nick bailey too had come into contact with the novichok. just a few milligrams can kill. it only took a day for nick to realise something was badly wrong. everything was juddering. i was very unsteady on my feet. the sweating had gone from my forehead down my back. my whole body was just dripping with sweat. must have been pretty frightening for you. yes, it was. it was horrendous. he recalls the moment in hospital when he was told what had poisoned him. they said, "you have this novichok, this nerve agent, in your blood system". what was your reaction? scared, because it's the fear of the unknown. it's such a dangerous thing to have in your system. knowing how the other two were, or how badly they'd been affected by it, i was petrified. it took two weeks for the investigators to discover that the nerve agent was put on the front door handle of the skripals' home, but it took the death of dawn sturgess to work out how it got there. her partner charlie rowley, who also became ill, had found a perfume bottle used to smuggle the substance into

reporter: nick come into contact with the novichok. it is like oil sinking through porous surfaces, and it is spread by touch. just a few milligrams can kill. it only took a day for nick to realize something was badly wrong. sergeant bailey: i was very unsteady on my fee the sweating had gone from my forehead down my back and my whole body was dripping with sweat. reporter: must have been pretty frightening for you.3 sergeant bailey: yes, it was horrendous. reporter: he recalls the moment in hospital when he was told what poisoned him. sergeant bailey: they said you have this novichok, this nerve agent in your system. reporter: what was your reaction sergeant bailey: scared because it is fairly unknown, such a dangerous thing to have in your system. knowing how badly they had been affected by it, i was petrified. reporter: it took two for the investigators to discover th o the nerve agent was putn the front door handle of the skripals' home. but it took the death of dawn sturgess to work out how it got there. her partner, who also beca

poisoned by novichok. the police officer involved in the salisbury nerve agent attack speaks publicly for the first time about his ordeal. the wife of the british academic jailed for life in the emirates says the british government put uk interests above his right to freedom. we will hear from one of matthew hedges‘ university professors. and no katty tonight. it is thanksgiving in america, but here's the washington team, out early this morning for their annual turkey trot. hello and welcome. theresa may says brexit negotiations are at a critical stage but a good dealfor britain is within her grasp. today, the eu commission and the british government agreed a roadmap for the future relationship after brexit. it is called the political declaration. non—binding. it goes alongside the withdrawal agreement published last week that spelt out the terms for divorce. within this blueprint for the future relationship, there is specific reference to ending freedom of movement. there is recognition that, post—brexit,

nick bailey, too, had come into contact with the novichok.rous surfaces, and it's spread by touch. just a few milligrams can kill. it only took a day for nick to realise something was badly wrong. everything was juddering. i was very unsteady on my feet. the sweating had gone from my forehead down my back. my whole body was just dripping with sweat. must have been pretty frightening for you. yes, it was. it was horrendous. he recalls the moment in hospital when he was told what had poisoned him. they said, "you have this novichok, this nerve agent, in your blood system". what was your reaction? scared, because it's the fear of the unknown. it's such a dangerous thing to have in your system. knowing how the other two were, or how badly they'd been affected by it, i was petrified. it took two weeks for the investigators to discover that the nerve agent was put on the front door handle of the skripals' home, but it took the death of dawn sturgess to work out how it got there. her partner charlie rowley, who also became ill, had found a perfume b

nick bailey too had come into contact with the novichok.rous surfaces, and it's spread by touch. just a few milligrams can kill. it only took a day for nick to realise something was badly wrong. everything was juddering. i was very, very unsteady on my feet. the sweating had gone from my forehead, down my back. my whole body was just dripping with sweat. he recalls the moment in hospital when he was told what had poisoned him. they said, "you have this novichok, this nerve agent, in your blood system". what was your reaction? scared, because it's the fear of the unknown. because it's such a dangerous thing to have in your system. knowing how the other two were, or how badly they'd been affected by it, i was petrified. it took two weeks for the investigators to discover that the nerve agent was put on the front door handle of the skripals' home, but it took the death of dawn sturgess to work out how it got there. her partner charlie rowley, who also became ill, had found the perfume bottle used to smuggle the substance into britain. this is

as you know, the novichok was inafake area? as you know, the novichok was in a fake perfume bottle.o put onto the door handle. when they left the house, they threw it away. the police are not sure exactly where. it was found a bin later by charlie rowley, who sadly poisoned himself and also his partner, dawn sturgess, who died. we we re partner, dawn sturgess, who died. we were told by the police that the amount of novichok still in that bottle was significant, and could possibly, if it had been exposed to the wider public, could have killed probably thousands of people, which is indeed showing just how reckless this act was. very good to talk to you. thanks for coming to tell us more about your programme. victoria derbyshire with what she's got coming up in her programme at ten. in 30 minutes we are expecting a statement from the united arab emirates' ambassador about the case of matthew hedges, the academic jailed for life for spying. could there be movement on his case today? we will bring you the statement live and get reaction from one of his friends. join us at ten o'clock on

poisoned by novichok.ficer involved in the salisbury nerve agent attack speaks publicly for the first time about his ordeal. the wife of the british academic jailed for life in the emirates says the british government put uk interests above his right to freedom. we will hear from one of matthew hedges' university professors. and no katty tonight. it is thanksgiving in america, but here's the washington team,

the thing about novichok is that it can be fatal in the tiniest those. actually had the potential, according to the detectives leading the investigation, had the dental to kill thousands if it had gotten out of the bottle and spread a round. accurately is spread by touch, it isn't just where accurately is spread by touch, it isn'tjust where it is deposited, it isn'tjust where it is deposited, it is where it is touched and spread to another place. that is what makes it so dangerous a and obviously it was a very reckless act firstly use this to kill one person, the former russian spy, obviously it affected and poisoned for people who were lucky to be alive and one woman on the gone sturgess, very sadly died because she came into contact with it. it was a very reckless act. thank you so much for talking to us. panorama was on last night. you can catch that on our website. a tiny 7:45a.m.. matt's at chiswick house and gardens with a look at this morning's weather. you have your corduroyjacket on, is itan you have your corduroyjacket on, is it an indicator of

we do want to see the russian government account for its use of novichok on british soil.eign office minister, harriet baldwin. now, the support system for children with disabilities and special needs in england's schools was overhauled four years ago. with the aim of giving families a greater say. the education committee is investigating whether it has improved the lives of parents and children. it heard that there's a continuing battle for resources, which put white, middle—class parents at advantage. we've noticed in the last two years, three years since the reforms, there's been a real spike in parents getting in touch with us, and i would say the majority are at the end of their tether, they come to us and then recount the most appalling experience of struggle, of fight, of battle, feeling embattled. and i think a lot of this revolves around the myth of parental choice. the idea that suddenly parents have choice and no one is thinking about the fact that the existing system doesn't allow that at all. and i think the problem is parents of disabled children and young pe

the detective leading the investigation into the novichok poisonings in salisbury has told the bbc thet of nerve agent found in a fake perfume bottle could have killed thousands of people. the wife of matthew hedges, jailed for spying in the united arab emirates, thanks the foreign secretary, after he assured her that his team is doing everything in their power to free mr hedges. new figures reveal a big increase in the number of youngsters experiencing mental health problems. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are steven swinford, who's deputy political editor at the daily telegraph, and the talkradio presenter, daisy mcandrew. let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages. the daily mail leads on theresa may's efforts to get her brexit deal over the line in the face of rebellious mps by directly appealing to the business community and the public for support. the guardian says the prime minister is battling on all fronts to save her brexit deal, with mrs may caught between demands from backbench brexiteers for a chang

contrast that with russia, when russia gives its reasons, its defence for novichok. arabia. the deputy head of intelligence, one who the saudi state prosecutor has named as responsible for the murder, and they face the death penalty. it depends how well you trust the saudi justice syste m how well you trust the saudi justice system as to whether you think it is enough for the crown prince. those in very high positions of power are caught up in this, aren't they? he was sacked last month. something in from the united states reported on reuters —— reuters, saying republican and democrat senators have introduced legislation seeking to strike back of saudi arabia over the death of macro will —— khashoggi. and for its role in yemen's devastating civil war. if it we re yemen's devastating civil war. if it were to become law, the bill would suspend weapons sales to saudi arabia and prohibit us refuelling of saudi coalition aircraft for riyadh's campaign in yemen. shi'ite muslim fighters that yemen's neighbours view as agents of iran in that proxy war. it's notjust about jam

the restaurant in salisbury, where traces of the nerve agent novichok were found after the poisoninga special thank you dinner was held for the emergency services at the zizzi italian restaurant last night. it was one of a number of locations in the city to be found to be contaminated after sergei skripal and his daughter yulia fell seriously ill in march. women will begin to qualify for their state pensions at the same age as men from today — a quarter of a century after equality plans were first announced. the move will see women join men in being eligble for payments at the age of 65, but critics say they are still a long way from pension equlity as the amount they typically receive is lower. aaron burr yesterday we were talking about a spice girls reunion and you are quite excited that i remember yesterday. so too is adele. there she is sharing her excitement. the singerjoined thousands of other fans welcoming the announcement online with a childhood picture which revealed her bedroom plastered with pictures of the spice girls. it's received nearly two million likes. the only thi

he too had been poisoned by a nerve agent called novichok.n sturgess, after her partner found the bottle and gave it to her. the uk says russia was responsible for all of this, russia denies it. here is nick bailey speaking to jane corbin for the bbc‘s panorama programme. detective sergeant nick bailey was the first person to go to the home that night. he was wearing a full forensic suit when he entered their house, and everything appeared normal. once i had come back from the skripal house, my eyes were like bricks. it was quite sweaty and hot, and at the time i put that down to being tired and stressed. nick bailey too had come into contact with the poison. it's like oil, sinking through porous surfaces, and it spreads by touch. just a few milligrams can kill. it only took a day bird him to realise something was wrong. everything wasjittery. i was wrong. everything wasjittery. i was very nervous. this wedding had gone down my poor head down my back. —— the sweating. gone down my poor head down my back. -- the sweating. it must've been frigh

it's been accused by britain of the novichok poisoning in salisbury and of malign activity around the 100th anniversary with events right across russia. our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, attended one party in the town of beloretsk in eastern russia. it did not look much like a birthday party. russian seemingly fighting to the death. but in a beloretsk, this was a special anniversary show for the 100th birthday of russia's military intelligence service, the gru. there were soldiers past and present here, watching, remembering those who had given their lives for the motherland. they paraded through the town, with one of the symbols of russian military intelligence, the bat, the animal that can hear everything. but this may not be such a happy birthday for the gru. the unmasking of the two salisbury poisoning suspects as gru agents has embarrassed moscow, and thrust the organisation into public view. awkward for a secretive spy agency. britain says that the organisation russians are celebrating today, the gru is a threat to british citizens and to britain's allies. but through t

the salisbury nerve agent attack — the police officer poisoned by novichok speaks publicly for the first

the detective investigating the novichok poisoning in salisbury, has told the bbc that the amount oftv images showing two russian military intelligence officers believed to be responsible for the attempted murder of former spy sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia. police officer nick bailey ended up in intensive care while investigating the case. he's been giving his first interview since it happened. such an outrageous, dangerous way of doing something that it angered me as well. i said all along, "i want to walk out of hospital with my wife," which we did in the end. and being able to do that, to walk out of hospital after two and a half weeks of going through what i went through, was incredible. jane corbin from panorama carried out that interview with detective sergeant bailey — she told me how he is doing. he told me that, physically, he was doing well, you know, recovering well. but psychologically it's a much longer haul, he unwittingly contaminated his police station and his home, because, remember, he went to the house of sergei skripal. he was the first person in the hous

restaurant, zizzi, will reopen tomorrow in salisbury, nearly eight months after traces of the nerve agent novichokys: "it's been a difficult few months for the city" and the company are "excited that zizzi is reopening "to the people of salisbury" more on today's main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. those lucky enough to work for an employer who has voluntarily signed up to the scheme known as the real living wage are set for a 2.8% pay rise this week. for the first time they will receive £9 an hour. that's substantially higher than the legally—binding "national living wage" of £7.83 per hour. 0ur correspondent joe miller explains. wages are growing faster than the cost of basic goods and unemployment has gone down. but the living wage foundation says one in five of us are still earning less than is needed to make ends meet. i have to look better at things, the prices, and go for what i can really afford, like, meat—wise, beef is out of the question. the boss says he can't afford to give staff a raise without increasing

restaurant, zizzi, will reopen tomorrow in salisbury, nearly eight months after traces of the nerve agent novichokoisoning of sergei and yulia skripal in the city. will glennon is in salisbury for us. good afternoon. it was a months ago that cd screw ball and yulia skripal we re that cd screw ball and yulia skripal were dining in this restaurant and a short time later they were found on a bench not froth from here poisoned by that nerve agent. since then the restau ra nt by that nerve agent. since then the restaurant has been refurbished and it is now reopening to the public, a real symbol of the recovery in salisbury. it is right in the city centre and a very visual reminder of what happened. let‘s talk to the recovery coordinator, alistair cunningham. this is a real milestone. it's brilliant. the confident this restaurant has shown in investing in this wonderful facility in the heart of the city is brilliant. it's brilliant for business, brilliant felicity and in the run—up to christmas what a great to opena the run—up to christmas what a great to open a restaurant. people can go to open a resta