it's been a terrible ordeal for mr rowley. absolutely extraordinary all—round.ut he has now been released after what the hospital said was an appalling experience for him. he will now recover at an undisclosed location. meanwhile, earlier today, friends of dawn stu rg ess, earlier today, friends of dawn sturgess, charlie's partner who died asa sturgess, charlie's partner who died as a result of coming into contact with that novichok, gathered to remember her. it's been a life—changing three weeks for charlie rowley, poisoned by a nerve agent but now well enough to leave hospital. the hospital said he'd been decontaminated to ensure that the novichok could no longer affect him or anyone else. i'm pleased to confirm that, earlier today, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. charlie has been through an appalling experience most of us could never imagine. today is a very welcome milestone in his recovery, and all of us at salisbury hospital wish him well as he continues to get better. nearly two weeks ago, dawn sturgess, charlie's partner, died after she rece

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley are critically ill after being poisoned by novichok — the same typesed on the former russian spy sergei skripal. dawn sturgess was caught on camera in salisbury last friday — the day before she collapsed. the home secretary has pointed the finger at russia. it is completely unacceptable for our people to be either deliberate or accidental targets, or for our streets, our parks, our towns to be dumping grounds for poison. it's still not clear where the couple were when they came into contact with the novichok. we'll have the latest from the scene. eurosceptic minsiters meet to talk tactics as theresa may faces a cabinet showdown over brexit at chequers tomorrow. pumping out water gets rescuers closer to the trapped children in thailand but they still can't get them out. going underground in eastern ghouta. jeremy bowen discovers the hidden tunnels below what was once a rebel stronghold in the syrian war. and gareth southgate on why england's young lions may never have a better chance to make it to a world cup final. in wales: celebrations, including a

early charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. an appalling experience most of us could never imagine. todayis most of us could never imagine. today is a welcome milestone in his recovery and we all wish him well as he continues to get better. the news of his release comes nearly two weeks after the death of his partner, dawn sturgess, from novichok poisoning. today in a park in salisbury, a few of dawn's friends gathered in a tribute to the mother of three. she was a very nice friendly person. she looked out for people. she lent people money and helped them in any way she could. it isa helped them in any way she could. it is a shame to see her go. she was a caring person and liked being a mother of everyone. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok in amesbury. police released pictures of a park in salisbury where it is possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. the operation came as some reports suggested the police may have been close to identifying suspects in the case. four months after the skripals were cont

charlie rowley is the man who along with his partner dawn sturgis was exposed to novacek in the village of amesbury which is close to souls' berry back on the thirtieth of june and they were both very ill they were taken to cells bre district hospital which happens to be the same hospital where scrip powell and his daughter junia were treated for exposure to the same agent back in march charlie rowley's partner dawn sturgis died as a result of this incident on the eighth of july and although he had been in a critical state in hospital for a number of weeks the hospital has now announced that he is well enough to go home and that he's been discharged doctors district hospital released a statement saying that charlie has been through an appalling experience that most of us could never imagine but this marks an important milestone in his recovery and they wish him all the best it also goes on to thank the clinical team wherever vice two local residents remains unchanged and that is do not pick up any items such as syringes needles cost medics all similar objects made of plastic metal there

it's been a life—changing three weeks for charlie rowley.ut 110w contaminated by a nerve agent but now well enough to leave hospital. contaminated by a nerve agent but now well enough to leave hospitallj am now well enough to leave hospital.” am pleased to confirm that earlier today, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. charlie has been through an appalling experience most of us could never imagine. today is a very welcome milestone in his recovery and all of us here at salisbury hospital which am well as he continues to get better. the news of charlie's release comes every two weeks after the death of his partner dawn stu rgess weeks after the death of his partner dawn sturgess from novichok poisoning. today in a park in salisbury, a few of her friends gathered in a small memorial tribute to the mother of three. she was a really nice, friendly person. she always looked out for people. she would give money if they needed it. should help on the way that she could. it's really a shame to see her go. she was a caring person. she like to

charlie rowley is the man who along with his partner dawn sturgis was exposed to novacek in the village of amesbury which is close to souls' berry back on the thirtieth of june and they were both very ill they were taken to souls bre district hospital which happens to be the same hospital where scrip powell and his daughter yulia were treated for exposure to the same agent back in march charlie rowley's partner dawn sturgis died as a result of this incident on the eighth of july and although he had been in a critical state in hospital for a number of weeks the hospital has now announced that he is well enough to go home and that he's been discharged doctors district hospital released a statement saying that charlie has been through an appalling experience that most of us could never imagine but this marks an important milestone in his recovery and they wish him all the best it also goes on to thank the clinical team however the vice to local residents remains unchanged and that is do not pick up any items such as syringes needles cross medics all similar objects made of plastic metal th

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rowley and dawn sturgess, and about charlie rowley and dawn stu rgess, and to about charlie rowley andtill danger? public health england says it doesn't think so and it is unlikely anyone else is contaminated. you do not need to seek advice from a health professional, unless you are experiencing symptoms, as any individual who had been significantly exposed at the same time would by now have symptoms. as forensic work continues in wiltshire, in london, later, there will be another meeting of the government's cobra committee, where perhaps some of the many outstanding questions can begin to be answered. ben ando, bbc news. yes, the government's cobra emergency meeting has been going on this morning. we will have word from that pretty surely we expect from the home secretary sajid javid. the government have been saying, and ben wallace the security minister, has been saying they are appealing to the russian authorities to give them help to say how the skripals were attacked back in march and perhaps to give them clues about what remnants, what residue of another jock may have been left l

the headlines at 11: dawn sturgess and charlie rowley remain critically ill after being poisoned by novichok — the nerve agent used against the former russian spy sergei skripal. dawn sturgess was caught on camera in salisbury last friday, the day before she collapsed. the home secretary has pointed the finger at russia. eurosceptic ministers meet to talk tactics as theresa may faces a cabinet showdown over brexit at chequers tomorrow. pumping out water, rescuers get closer to the dozen children trapped in caves in thailand, but they still can't get them out. and jim fitzpatrick reveals new information on how the dup and vote leave worked together on the eu referendum in spotlight: brexit, dark money and the dup. good evening. police say the couple who are fighting for their lives after being exposed to a nerve agent in wiltshire fell ill after touching a contaminated item. dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have been poisoned by novichok — the same nerve agent used on the former russian spy, sergei skripal and his daughter in march. the home secretary, sajid javid, has once again pointed the

and dawn stu rg ess to transport charlie rowley and dawn sturgess to hospital.day by the police. i'm joined by a chemical weapons expert. you live in the area. are you reassured by this finding? very reassured. today, ifeel a you reassured by this finding? very reassured. today, i feel a lot happier than i was yesterday, and i'm pretty convinced this container is the container that carried the weaponised novichok, probably the container used to put the novichok on the door handle of the skripals house, and it was then discarded, which dawn and charlie picked up, and dawn subsequently died. i'd be surprised if we find any other debris containing novichok. we might find a couple that had the precursors, it's a binary weapon and it would have been weaponised somewhere, and the second important thing is the evidence that the police and security service will be able to get off this thing, there may well be dna, the container might lead to where it came from. it's a very good day today in the development of this investigation. can we speculate on what this small bottl

charlie rowley and dawn stu rg ess disappeared.home in amesbury when they were taken to hospital. a friend of dawn's says they've all been shaken by the news. it's just like all of a sudden one minute they were fine, the next minute they were fine, the next minute they were intensive care. it's scary. its four months since surgery and yulia skripal were targeted with the same nerve agency —— surrogate and yulia skripal were targeted with the same nerve agent. the question is how did the couple come into contact with novichok? you'd expect a halfway competent would—be assassin to dispose of those relatively carefully because there would be a forensic gold mine but it is possible and i think the implication is it's one of the leading lines of enquiry, that may be an item, one of these items, wasn't hidden as well as expected and has been found and that two individuals have become contaminated because of its. the government says the risk to health is low, but people who visited the sites under investigation must be vigilant. we can es

charlie rowley is thought to have found the substance in a perfume bottle.dawn sturgess, who was also poisoned, died earlier this month. fourteen people have been wounded in a knife attack on a bus in northern germany. local police say a man forced his way on to the vehicle in the city of lubeck and started attacking passengers with a kitchen knife. the attacker has been detained. it's not thought the incident is connected to it's not thought the incident is not connected to international terrorism. the french president, emmanuel macron, has sacked one of his bodyguards, more than two months after he was filmed hitting a protestor while dressed as a policeman. alexandre benalla was given a 15—day suspension shortly after the incident in may, but was allowed to return to his job protecting the president. he's now been arrested. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has said he's invited britain to work on a solution to the irish border issue next week. speaking after a meeting of european affairs ministers, mr barnier said they were open to any so

duncan: it has been a life-changing three weeks for charlie rowley, poisoned by a nerve agent, but now well enough to leave hospital. the hospital said he had been decontaminated to ensure that novichok could no longer affect him or anyone else. >> i am pleased to ciefirm that eatoday, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. charlie has been through ang appallperience most of us could never imagine. todais a welcome milestone i his recovery, and all of us here at salisbury hospital wish him well as he continues to t duncan: nearly two weeks ago, dawn sturgess, charlie rowley's partner, died from a dose of novichok. today at a park, a few of those who knew her gathered to remember her as a mother a a friend. ea>> she was ay nice, friendly person. t she always looked r people. she would help in any way she could. it is a shame to see her go. she was a really caring person, like the mother of everyone. ctncan: they came into con with the novichok at charlie's home in amesbury. the source othe liquid was a small glass bottle. police have released pictures of the park where it is possi

recover more than 400 items and samples in connection with the poisoning of dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, who were exposed to the nerve agent novichok. england are 1—0 down at half—time to belgium in their world cup third place play—off, as gareth southgate's side chase their best finish since 1966. serena williams is out on centre court. she's playing angelique kerber in the women's final as she tries to win a record eight wimbledon titles. coming up on dateline london, a further look at donald trump's visit to the uk, his advice for theresa may on brexit, and a look ahead to his meeting with vladamir putin in helsinki on monday. donald trump may be spending the weekend here on the west coast of scotla nd weekend here on the west coast of scotland rather than the white house in washington, dc or his hotel at mar—a—lago in florida, but really what we've seen today has followed a familiar pattern. we had a series of tweets, taking on some of mr trump's favourite subjects, attacking american news networks as fake news, he attacked the obama administration with regard to yesterday's indictm

duncan: nearly two weeks ago, dawn sturgess, charlie rowley's partner, died from a dose of novichok. today at a park, a few of those who knew her gathered to remember her as a mother and a friend. >> she was a really nice, friendly person. she always looked out for people.lp she would n any way she could. it is a shame to see her go. she was a really caring person, like the mother of everyone. duncan: they came into contact with the novichok at charlie's home in amesbury. the source of the liquid was a small glass bottle. police have released pictures of the park where it is possible charlie or dawn picked up the bottle. the operion comes as reports suggest that officers are close to identifying suspects in the case. four months after yulia and sergei skripal were contaminated with novichok, along with the wolice officer, it is charlie rowley able to leave hospital to carry on his recovery alongside a huge, complicated police investigation. duncan kennedy, bbc news, salisbury. jane: orld news america."bc still to come on tonight's program, who will become the next prime minister of p

at 6:20pm that evening charlie rowley collapsed.oon 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 scotland yard which is leading this investigation. tonight they described it as complex and fast—moving. and they warned it is expected to take months to complete. all the community here thought the poisoning ep

charlie rowley and dawn sturgess we re charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were taken ill in this propertyowing that the police have erected a number of tents next to the flat where charlie rowley lived and where dawn sturgess was with him on saturday when they both fell ill. huge forensic operation to work out exactly what happened to this couple. we know they took a bus from here in amesbury last friday night and went to salisbury. it is understood that while they were there, maybe in queen elizabeth gardens, that is where they came into co nta ct gardens, that is where they came into contact with the novichok which may have been a residue left over by the attack on the skripals in march by whoever carried out that attack. maybe they dropped the container and it was never found maybe they dropped the container and it was neverfound in maybe they dropped the container and it was never found in the clear up operation in salisbury afterwards. those two people are now critically ill in hospital. the home secretary sajid javid has said the russian state must now explain exactly what has gone

a friend says charlie rowley sometimes hung out here. something dropped then by the skripal‘s attackers? 0rdid he find a contaminated object? this weekend, in his local park, sealed off by police officers. today, the family of dawn sturgess mark their loss with the statement. but, tonight, doctors reported a small and significant improvement in the condition of charlie rowley. he's now conscious, which means he may be able to give the police critical information. the prime minster made it business as usual today as she met with her new cabinet — a day after foreign secretary boris johnson and david davis, the brexit secretary resigned over the government's brexit strategy. senior ministers have rallied round the prime minister, but two vice—chairs of the conservative party have now also resigned. meanwhile president trump, who's heading to the uk for a visit later this week, said the uk was in turmoil and described borisjohnson as a "friend" who he may speak to. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. the prime minister might wish

charlie rowley is in a serious but sta ble charlie rowley is in a serious but stable condition in hospitaln able to talk to police officers, and they will now be desperate to know, really, how he came into possession of this small container of novichok. they are working on the assumption that the substance, the novichok in this bottle, was the same substance that was smeared or sprayed onto the door handle of sergei skripal‘s home in salisbury four months ago, leading to the poisoning of the former russian spy and his daughter, julia. they will be looking for further evidence to support that theory. meanwhile, scientists at porton down laboratory would be looking to see if there is a scientific link between the two poisonings, which they will do by looking at impurities in both of the samples of novichok, the novichok found in this small bottle, and that which was found on the door handle. if they find a link, if it was from the same batch, that raises some pretty serious questions. it has huge diplomatic implications, because the uk government has always pointed the finger squarely at the

well, this is where charlie rowley is being treated, at salisbury district hospital.significant change in his condition, which has been for the last few days described as serious but stable. i have spoken to a member of his family this morning, who said that they had spoken to charlie, he is able to talk, but he is obviously coming to terms with the death of his partner, dawn sturgess, and all that entails. now, the police have been giving us details about the investigation, and the scale of this investigation, which of course is now a murder investigation. and they've described the search process, in their words, as "one of the most complex and difficult that uk "policing has ever faced". now, we do know that they found and recovered a bottle in amesbury, at the home of charlie rowley on friday. they do believe that is the source of the nerve agent novichok. and that is obviously a huge boost to their investigation. but the searches are continuing. they've said that they've collected around 400 items. now, those items include swabs and samples. and they have said tha

dawn stu rg ess charlie rowley in amesbury.awn sturgess and charlie rowley fell ill on saturday and both are critical in intensive care. last night came confirmation that they had been poisoned by the nerve agent novichok. can you provide reassurance for the people of salisbury? in london, on from the attack in salisbury on sergei skripal and yulia skripal, the cobra meeting was happening together. the home secretary later briefed the house of commons. there is no evidence that either the man or woman in hospital visit did any of the places visited by the skripals. our strong working assumption is that the couple came into contact with the nerve agent in a different location to the sites that have been pa rt location to the sites that have been part of the original clean—up operation. in wiltshire a number of locations linked to the couple are now cordoned off. in amesbury there is charlie roly‘s flat, a baptist centre and a branch of boots the chemist. in salisbury, eight miles away, a hostel where dawn sturgess lived has been

do we know if there is any plans for mr rowley to lead to the media?peak. he is unable to return home because his houses are all being guarded, it's part of the police investigation. so all his houseis police investigation. so all his house is still being guarded. but hospital staff said they were pleased he is well enough to be released, they say they will be giving him ongoing support notjust for his health but his mental well—being, he has to try to come to terms with the fact that he was poisoned with this nerve agent, and also the fact that his partner died in hospital having also been exposed to it. he is likely to have some stories to tell. what the police have said is they are giving him advice about his own personal security. they wouldn't say whether he's been offered any sort of police protection. 0fficers keen to point out that they do not have any reason to believe that he and his partner we re to believe that he and his partner were deliberately targeted. it seems it may have been an offshoot of the original poisoning of the skripals that

but this evening, mr rowley is conscious.nterterrorism officer told a packed public meeting in amesbury that could change everything. i'm hoping charliejust that could change everything. i'm hoping charlie just recovers, that could change everything. i'm hoping charliejust recovers, i'm hoping charliejust recovers, i'm hoping that when he recovers he'll be able to tell us perhaps something that would shed light on this which would narrow our search dramatically. until then, would narrow our search dramatically. untilthen, this continues. it can take a few minutes to put on and take off the protective suits. it's so hot they can only search for 15. police still can't guarantee there's nothing dangerous out there so today's health advice is don't pick anything up. in quiet corners of parks like this one in salisbury it's not hard to find all sorts of things lying around, often in places where people ta ke around, often in places where people take drugs, including things that might be of interest to children, like this. but the

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley are both in their40s, sturgess and charlie rowley are both in theirsidents. neither of them are employed and there doesn't seem to be anything in their background to make them likely to be targeted specifically, no connection with the skripals and no connection with the skripals and no connection to espionage either in russia or the uk so it's entirely unclear why this couple would have come across novichok in the first place. so many unanswered questions at the sour. we know this has become at the sour. we know this has become a counterterrorism operation, it's been widened. as we remember with the skripals back in march, theresa may, the british prime minister, strong condemnation from her towards the russian authorities there and putin is saying they need to be held accountable. the fallout from that might well happen now. the russians deny any responsibility whatsoever from what happened to the skripals andi from what happened to the skripals and i am sure if pressed, they would deny having anything to do with this but the government here is clear

it's been a life—changing weeks for charlie rowley.d by a nerve agents, but now well enough to leave hospital. i'm pleased to confirm that charlie was discharged today. he has been through an appalling experience most of us can never imagine. today is a very welcome milestone in his recovery, and all of us at the hospital wish him well. the news of his release comes barely two weeks after the death of his partner from novichok poisoning. today, in a park insoles three, a few of don's friends gathered in tribute. she was a nice person, always looked out for people. help them out anyway she could. it is a shame to see her go, she was a caring person. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok here at charlie's home. the source of the poisonous liquid was a small glass bottle found here. police released these pictures of a park insoles bray were it's possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. four months after the skripals were contaminated, charlie was able to leave hospital today. this is now the heart of a major police i

pays the cashier, then leaves with rowley. this is the shop where the couple bought alcohol before continuing into the night. you can see just over that way, the street where dawn sturgess lives currently cordoned off. it is unclear where they went next, but footage shows them walking in this direction towards the center of town where four months ago a former russian spy and his daughter were found poisoned by novembichok. the couple was exhe is suppoop substance listed as a weapon of mass destruction. authorities have yet to establish a direct link to skripal and his daughter. most concerning right now, authorities have not locateded the contaminated item. tracing rowley and sturgess' steps from that friday, critical to the investigation. a friend told local media earlier they visited stores in salisbury, bought some food and purchased a blanket from a local charity shop. midday surveillance footage catches sturgess making an alcohol run in the center of town before the couple and their friend enjoyed the evening drinking at

investigators are concentrating on a river bank near one of the spots mr rowley and his partner dawnthe day before they collapsed at his house, where police found a bottle containing the deadly nerve agent. simonjones is in salisbury. it looks like a kind of uptake in the pace of the investigation. what has prompted it? it certainly seems to be being stepped up. the met police i have just to be being stepped up. the met police i havejust spoken to be being stepped up. the met police i have just spoken to would not comment on why exactly the search is intensifying in this park, they don't want to give a running commentary but what we do know is they have been able to speak extensively with charlie rowley now he has been well enough to be discharged from hospital, and during the course of the morning, attention has been focused on a couple of tenths behind me. that's where we saw a number of police officers in the heat of the sun don their hazardous protection suits, and head out from those tents toward the centre of the park where they started examining a park bench. we saw them take

i'm pleased to confirm that, earlier today, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital.nce most of us could never imagine. today is a very welcome milestone in his recovery, and all of us at salisbury hospital wish him well as he continues to get better. nearly two weeks ago, dawn sturgess, charlie's partner, died after she received a high dose of the novichok. today, in a park in salisbury, a few of those who knew dawn gathered to remember her as a mother and a friend. she was a really nice, friendly person. she always looked out for people. she lent people money if they needed, she helped them out any way she could. it's a shame to see her go, really. she was a really caring person. she liked to be the mother of everyone, really. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok here at charlie's home in amesbury. the source of the poisonous liquid was a small, glass bottle found here. police have now released these pictures of the park in salisbury where it's possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. the operation comes as some reports suggest officers are cl

a friend says charlie rowley sometimes hung out here.ked up something dropped then by the skripal‘s attackers? ordid he find a contaminated object? this weekend, in his local park, sealed off by police officers. today, the family of dawn sturgess mark their loss with the statement. but, tonight, doctors reported a small and significant improvement in the condition of charlie rowley. he's now conscious, which means he may be able to give the police critical information. tom symons, bbc news, salisbury. the time is quarter past six. all 12 schoolboys in thailand under football coach are rescued in a feat of extraordinary ingenuity and courage. and the red arrows streak over the skies of london to celebrate the centenary of the raf. so much history, in ten minutes. it's wonderful. actually makes you want to cry knowing it's all there. to protect you. absolutely brilliant. something to be proud of. england's footballers have arrived in moscow for theirfirst world cup semifinal in nearly 30 years. the team trained this morning at their base i

police have spoken "briefly" to the novichok poisoning victim charlie rowley as they try to find thef the nerve agent which made him seriously ill and killed dawn sturgess. police have spoken "briefly" to the novichok poisoning victim charlie rowley as they try to find the source of the nerve agent which made him seriously ill and killed dawn sturgess. thailand celebrates — as officials say 12 boys rescued from the cave are in good health and recovering well. also — england is expected to come to a standstill tonight as fans tune in to the world cup. — with the aim to join france in the final. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live president trump has accused germany of being controlled by russia, as he prepares tojoin nato leaders for a summit in brussels. let's go to gavin lee in brussels. welcome to the 24th nato summit here at the new headquarters here in brussels. this organisation, remember, set up after the second world war to deal with the perceived aggression and threat from the soviet union now, still a perceived threat from russia. but an internal dispute that seems to

eight miles away in amesbury, emergency vehicles moved in en masse to the estate where charlie rowleyahead of the decontamination operation here. residents saw scenes like this in other parts of the county four months ago. now they're faced with disruption on their own doorstep. this time last week, dawn sturgess was out shopping at a local convenience store. within 2a hours, she was the first to collapse. now she and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition as doctors are once again fighting to save novichok victims. using the couple's movements, police have closed off a number of sites. in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens. they're 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 c

charlie rowley is still in a critical condition in hospital.ve launched a murder investigation. let's go live tojune kelly who's in amesbury this evening... yes, in amesbury this evening... well, dawn sturgess t| this yes, well, dawn sturgess took ill at this lag behind me last saturday, and a few hours late at charlie rowley also took ill. they were both being treated at salisbury district hospital. the couple had spent much of friday together and it is believed that is when they handled this nerve agent in this 2a hours before they took ill last saturday. salisbury district hospital is the hospital that nursed sergei skripal and yulia skripal back to health and the hope was that this couple would also pull through but we have had this very sad news. we have had a statement from the national head of counterterrorism, describing it as shocking and terrible news, he says this terrible news only strengthens our resolve to identify and bring to justice the people or person responsible for this outrageous and barbaric act. now, we understand that t

recover more than 400 items and samples in connection with the poisoning of dawn sturgess and charlie rowleyre exposed to the nerve agent novichok. donald trump prides himself on being unpredictable, so you will never be sure what each day will bring, and as with many times before the first real development of the day came on twitter with the president sending a series of messages, one criticising some us media. we have heard that many times before. he also gave us his first comment on those indictments announced yesterday in the us of 12 russian intelligence officials who were accused of hacking the democratic party in the run—up to the election. the president was fiercely critical of the obama administration, saying why didn't you will do more to stop this? he did not criticise russia for the fact it's being accused of trying to disrupt american democracy. no word on twitter at least from the president on what he made of all those discussions on the uk, us trade deal which will need to be signed once brexit happens. although perhaps he reflected that given how many different accounts of it

investigators are concentrating on a river bank near one of the spots mr rowley and his partner dawnthe day before they collapsed at his house, where police found a bottle containing the deadly nerve agent. simonjones is in salisbury. the queen elizabeth park had been a focus of this investigation for the last two weeks. why now the toilets? it seems there has been a lot of activity this morning. yesterday, there were offices in hazmat suits who went into the toilets and then brought out evidence from there. today, we have seen that area cordoned off. the focus this morning has been on the tents behind me where we saw a number of officers put on the protective suits under the heat of the sun, then move away from that area towards the centre of the park where we saw them examining a park bench. they were taking swa bs, a park bench. they were taking swabs, taking photographs, and then they bagged up some evidence and took that away. it appears the search of the park is being stepped up. what was described as a fingertip search was getting under way because it is believed this may have

british police have confirmed to charlie rowley one of the two victims exposed to the north nerve agent in amesbury has been released from hospital has partnered on sturgis died in hospital earlier this month on his police as the story. charlie rowley is the man who along with his partner dawn sturgis was exposed to novacek in the village of amesbury which is close to souls' berry back on the thirtieth of june and they were both very ill they were taken to souls bre district hospital which happens to be the same hospital where scrip powell and his daughter yulia were treated for exposure to the same agent back in march charlie rowley's partner dawn sturgis died as a result of this incident on the eighth of july and although he had been in a critical state in hospital for a number of weeks the hospital has now announced that he is well enough to go home and that he's been discharged doctors' soulsby district hospital released a statement saying that charlie has been through an appalling experience that most of us could never imagine but this marks an important milestone in his recovery a

sergei and yulia skripal last month, and then charlie rowley and dawn stu rg ess, and then charlie rowleynd dawn sturgess, a mother who tragically died asa sturgess, a mother who tragically died as a result of coming into contact with novichok, and since then, there has been a huge police operation in salisbury in nearby amesbury to determine how novichok came to be in the area, and of course, to determine how the people came into contact with it. what we have been told by them which is from the police, is that they are looking at a00 individual items and samples, and they have said that they believed dawn sturgess and charlie rowley ca m e believed dawn sturgess and charlie rowley came across a small bottle and novichok was in that, and that is how they came to be contaminated. so all focus is on how that bottle came to them. and there hasjust been a russian response to this reporter development. can you tell us reporter development. can you tell us what that is? exactly, one of our reporter spoke to the russian ambassador to the uk, and his response essentially is that these are reports

on the trail of a nerve agent, police in salisbury search for clues, as novichok victim charlie rowleys released from hospital. big hits from fleetwood and mac leave them well—placed at the open. england's tommy fleetwood is just one shot off the lead at carnoustie, while northern ireland's rory mclroy is also right in the mix. boxing, mindfulness and financial management. we will hear about a 21st—century revamp for the girl guides, as they launch hundreds of new badges and activities. good morning. we have had a rarity in the past 2a hours. a splash of rainfor in the past 2a hours. a splash of rain for some of us. but today the heat returns. in fact, this weekend the heat in the sunshine returned. i will fill you in on the details in about 15 minutes. it is saturday 21 july. our top story: 17 people, including nine members of one family, have drowned after an amphibious duck boat carrying tourists sank in stormy weather in the us state of missouri. the vessel was carrying 31 people when it overturned near the town of branson. our north america correspondent james cook reports. oh, th

charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found unconscious on saturday. further testing is now ongoing to establish the substance which led to these patients becoming ill. at this stage, it is not yet clear if a crime has been committed. police are continuing to question a nurse, after arresting her on suspicion of murdering eight babies, and attempting to murder another six. new footage is released showing the children trapped in caves in thailand. rescuers say they won't try to bring them out until it's safe, and that could be months. also this hour: the government puts forward new proposals on how it will manage fishing in british waters after brexit. ministers say that from 2020, the new plans would allow a fairer allocation of fishing opportunities. but others are warning of new barriers, to the eu market, for british fish. more than 2a million people watched england finally win a world cup penalty shoot out, making it the most—watched five minutes of television in six years. i'm sure we all wish to press them with the quality of our behaviour! and s

charlie rowley remains in hospital, seriously ill.s condition but he is now taking solids which is a sign of progress but still a lot of worry about his condition. people would want to make sure they are safe and that they would not come into co nta ct safe and that they would not come into contact with the novichok. not only the police need to isolate the source of where it was but it is also important that that receptacle, that bottle, where did it come from? where was it ought. is it something rare, unusual, bought at a pity you shop at a particular time. —— particular shop. and that may help discover who was responsible for the attacks. as france and croatia face off in the world cup final, another famous football team have been playing today — the senior team of the wild boars. theirjunior counterparts are still recovering in hospital after being trapped in a thai cave for more than two weeks. 0ur correspondent howard johnson was there to see them play. we are at a senior game of the wild boars. we heard that two of the players t

the situation is charlie rowley remains in hospital, seriously ill. apparently but that is one sign of progress but there is still worry about his condition. people will want confirmation about where the novichok was found so that they will not come into contact with it. yes. it is very important for the police to isolate the source but it is also important that that bottle, where did it come from? where was it bought? if it's something rare and unusual or was it bought in a particular shop? that could be absolutely vital for the injured —— for the investigation to find out, who was responsible for the attack on the skripals and also for the latest attack. thank you very much. president trump has ended an eventful visit to the uk — where he met the queen, gave advice to the prime minister on brexit and attracted mass protests. he's arrived in helsinki, where he'll hold talks with russia's president vladimir putin. from donald trump's turnberry resort in ayrshire, james cook reports. president trump came to tundra were told to prepare for his meeting w

charlie rowley is the biggest wea kness charlie rowley is the biggest weakness at the moment and theycted. arguably was a syringe that seems to be the most common sort. the police need him to recover just for evidence and it is debatable whether they will ever actually find who was responsible. moving on to this story, in the new york times, and we know they are not a big proponent of the tribe administration by any means they are extremely critical but, still, we can look at their coverage of mike pompeo's visit to north korea and how the us is interpreting this and how the us is interpreting this and how north korea interprets this. how the us is interpreting this and how north korea interprets thism looks like the early forms of peace between the two sides are disappearing quite quickly. the peace talk are causing friction on both sides with frustration and the underlying seems to be the president trump and the administration promised quick cleared denuclearisation and the north koreans do not want to give that up. it was hoped on this trip that mr pompeo would come back with the r

it's been a life—changing three weeks for charlie rowley. nerve agent, but now well enough to leave hospital. i'm pleased to confirm that earlier today charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. charlie has been through an appalling experience most of us can never imagine. the news of his release comes nearly two weeks after the death of his partner dawn sturgess from novichok poisoning. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok here at charlie's home. the source of the poisonous liquid was a small, glass bottle found here. police today released these pictures of a park in salisbury were it's possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. four months after yulia and sergei skripal were contaminated, charlie was able to leave hospital today. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines . with just months left to conlude a brexit deal, the eu's chief negotiator says there is progress, but there's still work to be done before reaching agreement. donald trump's former lawyer is reported to have secretly taped a conversation w

eight miles away in amesbury, emergency vehicles moved in en masse to the estate where charlie rowleyontamination operation here. residents saw scenes like this in other parts of the county four months ago. now they're faced with disruption on their own doorstep. one week on, dawn sturgess and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition as doctors are once again fighting to save novichok victims. last friday afternoon dawn sturgess was seen on cctv shopping in salisbury. later, the couple visited queen elizabeth gardens and then both went to dawn sturgess‘ hostel. 10:30pm that even in day took a bus to amesbury, where charlie rowland lives in mugglestone road. 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 st

four months to the day after the salisbury attack, and dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have become the victims of nerve agent poisoning in britain. the couple were taken ill from their home on saturday are now critically ill in hospital. this is the moment the emergency unfolded on saturday night. the bbc has been given these phone images of the fire and ambulance services at the property. this man says he is a friend of the couple and saw what happened. he was sweating, dribbling and he couldn't speak and was making funny noises and was rocking back and forwards, there was no response, he didn't even know i was there. it was like he was in another world, hallucinating. the nerve agent was identified in porton down near amesbury in the same place used to identify the novichok liquid in march. tonight the metropolitan police counterterrorism unit confirmed the latest findings. following the detailed analysis of those samples, we can confirm the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok, which has been identified as the same nerve agent that contaminated both julia and

charlie rowley is the man who along with his partner dawn sturgis was exposed to novacek in the village of amesbury which is close to souls' berry back on the thirtieth of june and they were both very ill they were taken to souls bre district hospital which happens to be the same hospital where scrip powell and his daughter yulia were treated for exposure to the same agent back in march charlie rowley's partner dawn sturgis died as a result of this incident on the eighth of july and although he had been in a critical state in hospital for a number of weeks the hospital has now announced that he is well enough to go home and that he's been discharged doctors district hospital released a statement saying that charlie has been through an appalling experience that most of us could never imagine but this marks an important milestone in his recovery and they wish him all the best it also goes on to thank the clinical team wherever vice two local residents remains unchanged and that is do not pick up any items such as syringes needles cross medics all similar objects made of plastic metal ther

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have been in hospital since saturday.ght, police said it had been established that they were poisoned by novichok — the same toxin used on the former russian agent, sergei skripal and his daughter, julia, in nearby salisbury earlier this year. here's duncan kennedy with the latest. four months to the day after the salisbury attack, and dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have become the new victims of nerve agent poisoning in britain. the couple were taken ill from their home on saturday are now critically ill in hospital. this is the moment the emergency unfolded on saturday night. the bbc has been given these phone images of the fire and ambulance services at the property. this man says he is a friend of the couple and saw what happened. he was sweating, dribbling and he couldn't speak and was making funny noises and was rocking back and forwards, there was no response, he didn't even know i was there. it was like he was in another world, hallucinating. the nerve agent was identified in porton down near amesbury in the sam

recover more than 400 items and samples in connection with the poisoning of dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, who were exposed to the nerve agent novichok. defeat for england in their third place play off against belgium — as gareth southgate‘s side lose 2—nil. since donald trump became president, we can certainly say that a certain weekend routine has emerged. we know the president likes to play golf, he often does that at one of his golf courses in the us. we also know he often turns to twitter across the weekend to allow us to do his thinking on a number of issues he's feeling passionate about. the fact that he's not in america at the moment and is in fact staying in his golf resort here on the west coast of scotla nd golf resort here on the west coast of scotland has not changed that routine. he played golf earlier, teed off around half past one and before he took to the course he took to twitter to lambast certain american networks, calling them fake news, attacking them for their positions during the presidential campaign back in 2016, would you believe? you can also see he got some at