duncan kennedy, bbc news.ter of the aid worker david haines, who was killed by the cell, said alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh had showed no remorse. in a statement, bethany haines said: christine shawcroft has resigned from labour's ruling body, as the anti—semitism row continues. ms shawcroft was under pressure to resign after 44 labour mps and peers signed a letter tojeremy corbyn over her handling of a complaint about anti—semitism. the comedian eddie izzard will replace her on labour's national executive committee. a short while ago, our political correspondent chris mason gave me more details. she's concluded that the pressure simply was not going to go away. this all came about as a result of her saying that a council candidate who had been accused of anti—semitism should be allowed to stand in the local elections coming up the month after next. she subsequently said she hadn't read the information about this guy sufficiently rigourously and apologised and was absolutely clear that she thought anyt

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in sussex.tween britain and russia have deepened following borisjohnson's latest reflections on the chemical attack in salisbury, when a former russian spy and his daughter were poisoned. the foreign secretary, answering questions from a parliamentary committee, drew parallels between president putin and adolf hitler and suggested that mr putin would try to use the forthcoming football world cup in russia in much the same way that adolf hitler used the 1936 olympic games in berlin. moscow said that mrjohnson was "poisoned with hatred and malice". 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has more details. it was an invitation some had refused. reporter: ambassador, why are you taking part in this meeting? but these foreign diplomats had accepted, to come and hear moscow's side of the story on the nerve agent attack. britain sent a diplomat to the foreign ministry, but the british ambassador stayed away. this is what he missed. translation: the british authorities are either unable to ensure prote

our correspondent duncan kennedy is there. tell us what has been happening.e like six hours. we have been here since 5:15pm and we are after 11 o'clock now. we have moved nowhere, just like dozens and dozens of motorists you can see back down the 831. as a vehicle coming through. also, many of d oze ns vehicle coming through. also, many of dozens of motorists that way. hundreds of people stuck in their cards here tonight. —— in their cars for tonight. a lot of them without water or food, for tonight. a lot of them without water orfood, running for tonight. a lot of them without water or food, running low for tonight. a lot of them without water orfood, running low on for tonight. a lot of them without water or food, running low on fuel. we have seen people walk back down this 831 where we have seen people walk back down this 831where i am we have seen people walk back down this 831 where i am standing. it is a dual carriage way, but nothing is moving. we are seeing cars come back down driving against the floor of the traffic, all which try to look for a way o

duncan kennedy reports. killed. at least 11 other people were injured. tonight, the families of those who died came to sussex police headquarters to meet the crown prosecution service. they were told that andy hill, the pilot, would now be prosecuted. i have found there is sufficient evidence to charge mr hill with manslaughter by gross negligence of the 11 men who died. i have also authorised a further charge against mr hill of endangering an aircraft contrary to article 137 of the air navigation order 2009. lawyers for the families involved say the decision by the cps to prosecute comes after nearly three years of grief and loss. the decision by the crown prosecution service is very much welcomed and the families now hope that this criminal procedure and process can progress as swiftly as possible. this memorial to the 11 men who died has been placed on this bridge near the crash site. tonight, the crown prosecution service said that andy hill, the pilot, would be charged and appear in court in due course.

duncan kennedy is in salisbury.ll rememberjust over two weeks ago public health england were telling people who have been to the restau ra nt telling people who have been to the restaurant and the pub to wash their clothes, take them to the dryclean 01’ clothes, take them to the dryclean or bag them. they have hardened up that advice and say if people had gone to those two establishments and you haven't washed your clothes, you should do so immediately and that is the word they used and the people with dry—cleaning, don't take it to the dry cleaner, call the council, they will come and take those clothes away and destroy them. that is the advice being given. people will be compensated. they say while there is no immediate health risk, it is possible but unlikely that any substance that has come into contact with clothing or belongings could still be presents in minute amounts and therefore contaminate your skin. even though we are nearly three weeks into this incident, public health england are still advising people

thank you, duncan kennedy, in salisbury.ster's speech, with the russian foreign ministry calling her statement "a fairy tale" and a "circus show in the british parliament". our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg sent this report from krasnodar. it is where president putin is on a visit. he said this update. in recent days we've heard several russian officials dismissed claims that moscow was linked to this attack as anti—russian hysteria. i think the biggest problem that britain faces right now is the way it's perceived by the kremlin, and it is perceived as a weak country. moscow hears british politicians huffing and puffing but doesn't believe they are capable of blowing the house down. in other words, taking strong measures against moscow. so i think the key question now, if london concludes that this was a state—sponsored act of force against britain, what measures are britain perhaps together with her allies, going to take against russia? the white house has made a statement condemning the incident in salisbury while

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury.u can go to the bbc news website. it is developing all the time. there is a summary is developing all the time. there is a summary of what we know so far and details of the government's warning to exiled russians about their security. just go to the website. staying with russia, voting has begun in the presidential election there, where vladimir putin is seeking another 6—year term. seven other candidates are also standing. in other news, syrian civilians at both ends of the country have been facing intense fighting over the last few days, and the un says there is likely to be more to come. a few miles from the capital damascus, regime—backed forces have nearly captured the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta, and thousands of people have been forced to flee the area. and in the north, as many as 150,000 people are fleeing a military operation by turkey, aiming to push out kurdish forces in the town of afrin. andrew plant reports. 0n the roads out of afrin, civilians now leaving this

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury.uld cause further problems across large parts of the uk this weekend. amber weather warnings have been issued in england and wales, and more than 100 flights have been cancelled at heathrow. the so—called mini beast from the east swept in overnight on friday. this was the scene earlier in dartford, where snow and ice alerts are still in place. the met office says snow showers will become more frequent later, and weather warnings will remain in place until later on sunday afternoon. the cold wintry snap is affecting large parts of the uk. in eastern england, some clifftop homes are now in danger of falling into the sea. emergency services have been asking residents in the town of hemsby, near great yarmouth, to leave. from norfolk, louise hubball reports. this is just how close these homes are to the cliff edge, this the most vulnerable. being checked by the coxswain of hemsby lifeboat. concerns were raised last night after an exceptionally high tide, this one of six houses at risk. the

duncan kennedy reports.sh forces in northern syria injanuary and have been part of a sadistic gang of british is fighters that tortured and beheaded dozens of hostages. four of them stood out for their brutality. mohammed emwazi, known asjihadi jack, now dead, aine davis, now injail, and the newly captured pair, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh. they're accused of the beheadings of alan henning, an aid driver from eccles, and david haines, a former raf engineer from perth who also delivered aid. now, in comments which have outraged their victims‘ families, they have called the murders of their hostages regrettable. they also say the uk has illegally withdrawn their citizenship. one of their victims was james foley, an american tv journalist, in the helmet, who was beheaded. his mother says she is worried any delay in deciding their future could risk them escaping. if somebody doesn't take the leadership and take them to trial, i fear they'll get away or something else. i'm concerned that the internation

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury.tail on this story, you can go to the bbc news app or website. there's this summary of what we know so far and details of the uk government's warning to exiled russians about their security. just go bbc.com/news. police in kent have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a car was driven into a nightclub building in gravesend. police say a number of people were injured. the incident is not being treated as terror related. in other news, syrian civilians at both ends of the country have been facing intense fighting over the last few days, and the un says there is likely to be more to come. a few miles from the capital damascus, regime—backed forces have nearly captured the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta, and thousands of people have been forced to flee the area. and in the north, as many as 150,000 people are fleeing a military operation by turkey, aiming to push out kurdish forces in the town of afrin. andrew plant reports. 0n the road out of a friend, civilians no

duncan kennedy, bbc news.ney general in the us state of massachusetts, is to begin an investigation into claims that information from millions of facebook users, may have been used by a data company, during the 2016 us presidential election. a former employee of cambridge analytica, claims that 50 million profiles were accessed. the two companies deny any wrongdoing. with me is our business correspondent, joe lynam. what is the background to all this? it is confusing, so bear with me. it developed to get started with an application developing at camp at university that harvested facebook profiles and that of their friends. it passed that information to cambridge analytic and facebook awarded that company to give up the information of years ago. facebook says all the information wasn't deleted and ordered all the accounts to be suspended. the whistle—blower has come forward and said that 50 million bits per profiles were used in the us presidential election in order to target very specific m essa 9 es order to

duncan kennedy reports.urdish forces in northern syria injanuary and have been part of a sadistic gang of british is fighters that tortured and beheaded dozens of hostages. four of them stood out for their brutality. mohammed emwazi, known asjihadi jack, now dead, aine davis, now injail, and the newly captured pair, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh. they're accused of the beheadings of alan henning, an aid driver from eccles, and david haines, a former raf engineer from perth who also delivered aid. now, in comments which have outraged their victims' families, kotey and elsheikh have called the murders of their hostages regrettable. they also say the uk has illegally withdrawn their citizenship. one of their victims was james foley, an american tv journalist, in the helmet, who was beheaded. his mother says she is worried any delay in deciding their future could risk them escaping. if somebody doesn't take the leadership and take them to trial, i fear they'll get away or something else. i'm concerned th

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury.pat between the uk and russia deepens, the bbc‘s diplomatic correspondent james robbins says britain faces a tough choice when deciding what to do next. well, it's clear that theresa may and her ministers do face a dilemma. she has made clear that they'll consider the issue of possible further sanctions, probably next tuesday when the national security council has its regular weekly meeting. the dilemma is, do they interpret the expulsion of 23 britons from russia as a simple tit—for—tat parity, or do they think the russians have gone too far by adding the closure of the consulate in st petersburg, and perhaps actually more significantly, the complete closure of british council operations in russia. that's significant because it's the way in which britain tries to export its values as well as the english language into russia. it has a huge reach, it reaches a lot of young russians, teenagers and young adults, and it's seen as a way of appealing to the post—putin generation, trying to e

duncan kennedy reports from salisbury.cope of the police operation across salisbury remains intense and widespread. today police issued their first official photo of sergei skripal‘s bmw, whose movements they want to trace. in their most comprehensive timeline to date, the police now say the car was first seen at 9:15am on sunday, march the 4th, in the london road area of the city. at 1:30pm it's spotted on devizes road. ten minutes later the car arrives at sainsbury‘s and sergei and yulia go to the mill pub. at 2:20pm they visited the zizzi restaurant. and then nearly two hours later they're found violently ill on a nearby bench. it's nearly two weeks since the skripals left their home here and today the police revealed the full extent of their investigation. they've interviewed around 400 witnesses, gathered nearly 800 pieces of evidence, and are trawling through 4,000 hours of cctv footage. today the labour leader jeremy corbyn was in newcastle and repeated his call for more information on the nerve agent. the origins o

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in sussex.orld's oceans will treble within a decade, unless urgent action is taken. so, in the first of a three—part series, we've set one family from bristol a challenge — to see if they can live without single—use plastic for ten days. our correspondent, jon kay, has been to visit them. so, what's for tea in the evans household tonight? plastic, and plastic, and plastic. and more plastic. liz, andy and their girls want to live with less of this. but how? plastic, plastic, plastic... plastic, plastic, plastic. they're going to try living without single—use plastic for ten days. we're up for it, but... i can't see how you can do it, as a modern family. and look at the bottles of lemonade that we like. milk! tomorrow is bin day. we're doing well at recycling, but where does it go from us? they were inspired by watching blue planet 2. it will take years, and years, and years. it'll probably still be that same bottle when you're mummy and daddy's age. shower gel for chloe. shower gel for ella. sham

duncan kennedy, thank you.ther six years in power after declaring an overwhelming victory in russia's presidential election. mr putin is said to have received more than three quarters of the votes. the main opposition leader, alexei navalny, was barred from standing. and there have been complaints of an unfair election, including counting irregularities and forced voting, as richard galpin reports. vladimir putin emerging triumphant, yet again, in front of his supporters, in moscow last night. this, following an election from which any serious opposition candidates had been excluded. and today the russian media, most of which is controlled by the kremlin, also revelling in his appointment as president for another six years. and yet, cctv footage from polling stations posted on social media here tells a different story — of blatant rigging. these women stuffing ballot boxes. there are reports of hundreds of violations during the vote. officials, though, say the violations this time were far fewer than in the las

let's get this report from duncan kennedy.r train is not a sleeper. this was one passenger who spent last night without heat or food. this pair ended up camping on the same train. stationary for a total of 15 hours. it was so cold on board but some people ended up in space blankets and winter hats. philip brown from bournemouth was among them. he left waterloo just after five o'clock yesterday afternoon and did not get off until seven o'clock this morning. we lost power as well. they managed to restore power so we had lights but we had no heating, and things like the birthday card had run out of food and drink earlier in the evening, so it was a pretty cold night —— things like the birthday card. i was on the train for 14, 15 hours, something that region. the train spends most of the night in the new forest. passengers said the guard tried to help did not have enough information. they all had to wait until another train pulled up alongside and had to walk across a gangplank to get off. south—west trains issued a statement apol

duncan kennedy with the latest from the new forest, thank you.ll remain closed for a third day tomorrow, and railways will again be severely affected. in lincolnshire many roads have been impassable today. the raf was drafted in to help the emergency services, and police asked farmers with tractors to help clear the snow. danny savage reports on the situation. lincolnshire, one of many counties battered by the siberian weather. this fan will not be going anywhere for a long time. make sure if the public stop to speak to you, please engage with them, more than happy. a critical incident was declared here and the raf was called in to help the emergency services. in county durham, many people woke up to find deep snow. behind every frozen door was a snapshot of life around the uk today, children off school, and parents wondering just how long this is all going to go on for. childcare is an issue for a lot of parents. we end up with a house full of children. we've got old people, vulnerable people that unfortunately can't get out. it's hard, you know

duncan kennedy, in salisbury, thanks very much indeed.ys. relating to facebook. advertisers are telling facebook that "enough is enough", following a data breach that left millions of users' information open to exploitation. the incorporated society of british advertisers — or isba — a trade body which represents major uk advertisers, will meet with facebook tomorrow, and if the online giant fails to provide assurances about the security of users' data, advertisers may spend money elsewhere. facebook founder and ceo, mark zuckerberg, has said he is "really sorry" for the data breach. he spoke to cnn yesterday. if you'd told me in 2004, when i was getting started with facebook, that a big part of my responsibility today would be to help protect the integrity of elections against interference by other governments, i wouldn't have really believed that that was going to be something that i would have to work on 1a years later. i'm going to challenge you... but we're here now... i'm going to challenge you. and we're going to make sure that we

duncan kennedy reports.ut a mile from the centre of this cathedral city and today the property, now surrounded by a metal fence, has been identified as the main location of the nerve agent. detectives say the biggest concentrations of the poison found so far is on the front door of mr skripal‘s house. the police haven't given any more details about the door or what form the nerve agent took, whether it was a gel, a liquid, a powder or other substance. nor have they said who they think might have put it there. three weeks ago, police officers were filmed standing close to the front door, without any of the protective clothing we have since witnessed in the city. for a number of days, we watched the officers by the property. it may simply be that the testing of the door hadn't yet started or completed at that stage. police now say the risk is low. people living here seem satisfied with that assurance. it doesn't make any difference to me, quite honestly, so ijust get on with my normal life. people aren't worri

that was duncan kennedy in the salisbury. let's turn to other news.llenging a decision by the parole board to release the former taxi driverfrom prison. worboys has served ten years in jail for attacks on 12 women in london. now, two women he attacked are hoping to overturn that decision. one of them was in the high court today with worboys appearing via videolink as we learnt why the parole board thought he was fit for release. it believed worboys had become "open and honest." that he had taken "full responsibility for his offences" and he had, the parole board thought, "shown insight into factors that could cause him to re—offend."

our correspondent, duncan kennedy, is in salisbury. a public meeting there this morning.ealth officials to get a series of updates. of updates. final tally for the number of people affected by the nerve agent. affected by the nerve agent. affected by the nerve agent, such that it made them ill. that it made them ill. another police officer treated on an outpatient basis. outpatient basis. given at the meeting today was the impact on businesses. impact on businesses. takings down by up to 80% because of this. this. businesses get back up on their feet. feet. workers are not being paid because the shops or not open. the shops or not open. that has been announced today by the government. announced today by the government. they will turn into decontamination scenes. scenes. week and it will last several months. thank you very much. kennedy in salisbury, paul adams in moscow. the independent body which advises the government on immigration. they will face restrictions. as our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. have on business? it's a question today's report

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in the new forest.avel situation in the midlands. at birmingham new street station, all services through birmingham new street have been suspended, because of loss of power on overhead cables. we talked about the travel disruption across england. let's look at the situation in scotland with catriona renton. this terrifying footage shot on a van driver's dash cam shows the quick reaction of edinburgh bus driver, charmaine laurie as she managed to avoid hitting a car on the wrong side of the road. there were 20 people on her bus. to me, it looks worse on the video that i felt at the time. i did get a fright, but i managed to avoid it luckily and then ijust really got on with myjob after that and i totally forgot about it until i got home and my husband asked if i had seen this video. he didn't know it was me that was driving. when i looked at the video, i said, "that's me," and he went, "you'rejoking," and i went, "no, that was me!" this morning soldiers continued to help drive doctors and nurses to and f

the prime minister has been speaking to the bbc‘s duncan kennedy.o responded to this terrible incident that took place. and, as you know, iannounced in the house of commons yesterday the action that we are taking. we do hold russia culpable for this brazen, brazen act and despicable act that has taken place on the streets of what is such a remarkable city, where people come and visit and enjoy. and i've come down here today also to say thank you to our emergency services, to police, to our health services, to everybody at porton down and elsewhere, public health england, who have been working so hard and continue to work hard to investigate, to get to the bottom of those responsible, but also to ensure that the public are reassured. and it's been great to meet some tourists here in salisbury, people coming to salisbury, still enjoying this great city. theresa may in the last hour also. the shadow defence secretary nia griffith has directly and repeatedly blamed russia for the attack in sailsbury. she also claimed this was the party's official positi

duncan kennedy, thank you. let's go live to moscow and richard galpin.ger a question of if but when moscow announces some retaliation? i think that's absolutely right. we don't know when it's going to be, but certainly the kremlin today has been saying that they will respond soon and it will be vladimir putin who will make the final decision, presumably on what the measures are going to be and what the timing will be, and they are also saying they will inform the british governments first. the assumption of course is that it will be expulsion of british diplomats from the embassy here in moscow, potentially the same number, 23, russians being expelled, therefore 23 british diplomats and presumably spies amongst them being expelled but we don't know the details yet. we are still waiting to hear from the kremlin or the foreign ministry to make that all important announcement. they think it's going to happen quite soon now. announcement. they think it's going to happen quite soon nowm announcement. they think it's going to happen quite soon now. if it does

duncan kennedy is at stonehenge. duncan.ears we would know everything about this monument but that is not the case, particularly with regard to the building of it and today's report says it may have been the construction of the monument, it could have been more important than the end result. today dozens of volu nteers the end result. today dozens of volunteers turned up to help prove the point. one, two, three, pull. heaving for history. volunteers at stonehenge today trying to repeat what neolithic people did around four and a half thousand years ago. do you currently feel like neolithic woman doing this? that is an interesting concept, yes. yes, i do. the aim of the experiment was to see how this ancient monument was built. historians now say it was the construction process itself as much as the end result that mattered. we know it was a prehistoric temple aligned with the movements of the sun. it was used as such. the building process and alterations, changes coming together as a community might have been more important

duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the a31. let us bring you up to date. to date. there were red warnings in scotland and now in the south—west of england and wales, all of those have been lifted. but only for the day of this weather crisis, the big freeze gci’oss weather crisis, the big freeze across the uk, there are severe problems around the country. so many cancellations and delays of planes, trains and huge problems on the roads and motorways. let us join phil mackie in worcester. what is the position in worcester? it has just started snowing again. we had a respite of a few hours, these are the first few flakes of the day. this is a new weather system coming in this afternoon. they are talking about pulses of snow, some places will get it heavier than others, hopefully not too bad year. looking along the high street, the snow has been packed up, a team of workers from the council have been coming along in a mini snowplough and with the snow shovels, clearing the pavements and gritting them, getting it ready for people to comment and shop. some child

thank you very much, duncan kennedy in lewes. staff in england — including nurses, porters and paramedics — have been offered a pay rise of at least 6.5% over the next three years. the health secretaryjeremy hunt said the pay rise was recognition that staff have never worked harder but labour said it was long overdue. there‘s been a mixed response from the health unions — some pointing out that, in real terms, the rise is still quite small. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. porters. paramedics. nurses, who care for millions of patients. the staff who keep the nhs going are finally to have a bigger pay rise. it‘s nice for us to be recognised for all that hard work. but obviously, it doesn‘t detract away from the last few years, where we actually haven‘t had anything. most of us live on a strict budget. that can ease off a bit and the future will look better and brighter. i have two young children, so having this pay rise will help out even more with childcare, things like that. i'll be able to do more things. they cha

duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the a31. all night on the a303. ifeel for you, rob. ifeelforyou, rob. and gone off to try to find somebody... somebody... up with some mates who can perhaps take them somewhere. take them somewhere. that is the last option. last option. the key thing is the lack of information. information. when we will move for what the problem is. problem is. thank you. more selective with their decisions to leave their homes. to leave their homes. have a more literal interpretation of the word essential this morning. of the word essential this morning. there have been so many warnings that this weather was coming. that this weather was coming. john donaldson at king‘s cross station in london. good morning. christchurch in dorset is still as we speak. there have been real problems? terrible. since about 1am, that is when it stopped moving. stopped moving. beginning to be rescued from bad stranded situation. stranded situation. obviously had an incredibly long, difficult night. difficult night. just about all of britain‘s rail networks for a fourth day. networks for a f

duncan kennedy is in salisbury. will remember just you will rememberjust over two mark joyce ago, public health england we re joyce ago, public health england were telling people that had been three zizzi restaurant or the mel pocock, to take their close to the dry cleaner, put them in a bag or wash them. now they are saying if you had been to those establishments and you have not washed your clothes, you should do so immediately. for people with dry cleaning, they say call the council and the council will come over, and ta ke and the council will come over, and take the clothes away and destroy them. that is the advice being given. they will say people will be compensated for that. they say tonight that while there is no immediate health risk it is possible, but unlikely, that any substance that has come into contact with clothing or belongings could be present in minute amounts, and therefore contaminated your skin. so, even though we are nearly three weeks into this incident, public health england are still advis

duncan kennedy is in salisbury. what are they saying? two weeks ago the advice from public health england was anyone who was in zizi's restaurant or the mill power was for people to dump their clothing or bag it. now they say anyone who was in zizi's or the pub on monday the 11th of march or the 5th of march should wash their clothing immediately. as for dry cleaning, do not dry clean it. call the council. they will send someone over, take away the dry cleaning item and destroy it. public helping them say people will be compensated for that. while there is no immediate health risk, it is possible but unlikely that any substance that has come into contact with clothing or belongings could still be present in minute amounts and therefore contaminate your skin. so, nearly three weeks after this incident, the advice from public health england continues to evolve. thank you. a convoy of vehicles left the british embassy in moscow this morning, as the deadline for the expulsion of british diplomats was reached. president putin has called on th

duncan kennedy reports.y the property, now surrounded by a metal fence, has been identified as the main location of the nerve agent. detectives say the biggest concentrations of the poison found so far were on the front door of mr skripal‘s house. the police haven't given any more details about the door, or what form the nerve agent took — whether it was a gel, a liquid, a powder or other substance. nor have they said who they think might have put it there. three weeks ago, police officers were filmed standing close to the front door, without any of the protective clothing we have since witnessed in the city. for a number of days, we watched the officers by the property. it may simply be that the testing of the door hadn't yet started or completed at that stage. police now say the risk is low. people living here seem satisfied with that assurance. it doesn't make any difference to me, quite honestly, so ijust get on with my normal life. people aren't worried? no, not around here. i don't think anyone's any m

duncan kennedy, bbc news in salisbury.cheating scandal in south africa. three players, the captain steve smith, his deputy david warner and cameron bancroft, have been given lengthy bans for ball—tampering. smith, who's been sacked as captain, broke down in tears while making a a public apology. he said he took full responsibility for the team's actions, saying he'd regret the incident for the rest of his life. this report from hywel griffith contains some flash photography. back on australian soil, after a huge fall from grace, steve smith landed in sydney to face the cameras and a nation he knows he's let down. with his father at his side, he struggled to find the words. i made a serious error ofjudgment and i now understand the consequences. it was a failure of leadership, of my leadership. i will do everything i can to make up for my mistake and the damage it's caused. if any good can come of this, if it can be a lesson to others, then i hope i can be a force for change. smith may not have been the instigator of the sa

more now on our main story. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy has been finding out about the problemsrchester the snow is really coming down now and it's freezing cold, which is why helping the elderly is so important, particularly with things like meals and meals on wheels. patrick is from stjude's care, delivering meals, about 300 today? about 300. you have one for bill. i have one for bill, ready to go in. where delivering to 7a—year—old bill barton. ready to go in. where delivering to 74-year-old bill barton. morning, bill, stjude's here. 74-year-old bill barton. morning, bill, st jude's here. we come to his lovely warm flat. hello, bill, thank you for letting us in. bill is getting meals on wheels and an important time of the day for you, because this is extremely important to get this food? yes. why is it important? because of the bad weather we're at the moment. why is it important to get a hot meal? what have we got today, patrick? it's chicken in chicken and mushroom sauce, with mashed potatoes and things. why is it important to have a hot meal? because of the warmth? yeah. i

duncan kennedy is in salisbury.ailey and his wife have both issued statements, what more did they have to say? yes, the owner, 18 days after this incident, this is the news that sergeant bailey, his wife sarah, their children and all those connected with them while waiting for, then you see is going to be discharged. as you heard there, sergeant bailey said in his statement that this was the real, com pletely statement that this was the real, completely surreal, saying that there were no words to describe how he feels and that he's just a normal person but that life will never be the same again. his wife sarah said this had been the most traumatic eventin this had been the most traumatic event in their lives. butjust to cap off what daniel was just saying there, the other bit of news this afternoon is that sergei and yulia skripal, as the hospitaljust told us skripal, as the hospitaljust told us in the past few minutes, well they remain in a critical but stable condition. the hospital say so far as sergeant bailey i

our correspondent, duncan kennedy, is in salisbury.xperts and what has been going on today? yes, that is a major team from the independent chemical weapons centre in the hague, which has come to the uk, to porton down, to carry out the first part of its investigation. they will spend a week briefing themselves and talking to the team at porton down and other experts involved and they will take away samples to be tested in other laboratories around the world. that is the process that could go on to— three weeks. at the same time as that, we have had a separate major police operation at durrington, ten miles north of salisbury, and this is about recovering a car belonging toa is about recovering a car belonging to a friend of sergei skripal, who went to pick up yulia the day before the attack at heathrow. some movement is a game two weeks after this incident took place. independent chemical weapons level and also here as part of the police investigation. porton down is an isolated facility on salisbury plain that has operated since the f

with manslaughter by gross negligence of the 11 people who died on the ground. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedyers in lewes. the background to this is that the crash happened in august 2015 at the shoreham air show. a hawker hunterjet came down next to the a27, burst into flames and spread debris across a wide area. 11 men on the ground were killed, some sitting in their cars. another 11 people were injured. the pilot, andy hill, survived but suffered series injuries. for the past two and half years or so police have been carrying out an investigation into this. tonight, family members of the men who died have been called to sussex police headquarters in lewes to be told by the crown prosecution service that mr hill will now be prosecuted. sussex police conducted a thorough and detailed investigation into the incident and in november 2017 submitted a full file to the cps as evidence in relation to the actions of the pilot andy hill. in accordance with the code of prosecutors i have considered whether there is sufficient evidence to charge mr hill with any offence and, if so, whether it is in th

our news correspondent duncan kennedy has been in salisbury today and says there is still a strong police operation continues all over the place, not so much in the city centre today, the tent behind me, where the attack happened, or the restaurant of the bar nearby or sergei skripal's has or the cemetery where his wife and son are buried, the focus today was five miles outside the city where experts in biohazard uniforms were taking away a vehicle. a lot of these operations going on, sometimes we stumble on them, sometimes we don't, as we could theresa may say today in the house of commons there are still hundreds of officers working on this around the clock. she says they need to be given time because whilst on the one hand politically she can point the finger at russia, the operation is nowhere near complete, a lot going on away from the eyes of the public and that the unfolding operation taking place in the background. at the end of the development the authorities will wa nt development the authorities will want enough evidence to pursue prosecution in this case. in other news. a 17—y

duncan kennedy is in salisbury for us. the prime minister has arrived. he will she be talking to?we are told she will be briefed by public health england. we do not know what else her itinerary might involve. i am standing just a few feet away from the bench where sergei skripal at his daughter were attacked and we have just seen the chief constable go past. whether there is a connection, we don't know. the only other thing to come out of the westminster briefing this morning from the prime minister's office was that the uk had wanted a robust international response, and allies have been steadfast in their support, including that comment we have just heard from the white house, getting support from president trump. all this comes amid a flurry of activity, notjust president trump. all this comes amid a flurry of activity, not just from the prime minister, but other government ministers, including borisjohnson, going government ministers, including boris johnson, going on government ministers, including borisjohnson, going on radio this morning talking about the public not needing

duncan kennedy, there.ow well equipped with the uk be if a country such as russia launched a larger attack than this? today, the defence secretary admitted that ministers should have thought more about this kind of threat. state—based dangers are increasing. back in 2010, we did not believe they posed us a credible threat. with the benefit of hindsight, this can at best be described as naive. russia, he said, was ripping up the international rule book. frankly, russia should go away, it should shut up... and he brought forward a planned announcement. we are investing £48 million in a new chemical weapons defence centre, to maintain our cutting edge in chemical analysis and defence. this is the defence, science and technology laboratory at porton down, shown here in a bbc documentary. it may be a world—class facility but, since 2010, there have been painful cuts to the units which specialise in this kind of research. some experts also point to syria, arguing the west should have enforced red lines on chemica

duncan kennedy reports. one, two, three, pull. heaving for history.and years ago. do you currently feel like neolithic woman doing this? that is an interesting concept, yes. yes, i do. the aim of the experiment was to see how this ancient monument was built. historians now say it was the construction process itself as much as the end result that mattered. we know it was a prehistoric temple aligned with the movements of the sun. it was used as such. the building process and alterations, changes coming together as a community might have been more important factor. taken 100 years ago, helped to prove their point. the images show how moving great rocks has long been accompanied by dancing and dressing up in costumes. they say it was probably the same spirit that helped to build stonehenge, with people drawn from across britain to come and feast and make building a festival. we need to come back literally four inches. in old money! in other words, a celebration of construction. recreated today. the stone is so heavy, we have asked for more volunteers. it

duncan kennedy reports. one, two, three, pull. heaving for history.go. do you currently feel like neolithic woman doing this? that is an interesting concept, yes. yes, i do. the aim of the experiment was to see how this ancient monument was built. historians now say it was the construction process itself as much as the end result that mattered. we know it was a prehistoric temple aligned with the movements of the sun. it was used as such. the building process and alterations, changes coming together as a community might have been more important factor. english heritage say the photos of people in indonesia, taken 100 years ago, help to prove their point. the images show how moving great rocks has long been accompanied by dancing and dressing up in costumes. they say it was probably the same spirit that helped to build stonehenge, with people drawn from across britain to come and feast and make building a festival. we need to come back literally four inches. in old money! in other words, a celebration of construction. recreated today. it is actually ok

it's now 12 days since the poisoning, and our correspondent duncan kennedy has been to salisbury to assesssbury. a city that attracts 4 million visitors to its medieval riches, but a city now redefined by its connection with espionage and poison. the unwanted attention is harming local businesses. like roly‘s fudge shop. roly‘s is half a mile from the scene of the nerve agent attack but even here customers have disappeared. we are at least two thirds down in terms of takings. but the streets are pretty much empty, it is a ghost town. charity shops are also suffering. this one helps children with life—threatening illnesses but sales are down 70%. just how bad is business? these children rely on our little shops to actually make a difference to them. sol really need to try and get all the customers back in. even the homeless are feeling helpless because of the drop in numbers. how much fewer people do you think are coming? 50%. 50%, yes. definitely. and what does that mean for what you earn? well, i don't earn much now. not much at all. last night, local councillors agreed a package of measu