variety of ways. it has an impact on business and people's well being. it's caused people to be anxious. there is a loss of trust and now it has gone global. that is quite tricky to know the relation between salisbury and this uneasy world. what that is relationship? it is the connection between l

the number of homicides across london this year now stands at more than 50. 0ur correspondentjohn mcmanuso‘clock last night that police officers were flagged down by a motorist. here in link street, they found 18—year—old israel 0gunsola suffering from stab wounds. despite administering first aid and calling in the london air ambulance, they were unable to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene just before 8.30. police say they‘ve arrested two 17—year—olds on suspicion of murder. meanwhile, on the same day, not far away, a 53—year—old man died outside this bookmaker‘s after what police suspect was a fight. another man fled the scene. police are searching for him and appealing for witnesses. but it‘s families that are being torn apart in this epidemic of violence. on monday, 16—year—old amaan shakoor was shot in the face in walthamstow, north—east london. he died the next day. and 17—year—old tanesha melbourne was also gunned down this week in what appears to be a drive—by shooting. the latest figures on homicides make stark reading. 52 people have died in violent circumstances i

our correspondentjohn mcmanus is in hackney for us now.efore 8pm last night that officers on patrol were packed —— flagged down by motorist who donated directed them to this spot, where they found an 18—year—old man suffering from stab wounds. the officers administered first aid and called in the london air ambulance but unfortunately they were unable to save him. in the last half an hour, police say that to i7—year—olds have been arrested on suspicion of murder. they haven't named the victim though until the next of kin have been informed. meanwhile, on the same day yesterday, less than two miles from here, a 53—year—old man was found injured outside a bookmakers. police say he had been involved in an altercation. again, the london air ambulance was called but they were unable to save his life and he died at the scene. he has not been named either. police are waiting to speak to his next of kin and no arrests have been made in that case yet. many, many people being affected by what seems to be a spate of violent attacks in london leading

james ingham, bbc news, salisbury. 0ur correspondentjohn mcmanus is in salisbury. a moment. first, with that news from the scientist there are a number of toxic hotspots in salisbury, our local people concerned for their health, despite assurances that there is a very low risk? there is a mixed response from locals about what has been going on. several people this morning have been speaking to us about their feelings about salisbury being at the centre of national attention and this ongoing security situation. people are concerned to a certain extent. 0ne couple we spoke to this morning laughed really in the face of the danger, saying, there is nothing really to worry about, everybody survived, nobody died, which is true or the sergei skripal is still in hospital, his daughter has been released. there is a sense they are concerned about wanting to move on. they are now tied the fact salisbury has been the centre of national attention for more than a month and a half. they have hoardings go up in the centre of salisbury. they know the decontamination cleaning proces