they then left to visit salisbury, going to queen elizabeth gardens that afternoon. that afternoon. they both returned tojohn baker house at around az20pm before catching a bus to amesburyjust after around az20pm before catching a bus to amesbury just after 10pm around az20pm before catching a bus to amesburyjust after 10pm that night. in the absence of any information we believe they spent the night at charlie's address. the next morning at 10:15am, saturday the 30th of june. next morning at 10:15am, saturday the 30th ofjune. the ambulance service was cold to charlie's address where don had taken ill. charlie was present with her at that time and dawn was taken to hospital. at around midday on saturday, charlie visited boots the chemist and returned to his house about 30 minutes later. at 1:45pm he went to the amesbury baptist centre on butterfield drive and again returned home at around 3pm. just over three hours later at 6:20pm charlie was also taken ill. the ambulance service was cold back to his address and he too was taken to hospital. as i have said before, th

minister speaking in bellerin earlier on today. earlier on today. in the queen elizabeth gardens in salisburyy centre. salisbury city centre. grade nerve agent, developed in the soviet era by the russians. after they were attacked. this and other areas of salisbury were cordoned off and cleaned up. incidents in the city. but how did the nerve agent get to amesbury? that was used to carry the nerve agent. there are three crucial questions. and are they still deadly? them looking at what happened here and checking these compounds. as to who might have done this. research laboratory in porton down. muscles to contract. making it difficult to breathe and causing a heart attack. poisonous for a long time. day—to—day activities. simply to wash your clothes, that is the sensible precaution. that we don't know what they are. objects away and to burn them. outside the property of the couple who are now critically ill. who are now critically ill. was the same novichok used to attack the skripals in march? the skripals in march? same compound but the question is whether it came from the same batch. whet

there's still a significant police presence outside queen elizabeth gardens here in salisbury today, . it's still unclear if it was here that the couple came into contact with the novichok nerve agent. i've been speaking to some of the residents of salisbury today, there is bemusement, there's also some worry that something like this has happened again in their town, something incredible, and incredible incident that has happened in their town in the same time in one year. there is also concern for local businesses that have just recovered after what happened in march earlier this year. this is one of six sites in the city that has been cordoned off by the police as they continue their investigation into exactly what happened to the couple from amesbury as they recover in their local hospital. thank you very much, thomas morgan reporting will stop here in amesbury outside the property where the couple fell ill there's a police cordon as you can see. we've seen a lot of detectives carrying out house—to—house enquiries. the home secretary has said there's no significant risk to the wide

so too have the queen elizabeth gardens in the city. gardens are close to the maltings shopping centre and a bench where sergei and yulia skripal were found collapsed in march. the skripal home is also nearby. charlie rowley was at this church social event on saturday. he looked a bit out of sorts. you could just sense there was something not right. one would have assumed it was possibly alcohol, but we don't know for sure. not long afterwards, he collapsed at his home. this footage shows him being taken into salisbury general hospital. dawn sturgess had already been admitted, as a friend who didn't want to appear on screen described. on saturday morning, i got a phone call. i was told that, basically, she got rushed into hospital. she had basically passed out. it was the skill of the staff at salisbury general which saved sergei and yulia skripal. this evening, police said that, in the first search of charlie rowley‘s house, officers found items which suggested that a batch of illegal drugs may have been involved. now they know that, o

daughter were attacked to their home kristie miller road that's less than two kilometers from queen elizabeth gardens where it's thought the latest victims came into contact with the substance but its health minister says the second poisoning looks like an unfortunate after effects of the first investigation is being led by counter-terrorism police. this is the british couple at the center of a new mystery surrounding an english town charlie rose lee and dawn sturgis were exposed to the nerve agent novacek the couple are in a critical condition at salisbury hospital it's the same clinic the treated former russian spies. and his daughter yulia after they were nearly killed by the same nerve agent britain blamed that attack firmly on russia today the u.k. to cooperate in the police investigation the eyes of the world are currently on russia not least because of the world cup it is now time that the russian state comes forward and explains exactly what has gone on here. prime minister to resign may has been holding talks with angela merkel in berlin said her thoughts were with the victims to see two mor

daughter were attacked with a nerve agent at their home on christie miller road not far from queen elizabeth gardens where to stop the latest victims came into contact with the substance britain's health minister says this poisoning looks like an unfortunate after effect of the earlier incident counterterrorism police are leading the investigation and trying to determine what happened. this is the british couple at the center of a new mystery shrouding an english town charlie riley and dawn sturgis were poisoned by the nerve agent navi truck they were taken ill at their home in amesbury on saturday paramedics were called after the woman collapsed in the morning a friend of the couple was with the man later in the day they start out so funny it was like his ever is broken against the organ but as i read in the press. it's the start of a sweat laced driven so it set out to let's share. the couple is in a critical condition at salisbury hospital just a few kilometers away it's the same hospital that treated former russian spy saga a script pal and his door to use the just four months ago after they wer

so to have the queen elizabeth gardens in the city. the gardens are close to the city. close to the shopping centre and a bench where julia and sergei the shopping centre and a bench wherejulia and sergei skripal collapsed in march. the medical team who nursed julia and sergei skripal are now fighting to save these new victims of. this is an expanding police investigation and the biggest questions are where and how were this couple poisoned? police and public health officials are stressing that this contamination could not have happened at one of the sites in the skripal investigation because they say they they were properly contaminated. but there is concern around the public when they see these areas cordoned off and that is why there is immense pressure on officers to get hard fa cts pressure on officers to get hard facts out of this as quickly as possible. our security correspondent, gordon corera looks at the many questions facing the investigation. two nerve agent poisoning is close to each other and just months apart. so are they connected? there are still more q

maybe they picked it up and queen elizabeth gardens, perhaps in a syringe or vial of some kind.ury, they should wash their clothes. those areas are apart, again, where charlie rowley went to, a hot roast on saturday shortly before he was taken to hospital, and also a boots chemist and a baptist church. so those are some of the things the health authorities are looking at. in terms of the police response to this, they are trying to work out and pinpoint exactly how this novichok got into dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, whether they did in jest it in some sort of syringe, and what are the indications of that. so there are a lot of questions the authorities. we are also hearing from the security minister ben wallace this morning that they believe that novichok was used against the skripals by the russian state, and appealing to the russian state, and appealing to the russian state, the russian authorities to come forward with information about how that operation was mounted, because that could be very useful for them now in britain to try to piece together what happened and prote

in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens. not far from dawn sturgess‘s hostel. in amesbury, a branch of boots is behind a cordon, and a local church, as well as charlie rowley‘s house. it's not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent, and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we had previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container, it could be less. this is one of the questions we want the russians to answer for us. they obviously know all the details. they made the stuff. all the community here thought the poisoning episode was over. meanwhile, the families of the couple who collapsed here have to endure the torment of the wait for news. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is in salisbury. we can see the area cordoned off behind you. what is the latest on the police investigation? behind me, as you say, that is where the hostel where dawn sturgess was living before she fell ill. we hav

been cordoned off but also by geographical coincidence in salzburg as well here at the queen elizabeth gardens not too far away from where the script pals were found when they were poisoned earlier this year. souls' free came under intense scrutiny when the screw piles fell victim to poisoning by the nerve agent nabil chalk the british government pointed the finger to russia and a diplomatic rift ensuite samples from the victims were taken to the nearby defense research facility at porton down where scientists were able to pinpoint exactly what caused the couple to full so ill the u.k.'s national health body has said that there is no risk to the public but counterterrorism police have now taken over the investigation as once again this quiet corner of england is plunged into the center of one of the most serious cases of poisoning in recent times sonny diagonal al-jazeera sold spree iran's revolutionary guard say they're ready to carry out their president's threat to disrupt oil exports from the gulf hasan rouhani has warned of taking action if u.s. sanctions prevent iran from selling oil on t

it's understood that while they were in salisbury, maybe in queen elizabeth gardens, that's where theyok which may have been a residue left over by the attack on the scripals back in march. whoever carried out that attack, maybe theyjust dropped a syringe or a vial containing the novichok, and it was neverfound in the big clear up operation in salisbury afterwards. ben brown. now the last time charlie rowely was seen in public was here, at amesbury baptist church on saturday afternoon. these are pictures from the event he was attending. it was a family fun day. and it appears that some people also there realised something wasn't quite right. the bbc has spoken to the church's reverand. here's his account. he looked a bit out of sorts, you could sense there was something not right. 0ne could sense there was something not right. one would assume it was possibly alcohol. we don't know for sure. we engaged with them and invited them to eat. they wandered around for about 20 minutes, and then disappeared. this has become an unfortunately familiar scene in wiltshire. these are some of the ke

in salisbury, a hostel, john tbaker house, a queen elizabeth gardens have been closed.he gardens are close to a shopping center, and a bench where the skripals were found collapsed. the skripal home is nearby. the medical team that treated the skripals are fighting to treat the new victim is is an expanding polic investigation. the biggest questions are, where and how were the couple poisoned? jane: i discussed this case with a former cia agent based in russia. thanks for coming in. the police say they are keeping an open mind,t but w the likelihood these instances are linked? >> it is highly likely they are linked. s i would suspect t tied to attack and perhaps the assassin, if that is what it was, discarded the material and somebody came across it, which jane: four monthapart. how does this stuff stay active for so long? x one of the men involved in making it moved to the states and i saw some interviews with him. stuff.owerful it was meant to be weaponize din the cold war, to be able to fight nato. early, this is not run-of-the-mill material. it is a nerve agent that

, today we we re the queen elizabeth gardens, today we were watching divers going into a pondthem again yesterday in a children's playgrounds saw them again yesterday in a child ren's playgrounds on saw them again yesterday in a children's playgrounds on their hands and knees looking for evidence. separately, the other big operations going on at the house in amesbury about seven or eight miles away from here, that's where charlie rowley and dawn sturgess well when they fell ill. that's also where this glass bottle, this small glass bottle, was found, that the police now say contain the robert rock which incidentally the coroner said was ina which incidentally the coroner said was in a liquid form today. —— contain the novichok. whether this has expanded to other parts of the uk, we are not being told. the met are keeping to themselves. the detailed friends at investigations are ongoing in salisbury and amesbury, the wider detective work is going on in other places as well. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... a sharp rise in violent crimes reported in england and wales — wi

one of the last places dawn sturgess went before falling ill was the quee elizabeth garden in salisbury. that has been the focus of police searches of the last two days. detectives now havpoa bottle of ible chemical weapon and may have images of two suspects to work with. this unique investigation seems to be edging gently forward. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. jane: a look at some of the day's other news. french prosecutors have opened i an investigatio one of president macron's senior aides for allegedly assaulting a demonstrator. video footage emerged of a man wearing a policeman's helmet hitting a protester during may day demonstrations. he has been identified as anas stant to president macron's chief of staff. supreme court justice in spain has withdrawn european arrest errants issued against th former n leader in several figures involved in catalonia's push for independence. but german court ruled earlier that he could not act extradited to face the spanis charge of rebellion over catalonia's push for independence. luxury fashion label burberry says it destroyed clothes an

been cordoned off but also by geographical coincidence in salzburg as well here at the queen elizabeth gardens not too far away from where the script pals were found when they were poisoned earlier this year. souls free came under intense scrutiny when the screw piles fell victim to poisoning by the nerve agent nabil chalk the british government pointed the finger to russia and a diplomatic rift ensued samples from the victims were taken to the nearby defense research facility at porton down where scientists were able to pinpoint exactly what caused the couple to fall so ill the u.k.'s national health body has said that there is no risk to the public but counterterrorism police have now taken over the investigation as once again this quiet corner of england is plunged into the center of one of the most serious cases of poisoning in recent times tony diagonal al-jazeera. iran's revolutionary guard say they're ready to carry out president hassan rouhani as threat to disrupt oil exports from the gulf through honeysett the measures could be taken if u.s. sanctions prevent his country from selling

detectives have been focussing on a bench and public toilets, in queen elizabeth gardens.ing, charlie rowley, was discharged from hospital yesterday. his partner, dawn sturgess, died two weeks ago. the fbi is reported to have seized a secret recording of donald trump discussing a payment to a former playboy model. the new york times says the tapes were discovered in the offices of mr trump's former lawyer during a police raid. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. karen macdougall was a model for playboy magazine. she claims she had an affair with donald trump which lasted for months. their alleged relationship took a —— took place at decade before trump ran for president but in the months leading up president but in the months leading up to the vote, she stole —— sold her story to a tabloid newspaper. the national enquirer, owned by one of donald trump's friends, never published. he denied knowing anything about the payment but it seems donald trump to talk about it with this man. his former lawyer and so—called fixer, michael cohen, currently under investig

been cordoned off but also by geographical coincidence in salzburg as well here at the queen elizabeth gardens not too far away from where the script pals were found when they were poisoned earlier this year. souls' free came under intense scrutiny when the screen piles fell victim to poisoning by the nerve agent nabil chalk the british government pointed the finger to russia and a diplomatic rift ensuite samples from the victims were taken to the nearby defense research facility at porton down where scientists were able to pinpoint exactly what caused the couple to full so ill the u.k.'s national health body has said that there is no risk to the public but counterterrorism police have now taken over the investigation as once again this quiet corner of england is plunged into the center of one of the most serious cases of poisoning in recent times so new diagonal al-jazeera sold spree. in iran the revolutionary guard say they're ready to carry out the president's threat to disrupt oil exports in the gulf housen rouhani says the measures could be taken if u.s. sanctions prevent his country from

it is understood that while they were there, maybe in queen elizabeth gardens, that is where they camecritically ill in hospital. the home secretary sajid javid has said the russian state must now explain exactly what has gone on in wiltshire and heal so said it is not acceptable that our streets and our parks and towns are becoming dumping grounds for poison. duncan kennedy reports. the police tapes are up again in wiltshire after confirmation that nerve agent has returned to this community. a total of five sites are being examined in salisbury and amesbury as the new investigation gets under way. the victims this time are dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, both now critically ill in hospital. this is a real testament to our staff at the hospital but also the staff in the nhs. we are so fortunate to have such skilled staff and they have really come into their own and been able to demonstrate the world—class care here but also what care people receive every day across the nhs. the last time charlie was seen in public was at this church party in amesbury on saturday afternoon — he was he

later they visited elizabeth gardens and both went to dawn srgess' hostel. at 10:30 they took a bus to amesbury where charlie rollie lives on mugaltonoad. at 10:15, dawn sturgess took ill. at 6:20 that evening, charlie rollie collapsed. ee the afternoon he had b to a church event and a branch of boots. fellow residents from dawn sturgess' hostel have described how they have been tested for novichok poisoning. >> i had a scientist take a blood test, photograph and took informion down basically what room i was in and how close was i to dawn and chare. asking me several differentti quess. reporter: it's still not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent. and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and itspotentcy. >> we have previously thought that even i a container it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container it could be less. his is one of the questions we really want the russians to answer for us. they obviously know all the details. they made the stuff. reporter: scotland yard whi

in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens.ar from dawn sturgess‘s hostel. in amesbury, a branch of boots is behind a cordon, and a local church, as well as charlie rowley‘s house. it's not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent, and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we had previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container, it could be less. this is one of the questions we want the russians to answer for us. they obviously know all the details. they made the stuff. all the community here thought the poisoning episode was over. meanwhile, the families of the couple who collapsed here have to endure the torment of the wait for news. two days ago, this hostel behind me was full of residence. this afternoon it became full of kit and experts in special gear. in recent days we have had statements from the police on this investigation, but so far today we have had no update. so no word on whethe

in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens. that evening they took a bus to amesbury where charlie lives. at 10:15 the next morning, dawn took ill. at 6:20 that evening, charlie collapsed. during the afternoon he had been to a church event and a branch of boots. fellow residents from the hostel had described how they had been tested for novichok poisoning. i had a scientist from porton down take a blood test and take information down about what room i was in, or what how close i was, asking me several different questions. it is still not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent. there is still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we have previously thought that even in a container it will remain highly toxic for possibly 4—6 months. outside a container that could be less. this is one of the questions we want answered. they do know the details, the russians, they made the stuff. scotland yard is leading the investigation. tonight they describe it as complex and fast moving and they

one of the last places dawn sturgess went before falling ill was the queen elizabeth gardens in salisburyice searches for the last two days. detectives now have a bottle of the possible chemical weapon and may have images of two suspects to work with. this unique investigation appears to be edging gently forward. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: is working out the best medicine for cancer sufferers? we hearfrom a medical expert who explains why exercise could improve patient health. also on the programme: china's massive film flop. why the most expensive movie ever made in the country has been pulled from cinemas afterjust three days. coming down the ladder now. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred that tore part the state of yugoslavia but now a decade later, it has been painstakingly rebu

detectives have been focussing on a bench and public toilets, in queen elizabeth gardens.he poisoning, charlie rowley, was discharged from hospital yesterday. his partner, dawn sturgess, died two weeks ago. our news correspondent simonjones, whose been at the scene in salisbury, sent us this update. you have got officers with protective suits who go into the park to try to search for clues. what we had around lunchtime is the officers heading over to that area, to a park bench. they took samples from that bench, and photos, and took away evidence bags as part of their investigation. what we do know is police are not prepared to give a running commentary on what they are doing. but we understand they have been able to speak to charlie rowley fairly extensively since his recovery has improved in hospital. we know he was released yesterday, we don't know where he has been released. he can't return to his home in amesbury. that is because that remains part of the police investigation. hundreds of people have attended the funeral of the six—year—old alesha macphail, who was rap

so too have the queen elizabeth gardens in the city.e and a bench where sergei and yulia skripal were found collapsed in march. the skripal home is also nearby. the medical team who nursed sergei and yulia skripal are now fighting to save these new victims. this is an expanding police investigation and the biggest questions are where and how were this couple poisoned? you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the first man to kayak solo from australia to new zealand tells us how he did it. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge firework display was held in the former colony. the chinese president, jiang zemin, said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly, that was cloned in a laboratory using a cell from another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit, at the start of a

been cordoned off but also by geographical coincidence in salzburg as well here at the queen elizabeth gardens not too far away from where the script pals were found when they were poisoned earlier this year so was pretty came under intense scrutiny when the screen pals fell victim to poisoning by the nerve agent nabil chalk the british government pointed the finger to russia and a diplomatic rift ensued samples from the victims were taken to the nearby defense research facility at porton down where scientists were able to pinpoint exactly what caused the couple to fall so ill the u.k.'s national health body has said that there is no risk to the public but counterterrorism police have now taken over the investigation as once again this choir. corner of england is plunged into the center of one of the most serious cases of poisoning in recent times sunny diagonal al-jazeera souls free iran's revolutionary guard says they're ready to carry out president haasan rouhani says threat to disrupt oil exports from the gulf rai said the measures could be taken if u.s. sanctions prevent his country from

detectives have been focussing on a bench and public toilets in queen elizabeth gardens.arlie rowley, was discharged from hospital yesterday. his partner, dawn sturgess, died two weeks ago. two men have appeared in court in bristol after what's been described as a "significant seizure of cocaine" from a boat in the english channel. the dutch nationals were arrested, after a yacht was intercepted off the cornish coast on thursday. the technology giant facebook has suspended a social media firm that analyses the personal data of millions of users. it's part of an investigation into possible links between the company, crimson hexagon, and the russian and us governments. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones is here. yet another data protection headache for facebook? crimson hexagon is one ofa number of for facebook? crimson hexagon is one of a number of research firms that collect facebook data, analyse it, sell their analysis to businesses that want to know what people think about them. facebook has no problem with that, that's allowed. what it does have a problem

detectives have been focussing on a bench and public toilets in queen elizabeth gardens.mp has denied doing anything wrong following claims a conversation was taped of him discussing payments to a former playboy model in the months leading up to the 2016 presidential election. the recording was reportedly seized during a raid by the fbi on the offices of his former lawyer, michael cohen, earlier this year. the new york times claims the two men discussed paying off karen mcdougal, who alleges she had an affairwith mrtrump. the exceptionally dry start to the summer is forcing the closure of one of britain‘s longest waterways. 55 miles of the leeds and liverpool canal will shut for a month at the end ofjuly because of concerns over water supplies. phil bodmer has the story. a narrowboat navigates barrowford lock on the leeds liverpool canal. but from the end of this month, that will no longer be possible as a 55 mile stretch of one of britain‘s most popular waterways is closed simply because of a lack of water. we have not got the water to feed into the canal to keep them go

one of the last places dawn sturgess went before falling ill was the queen elizabeth gardens in salisburydays. detectives now have a bottle of the possible chemical weapon and may have images of two suspects to work with. this unique investigation appears to be edging gently forward. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. students have painted over a muralfeaturing rudyard kipling's poem ‘if‘ — in a stand against what they say is his racist work. students at manchester university replaced the poem with a piece by maya angelou. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has the story. students at the university of manchester painting over the poem if, one of rudyard kipling's most famous works. it's been replaced with still i rise by the african—american author and black civil rights activist, maya angelou. you may write me down in history... with your bitter, twisted lies... you may trod me in the very dirt... but still, like dust, i rise. i felt angry, i felt a very strong emotional reaction. these students say it's about challenging ideas about historical figures, celebrated on campuses.

in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens.rgess‘s hostel. in amesbury, a branch of boots is behind a cordon, and a local church, as well as charlie rowley‘s house. it's not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent, and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we had previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. we had previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container, it could be less. this is one of the questions we want the russians to answer for us. they obviously know all the details. they made the stuff. all the community here thought the poisoning episode was over. meanwhile, the families of the couple who collapsed here have to endure the torment of the wait for news. after washington american sanctions against some chinese products have come into force. with beijing accusing the us of igniting a trade war after washington began impo

cordons have become a familiar sight in salisbury and at queen elizabeth gardens were yesterday saw forensic is crucial now is detectives are able to speak to charlie rowley, who was poisoned by the nerve agent three weeks ago, after he was discharged from hospital we think in the last 48 hours and they will be asking as many questions as possible to get as much information from him as they can. the source of the novichok has been found, but forensic searches go on. a park bench was the focus on saturday. nearly two weeks after dawn stu rgess died, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. his brother hasn't been able to contact him since. i phoned the hospital and they confirmed he had been released and there was an official statement. i haven't spoken to him yet but i hope to in the next few days. it was at charlie rowley‘s home here in amesbury that the small bottle containing the nerve agent was found. charlie has now spoken with detectives, who are now looking into what he has told them, and while there's no evidence he or dawn sturgess were specifically targeted, charlie has been gi

later, the couple visited queen elizabeth gardens and them both went to dawn sturgess' hostel.at evening they took a bus to amesbury, where charlie rowley lives in muggleton road. at 10:15am the next morning, dawn sturgess took ill. at 6:20pm that evening charlie rowley collapsed. during the afternoon he'd been to a church event and a branch of boots. fellow residents from dawn sturgess' hostel have described how they've been tested for novichok poisoning. i had a scientist from porton down take a blood test, photographs and information on basically what room i was in, how close was i to dawn and charlie, asking me several different questions. it's still not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent. and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we have previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container it could be less. this is one of the questions we need answered for us. the russians obviously know all the details, they made the stuff. it's scotla

one of the last places dawn sturgess went before falling ill was the queen elizabeth gardens in salisburyo days. detectives now have a bottle of the possible chemical weapon, and may have images of two suspects to work with. this unique investigation appears to be edging gently forward. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. the philippines has issued an expedition orderfor a missionary accusing her of political activism. and describing her as an undesirable alien. she has long campaigned for the rights of students and workers. amid much speculation, archaeologists in egypt have unsealed a massive black sarcophagus, a huge coffin found at a construction site in alexandria. some have been wondering if it might reveal the body of alexander the great, or unleash a deadly curse. gail maclellan reports. tightly sealed and made of black granite, the sarcophagus's monumental dimensions sparked fevered speculation that it might contain the remains of alexander, the great leader who conquered much of the ancient world and died in 323 bc. 0ther rumours, not entirely serious, warned against opening i

one of the last places dawn sturgess went before falling ill was the queen elizabeth gardens in salisbury police searches for the last two days. detectives now have a bottle of the possible chemical weapon and may have images of two suspects to work with. this unique investigation appears to be edging gently forward. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. 8,000 troops, paying new scottish rates of income tax introduced earlier this year, are to receive a rebate from the uk government. 70% of military personnel in scotland pay up to £1,000 more a year than their colleagues in the rest of the uk. the ministry of defence says it's making the payment to ensure troops are treated equally. the scottish government says armed forces' families benefit from services not available elsewhere, such as free tuition and prescriptions. our scotland editor sarah smith has the story. faslane naval base on the clyde, home to uk's fleet nuclear submarines. keep 20 metres. keep 20 metres, roger. the submariners who operate them, the helicopter pilots who fly in here, are all paying more income tax than their c

so to have the queen elizabeth gardens in the city.ardens are closed to the maltings shopping centre and a bench where sergei skripal and yulia skripal were found collapsed in march. the skripals home is also nearby. charlie rowley was at this church social event on saturday. he looked a bit out of sorts. you could sense there was something not right. one would have assumed it was possibly alcohol, but we don't know for sure. not long afterwards he collapsed at his home. this footage shows him being taken into salisbury general hospital. dawn sturgess had already been admitted, as a friend who didn't want to appear on screen described. on saturday morning i got a phone call. i was told that basically she had got rushed into hospital. she had basically passed out. it was the skill of the staff at salisbury general which saved sergei skripal and yulia skripal. this evening police say in the first search of charlie rowley‘s house, officers found items that suggested a batch of illegal drugs might have been involved. now they know that onc

protective screens have been erected around public toilets at queen elizabeth gardens in salisbury.sed to the substance two weeks ago, was discharged from hospital yesterday. investigators are concentrating on a river bank near one of the spots mr rowley and his partner, dawn sturgess, visited the day before they collapsed at his house, where police found a bottle containing the deadly nerve agent. let's return to our top story. that is the report from the infrastructure group of mps, warning that the smart energy meter scheme is over budget and using obsolete technology. let's talk to the chairman of the british infrastructure group, grant shapps. hejoins us from infrastructure group, grant shapps. he joins us from hatfield. infrastructure group, grant shapps. hejoins us from hatfield. good morning. what has gone wrong? it is over time, overbudget and it will not provide nearly the savings it was a poster for consumers, not provide nearly the savings it was a posterfor consumers, and a lot of things have gone wrong. there is plenty of blame to share around. from obsolete technology

one of the last places dawn sturgess went before falling ill was the queen elizabeth gardens in salisburyor the last two days. detectives now have a bottle of the possible chemical weapon, and may have images of two suspects to work with. this unique investigation appears to be edging gently forward. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. plastic bags that biodegrade have been hailed as one answer to the huge amount of plastic polluting the environment. the british manufacturers of so—called oxo—biodegradable bags claim they break down to nothing, and the technology is widely used across africa and the middle east. but now the european commission is considering banning the bags because of fears they're not what they seem. 0ur correspondent angus crawford reports. is this a solution to the plastics crisis? 0rdinary plastic with a simple chemical additive. its makers call it oxo—biodegradable. one of the manufacturers is a british company. its product is called d2w. you know this is going to convert basically organically to materials similar to a leaf. it couldn't be better. d2w automaticall

so has the queen elizabeth gardens in the city.dens are close to the maltings shopping centre. and a bench where sergei skripal and yulia skripal were found collapsed. the hospital fighting to save these victims. this is an expanding police investigation. the biggest questions are where and how where this couple poisoned. police and public health officials are stressing this contamination could not have happened at one of the sites in the skripal investigation because they say they we re investigation because they say they were properly decontaminated. there is massive concern among the public when they see all these areas cordoned off. that is why there is immense pressure on officers to get ha rd facts immense pressure on officers to get hard facts out on this as quickly as possible. so, it's still very unclear where the couple were when they came into contact with the nerve agent, novichok, last weekened. 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, looks at the many questions facing the investigation. two nerve agent poisonings,