our news correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is outside the foreign office in london. came from them in the last short while? yes. foreign secretary boris johnson last short while? yes. foreign secretary borisjohnson arrived here at the foreign office in the last hourin at the foreign office in the last hour in the wake of the news of those sections coming from russia. the statement from the foreign office is already talking about next steps. it says they anticipated that this kind of action would be taken by moscow, and the national security council will now meet early this week to decide what happens next. they say in the light of russia's previous behaviour, they anticipated this and their priority is looking after staff in russia and assisting those who will now have to return to the uk. strong words as well. it talks about the attempted assassination of two people on british soil, and there is no alternative conclusion other than that the russian state was culpable. we have of course heard boris johnson saying that this week as well. he said it was overwhelmingly

and kathryn stanczyszyn. theresa may was speaking?g at the conservatives spring conference earlier on this morning, and she described what happened in salisbury as a russian act of aggression, the antithesis of british values and she also reiterated several of the points that were made in a statement from the foreign and commonwealth office earlier this morning. they put out the statement within a few hours of news of those sanctions against british diplomats. mainly that the ohus british diplomats. mainly that the onusis british diplomats. mainly that the onus is on russia to explain its actions, and you also made that point again —— she also. she said she expected britain to face the sanctions and bayer also thinking about the next possible steps with the national security meeting —— and they are also thinking. she said there isn't an argument with the russian people. she said the sanctions are not against the russian people and there is no disagreement with them, and many russians have made this country their home and those who abi

kathryn stanczyszyn is in salisbury. various new lines this morning. look at that question of traces in the zizzi restaurant, where does that take us? this afternoon marks exactly seven days since sergei and yulia skripal were found slumped on the bench behind me in the centre of salisbury. this is one of the five locations that the charities have been focusing on. but some of that activity intensified at the zizzi restaurant not far from here, a couple of streets away, last night. there is a large barrier in place over the entire frontage of that restaurant while that work has been going on, but the bbc understands that now small traces of a nerve agent used in the attack against the skripals has been found in that restaurant. there is no indication that anyone else there has been affected the moment, that anyone there was necessarily involved. but it is a key development in this crucial fact of the timeline, that is what the authorities are desperate to establish. when exactly the skripals we re establish. when exactly the skripals were exposed to th

our news correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is outside the foreign office in london.oned the possibility of the next diplomatic moves, what is the next diplomatic moves, what is the possibility of those once the meeting takes place later this week with the government? the foreign office and the prime minister has spoken about the next apps and we will find out what they are after the national security meeting —— the next steps. the foreign office updated its advice to travellers to russia, saying anyone going there should be aware that because of the heightened political tensions between the uk and russia they may experience the anti—british sentiment or even harassment, the foreign office was quick to put out a statement after the news of the russian sanctions against british diplomats. it basically said that whatever russia has done today, the fa ct whatever russia has done today, the fact remains the same, russia must a nswer fact remains the same, russia must answer for its actions and the attempted as a hash assassination —— the attempted assassination of the skr

our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is there.ttack has had a letter from a the police officer heard the attack has had a letterfrom a russian ambassador, that is intriguing? yes, the political and diplomatic fallout continues from this. the kremlin has denied ever receiving that letter that was being talked about in that clip there, a letterfrom that was being talked about in that clip there, a letter from screen that was being talked about in that clip there, a letterfrom screen pal allegedly asking for forgiveness and they have denied and they have repeatedly denied having anything to do with the poisoning and the latest denial of it comes in this letter that was sent to ds nick bailey who was taken ill after the poisoning and was discharged from hospital on thursday. it is a letter from the russian ambassador to the uk, basically wishing him a speedy recovery, but also claiming that they have nothing to do with what he describes as this reckless incident. he says he was relieved to hear it you were released from hospital and r

earlier i spoke to our news correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn who explained that what, if any, furthern britain takes will be who fizzggned that what, if c“ and the prime minister have who fizzggned that what, if c“ and the ptinle minister have talked ! who fizzggned that what, if c“ and the prime minister have talked about is that the next steps. we will find out what they may be with this national security council meeting. what we know today is that the foreign office updated this morning its advice for instance to travellers to russia, saying that anyone going there should be aware that due to the heightened political tensions between the uk and russia they may experience anti—british sentiment or even harassment. the foreign office was very quick to put out a statement this morning after the news about russian sanctions against british diplomats. it was basically saying that whatever russia has done today, the fact remains the same, that actually russia must answer for it factions, for the attempted assassination of discrete pals and that is what theresa may said and again today she t

the time of the poisoning and before they were closed the following night. 0ur correspondent kathryn stanczyszynay here in salisbury. busier than the last couple of weekends, partly down to the free parking that the council announced to try and get people back into salisbury. they said that businesses and shops have been suffering because people have been staying away. there is still a police cordon in place at the park were sergei skripal and yulia were found unconscious on sunday the 11th of march. one week later public health england issued advice to anyone who had been in the zizzi restaurant or at the the mill pub from the sunday afternoon until the monday evening at closing time, saying that anyone who had been in those locations needed to wash their clothes as a precaution because prolonged or repeated exposure to any of the nerve agent used could be dangerous to health. they said it was precautionary but they were advising people to wash their possessions and clothes unless they were dry clean only or something that could not be washed, they were saying bag them up, put them in plastic t

our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is in salisbury.st few. it is said that businesses and shops have been suffering because people have been staying away following the poisoning. there is still a police cordoned in place for i is still a police cordoned in place foriam, is still a police cordoned in place for i am, at the park where sergei skripal and his daughter were found slumped unconscious on the 11th of march. a week later, public helping with issued advice to anyone who had either been in the restaurant they had dined in or the pup from the sunday afternoon till the monday evening, saying anyone who had been in those locations needed to wash their clothes because of the danger of prolonged or repeated exposure to the nerve agent used, and they said it was precautionary. they were saying if the clothes could not be washed, back them up and keep them safe somewhere. the latest advice from public health england yesterday was talking about possessions and it said that if you have those dry clea n said that if you have those dry clea

kathryn stanczyszyn is in salisbury. what we know about the investigation to date? days this afternoon since sergei and yulia skripal were found slumped on the bench behind me in this part in salisbury. you saw the pictures from that zizzi restau ra nt the pictures from that zizzi resta u ra nt a the pictures from that zizzi restaurant a couple of streets away. there is a barrier in place covering the entire frontage that restaurant. bbc news understands activity intensified last night when traces of the nerve agent used to attack the former russian spy and his daughter were discovered there. there are other locations have still cordoned off, as well as the park bench you can see here. we know that the cemetery on london road, in salisbury, remains a point of interest. the mill pub as well where the —— where the skripals visited, and his home. it is a wide—ranging investigation and the crucial thing is to establish where the skripals we re is to establish where the skripals were exposed to this nerve agent. it seems that that must have been before, or during, that m

our news correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is outside the foreign office in london. things looking? well, the foreign secretary borisjohnson arrived at the foreign office earlier. we believe he has now departed again. no sign where we are this morning with the russian ambassador to the uk. but the foreign office was very swift to put out a statement this morning following the announcement of those sanctions in russia, saying it doesn't change anything. the onus is still on the russian state to account for its actions. the statement described the attempted assassination on sergei and yulia skripal and said they were expecting these transactions. it even goes on to talk about what the british government might do next, talking about the meeting of the national security council that will take place this week to consider next steps. it is the priority today is making sure all of its staff in russia are ok, and also talking to them about potentially returning to them about potentially returning to the uk. it finishes by saying there is no disagreement with the people of ru

the time of the poisoning and before they were closed the following night. 0ur correspondent kathryn stanczyszynown to the free parking that the council announced, to try to get people back into salisbury. they said that businesses and shops have been suffering because people have been staying away following the poisoning. bpb scored in is still in place. —— the police caught and is still around the park wet sergei skripal and his daughter were found on sunday the 15th of march. police advised that anyone who died in the rest of that they don't in that afternoon all work in the pub, anyone in those locations either to wash their as precaution, because prolonged or repeated exposure to any of the dotage and use could be dangerous to health. —— any of the nerve agent used. they said they should wash things in water unless they were dry clean only, in which case they would say back them up, but the plastic ties, and keep them safe somewhere. this latest advice yesterday from public of england was talk about possessions. but it said that if you have those dry clean only or other things that you have

our correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is there.m public health england, and what the reaction is to the advice being given at this time. it is a busy saturday here in salisbury today, busier than the last couple of weekends, partly down to the free parking that the council announced to try to get people back into salisbury. they said businesses and shops have been suffering because people have been staying away following the poisoning. there is a police cordon in place where i am, at the park where sergei and yulia skripal were found unconscious. a week later, public health england issued advice to anyone that had beenin issued advice to anyone that had been in the restaurant they dined in that afternoon or the bishops mill pub from the sunday afternoon to the monday evening, saying, anyone in those locations needed to wash their clothes as a precaution, because prolonged exposure or repeated exposure to any nerve agent used could be dangerous to health. they said it was very much precautionary, but they were advising people to was

0ur reporter, kathryn stanczyszyn, is in salisbury this morning.f, you are getting an idea of how that has affected daily life. morning, yes, of course it has had a huge impact on salisbury this week, this investigation. and we are hearing of course the latest from it this morning is that the bbc understands that traces of nerve agent believed to have been used in this attack had been discovered at the zizzi restau ra nt been discovered at the zizzi restaurant not far away from where i am is standing in the centre of salisbury now, that is a key development in this because it helps with the timeline of when sergei and yulia skripal may have been attacked with this nerve agent. they were found on the bench behind me, slumped, last sunday afternoon. and there are still five locations that police are concentrating on. amber rudd, the home secretary, saying yesterday that this is a huge investigation, it is complex, it is wide—ranging, and we know 200 counterterror officers are now involved in it. we have had this military personnel presence as well ar