thousands of white paper birds fly high in salisbury. paper birds fly high in salisbury. and hope, and city needs both. city needs both. together, and we, it is a new beginning. beginning. please god it's a new beginning for us. beginning for us. made here, with local people's messages written inside. messages written inside. notjust in the cathedral where the salisbury doves are in flight. salisbury doves are in flight. have come together too, and the flock is growing all the time. flock is growing all the time. out of adversity positive things happen. of adversity positive things happen. everyone knows what the meaning is, and they are really taking part. and they are really taking part. paper birds can't help this city alone. alone. is down by 40% or more since the nerve agent attack. nerve agent attack. little doves have already done is help bring people together. help bring people together. safety in numbers at troubled times. in numbers at troubled times. andy howard, bbc news. and increasingly it's about more than just the music. as our arts correspondent david sillito has been

the former russian spy sergei skripal has been discharged from hospital in salisbury.nt in march. he's been taken to a secure location where he will continue to receive treatment. salisbury district hospital confirmed that mr skripal is now entering an "important stage in his recovery" which will "take place away from the hospital". while these patients have now been discharged, their right to confidentiality remains and limits us confidentiality remains and limits us from giving detailed accounts of the treatments these individuals received. however, treating people who are so acutely unwell, having been poisoned by nerve agents requires stabilising them, keeping them alive until their bodies produce more enzymes to replace those that have been poisoned. it is fantastic news that sergei skripal is well enough to leave salisbury district hospital, that he, yulia and ds bailey have been able to leave us so soon after coming into contact with the nerve agent is thanks to the hard work, skill and professionalism of our clinicians, who, every day, deliver outstanding ca re

julia skripal was poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury on march the fourth.e was well enough to read a prepared statement. translation: i still find it difficult to come to terms with the fact that both of us were attacked in such a way. the fact a nerve agent was used to do this is shocking. we are so lucky we survived this attempted assassination. the clinical treatment was invasive, painful and depressing. the police believe she and her father were poisoned by a russian designed novichok nerve agent, smeared on the doorknob. it led to these scenes in salisbury as the police tried to control contamination. it was clear thatjulia skripal has been left with a scar on her neck from a tracheotomy. translation: my life has been turned upside down as i try to come to terms with the devastating changes both physically and emotionally. i want to help care for my father until his full recovery. in the longer term, i hope to return home to my country. julia skripal prepared signed handwritten copies of her statement in russian and english, wanting to show that they w

daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. experts is being sent to the democratic republic of congo to help tackle the ebola outbreak. 25 people have thought to have died so far. the world health organisation believes more than 500 people have come into contact with the virus and will need monitoring for symptoms. bmw is recalling an additional 88,000 cars in the uk due to a potentialfire risk. it's in addition to a recall last week over faulty wiring connections, which could cause vehicles to cut out whilst being driven. in total, nearly 400,000 bmw 3—series cars are affected. the department of health in northern ireland says more than 3,000 patients of the neurologist dr michael watt are being called to be reassessed after concerns about potential misdiagnosis. the recall follows an independent review of his work. the number of patients being called back may still go up. downing street has said that theresa may regards as "unacceptable" remarks the speaker of the house of commons is alleged to have made about a cabinet mini

daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury.ooking at life it is of windsor where people are camping over to the right of your screen. they are trying to secure the best possible view for the wedding of queen elizabeth's grandson prince harry to the actress meghan markle. tens of millions of others around the world are expected to watch the event on television. the airto to watch the event on television. the air to the british throne prince charles will walk the american down the aisle. —— heir. and, of course, the bbc is the place to be for all things royal wedding. the ceremony is, of course, taking place on saturday and we'll bring you our special live coverage from windsor castle from 9am gmt, here on bbc world news. stay with us. hello there. we ended the week on a lovely note, thanks to this big area of high pressure which will still be with us during the weekend and for many of us into next week as well. weather watcher photos pouring through of the glorious sunset up and down the uk. you can see how beautiful the skies w

yulia skripal, one of two victims who were poisoned by a nerve agent in salisbury, makes her first televised statement since the attack. speaking from an unknown location, yulia said her recovery and that of her father sergei skripal had been "slow and extremely painful". translation: we are so lucky to both have survived this attempted assassination. i don't want to describe the details, but the clinical treatment was invasive and distressing. yulia skripal acknowledged offers of help from russia. she said they weren't ready to take it, but that she hoped to return to her country one day. also tonight. the uk's leading tax official has warned that a post—brexit customs system could cost businesses up to £20 billion a year. i'm with you on the front line — the message from the new home secretary to rank—and—file police officers. a row over the lack of black uk students at oxford, even though its ethnic minority student numbers are rising. and are we facing limits on the water we use? there's a warning that england faces shortages by 2050. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc n

our correspondent duncan kennedy is outside salisbury district hospital.'t think they were going to survive? that's exactly right. the prognosis at the beginning of this at the beginning of march, was that they wouldn't survive are particularly sergei skripal who seem to have the worst of this dose. but a extraordinary two and a half months, culminating today and the release of sergei skripal, back on sunday, march four he and his daughter yulia skripal who are derived from moscow, they went for a drink and a meal in salisbury city centre and ended up convulsing in that famous bent on a park, they we re that famous bent on a park, they were brought here to the hospital and it was clear they were the victims of a nerve agent, extraordinary piece of news. it was then confirmed to be novichok and then confirmed to be novichok and the end of the pointed at russia. a policeman was released from hospital and in early april, yulia skripal was released and taken into protective custody, and now two and a half months on, the sergei skripal himself has been discharg

yulia skripal was poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury on march 4th.h to beat a prepared statement. translation: i still find it difficult to come to terms with the fact that both of us were attacked in such a way. the fact that a nerve agent was used to do this is shocking. we are so lucky we both survived this attempted assassination. the clinical treatment was invasive, painful and depressing. police believe she and her father were poisoned by a russian designed novichok nerve agent smeared on the door handle of his home. it led to surreal scenes in salisbury as the police and the army tried to control contamination. today it was clear that yulia skripal has been left with a scar on her neck from a tracheotomy. translation: my life has been turned upside down as i try to come to terms with the devastating changes both physically and emotionally. i want to help care for my father until his full recovery. in the longer term i hope to return home to my country. yulia skripal prepared signed handwritten copies of her statement in russian and english, wa

daniel sandford reports from salisbury.ve agent almost 11 weeks ago, there were concerns they might not survive. but now, 5.5 weeks after his daughter, sergei skripal has also been discharged from hospital. the staff here, when the skripals first came in, would have been dealing with something that, to be honest, no other clinicians in the world have seen before. and so they really did an incredible job in taking the unknown and working through treatment and maintaining life—saving therapy to get the result that we've seen today. i understand that sergei skripal has spoken at length with detectives now, and can walk, but he's not completely well and no—one knows what the long—term effects on his health will be. in russia, president putin said of the man who had spied for britain, "god grant him good health", and said that if a military—grade nerve agent had been used — as the british government claims — then the skripals would have died on the spot. the russian ambassador in london said embassy officials still want to see t

julia skripal was poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury on marked the fourth.she was well enough to beat a prepared statement. —— march four. translation: i still find it difficult to come to terms with this attack. the fact a nerve agent was used to do this is shocking. we are so used to do this is shocking. we are so lucky we survived this attempted assassination. the clinical treatment was invasive, painful and depressing. police believe she and her father were poisoned depressing. police believe she and herfather were poisoned by a novel choc agent. it led to store these scenes in salisbury as the police tried to control contamination. it was clear thatjulia tried to control contamination. it was clear that julia skripal tried to control contamination. it was clear thatjulia skripal has been left with a scar on her neck from a track your permit. translation: my life has been turned upside down as i try to come to terms with the devastating changes both physically and emotionally. i wa nt to both physically and emotionally. i want to help care for my father

spy sergei skripal‘s discharged from hospital ten weeks after being exposed to a nerve agent in salisburye prime minister calls the house of commons speaker john bercow‘s alleged derogratory comments about a female colleague as unacceptable. and mourinho‘s manchester united prepare to take on his old team, chelsea, in tomorrow's fa cup final. coming up on bbc news, goalkeeperjoe hart expresses his disappointment at missing out on a world cup place, calling his exclusion from gareth southgate‘s squad gutting. hello. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. meghan markle has asked prince charles to accompany her down the aisle at her wedding to prince harry tomorrow. her father, thomas markle, is unable to attend the wedding in windsor because of ill health. in a statement released by kensington palace, prince charles was said to be "pleased to be able to welcome ms markle to the royal family in this way". jane hill is in windsor this lunchtime. hello, and a very good afternoon from the glorious sunshine here at windsor castle. and yes, this morning we had that confirmation that t

yulia skripal, poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury, says she and her father are lucky to be alive. translation: we are so lucky to have both survived this attempted assassination. to have both survived this i don't want to describe the details, but the clinical treatment was invasive, painful, and depressing. customs officials say the system favoured by brexiteers could cost businesses up to 20 billion pounds a year the bbc has been told that michael cohen, translation: we are so lucky to have both survived this personal lawyer to us president donald trump, received a secret payment to arrange talks between mr trump and the president of ukraine. gagged by her colleagues and taped to a chair, this woman who complained of a racist and misogynistic culture in a scottish government agency, says this was a warning to keep quiet. also ahead this hour, calls for more student diversity in higher education. one third of oxford's colleges admitted three black candidates, orfewer, during the past three years. and arsenal confirms unai emery as the club's new manager, the first for 22 years,

daniel sandford reports from salisbury.eeks ago, there were concerns they might not survive. but now, five and a half weeks after his daughter, sergei skripal has been discharged from hospital. the staff here when the skripals first came in would have been dealing with something that, to be honest, no other clinicians in the world have seen before. they really did an incredible job in taking the unknown and working through treatment, and maintaining life—saving therapy to get the result that we have seen today. i understand sergei skripal has spoken at length with detectives now and can walk but he is not completely well. in russia, president putin said, ifa military grade nerve agent had been used, the skripals would be dead. it was a theme picked up on by his ambassador in london. if it was really novichok, and they were poisoned by novichok, the consequences would be very serious. sergei skripal‘s house, which police believe to be the scene of the crime, remains abandoned. the front door has been taken away to the chemic

in salisbury norjust an act against the uk by russia it was an affront to the rules —based system onent erdogan strongly condemned the actions of both israel and the united states. we will never accept the removing of the us embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. with this endeavour the us not only ignored the resolutions of the un and international law but also refrained from playing the mediating role in the settlement of the dispute between two countries and instead the us introduced itself as contributing to the conflict. we have to do everything within our capability to refrain from distorting the picture by being forged and policies of the united states and the israeli occupants and violent actions have been encouraged by the discretion of the united states. as of yesterday 60 palestinians have lost their lives and many civilians in the region of 2500 people, had been wounded, most of them heavily and these are all the result of such policies. that is president erdogan. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight. i

daniel sandford reports from salisbury.gent, almost 11 weeks ago, there were concerns they might not survive, but now, five and a half weeks after his daughter, sergei skripal is discharged from hospital. the staff here, when the skripals first came in, would have been dealing with something that to be honest, no other clinicians in the world has seen before. so, they really did an incredible job of taking the unknown and working through treatment and maintaining life—saving therapy to get the result that we are seeing today. i understand sergei skripal has spoken at length with detectives now, and can walk, but is not completely well. in russia, president putin said if a military grade nerve agent had been used, the skripals would be dead. it was a theme picked up on by his ambassadorial london. if it was really novichok, and there were poisoned by novichok, the consequences will be very serious. sergei skripal‘s house, which police believe was the scene of the crime, remains abandoned. his front door has been taken away t

greater manchester police were called to the salisbury nightclub in the area of brinnington. it's thought a black audi a4 collided with a number of people before fleeing the scene. a man in his 30s died later in hospital. pressure to relax northern ireland's strict abortion laws is intensifying with labour adding its voice to calls for change. it comes after friday's historic referendum in the republic of ireland. mps from across the commons say women should have the same rights in all parts of the uk, but downing street insists it's a matterfor northern ireland. the dup, on whom theresa may relies for a majority in parliament, says it will not be bullied into accepting abortion. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, is in belfast and explains how the law

also on the programme: yulia skripal, the daughter of the spy poisoned by a nerve agent in salisbury, says she feels lucky to be alive but would one day like to return home to russia. tributes for one of the great american writers of the 20th century, philip roth, who's died at the age of 85. get in touch with us using #beyond100days. hello and welcome, i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in new york. donald trump's personal lawyer, michael cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 to arrange a meeting between the ukrainian president and president trump. that is the claim made by sources with direct knowledge of the matter who have spoken to the bbc. the payment, they say, was sent to michael cohen by intermediaries acting for the ukrainian leader, petro poroshenko. ukraine later stopped its investigation into mr trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort. mr cohen denies taking the payment. there have also been denials from two men who are named as intermediaries, and from a lawyer who represents mr cohen's alleged partner, felix sater. the ukrainian pre

mark urban, bbc news, salisbury.ry. we are in the uk already the most obese nation in western europe and we have to tackle the youngsters, we have to tackle this at an early stage, if we are to make real progress in improving our nation. the local government association said the figures were a worrying wake—up call and warned that today‘s obese children risked having their years of healthy adult life cut short by a host of health problems, including type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease. the man asked to become italy‘s prime minister is trying to put together a government as the country‘s political crisis continues. carlo cottarelli is a former director at the international monetary fund and was asked to take up the position until new elections can be held. however, the two main parties have promised to block anything he submits and have called for peaceful protests. talks between us and north korean officials continue as both sides finalise plans for a possible meeting between president donald trump and kimjong—

the head of mi5 accuses russia of bare faced lying and criminal thuggery over the salisbury nerve agentack. jamie oliver and nicola sturgeon try to tackle childhood obesity, with more than 100,000 children in scotland seriously overweight. brawls breaking out at goodwood and ascot — more security guards could be brought in to stop a recent spate of violence at the races. and i'm here with thousands of fans, as manchester city's footballlers parade the premier league title. and coming up on bbc news, it's two wins in eight days over magdalena rybarikova, asjohanna konta reaches the second round of the italian 0pen. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. palestinian officials say that israeli forces have shot dead more than 50 protesters in gaza on the same day that the united states opened its new embassy injerusalem. more than 2,000 palestinians are reported to have been injured. protests have been taking place along gaza's border with israel for six weeks, but they've intensified today. the embassy has been moved from tel aviv, in line with donald trump's election campaign pr

russia saying, for example, the poisoning in salisbury was fake news.ying that if there was a genuine fa ke saying that if there was a genuine fake news story than it leaves and opendoor as to what is real and what is not. and it provides the russian government with at least one story where they can say that is fake and the case and salisbury was fake news as well. moving on to the new york times. their take on what is happening in italy. front—page story in new york as we have seen the markets are factored by as they say, eu quivers. but it is notjust in the eu. yesterday reporting that the asia, american markets all affected at this. there is genuine concern around the world about what is set to happen with the eu's third—largest economy, with the politics in the country is still seemingly undetermined.“ politics in the country is still seemingly undetermined. if there is no coalition agreement coming through, should there be a next election? question is will this be a recommended on italy's membership in the euro. —— referendum. will this lead to ren

thousands of white paper birds fly high in salisbury.the moment, this city needs both. we feel that what happened to us, this is an opportunity to say we are not alone, we are together, we are doing something together. we may not change the world, but as a community we have shown we are standing together, and it is a new beginning. please god, it's a new beginning for us. some of the doves have come from around the world, where this travelling exhibition has been before. others have been made here, with local people's messages written inside. but it is notjust in the cathedral where the salisbury doves are in flight. shops have come together too, and the flock is growing all the time. out of adversity positive things happen. i think it is heart—warming. doves have a nice message, don't they? so, everyone knows what the meaning is, and they are really taking part. paper birds can't help this city alone. businesses said today trade is down by a0% or more since the nerve agent attack. but what these little doves have already done is help br

mark urban, bbc news, salisbury.s diamond jubilee galleries at westminster abbey will open next month. the renovated attic space will display treasures from the abbey's collection, and for the first time in 700 years visitors will be able to see the view once described as "the best in europe." 0ur arts editor will gompertz is there. and on welcome today's new galleries. every inch of which is packed with history. these means, for example, were put in by sir christopher wren. this stone sarcophagus date back to 300 aed, and these beautiful glass panels are 13th century, but i really want to show you the view from the window, to these —— through these storm grotesques unavailable for public view, until now. the imposing presence of westminster abbey, which dates back over 1000 years. the grand exterior has been untouched for more than 250 years but now boasts a brand—new tower housing a staircase for visitors to climb the 108 steps to take them up and into the queen's diamond jubilee galleries. the point from the groun

arriving at salisbury crown court this morning, his face hidden by a hat and scarf.inst young teenage boys over a period spanning three decades. the court heard that he had been involved with coaching the youth team at southampton football club from the mid—1970s, then based here at the dell. he also ran his own soccer academy, before working at peterborough united football club until 1996. higgins sat silently in the dock as the jury was told there was no doubt he had been a talented coach, spotting and nurturing many young players who went to achieve significant national and international success. but adam feest, prosecuting, said throughout this period higgins was carrying out a widespread campaign of sexual abuse against many of those in his charge. he held supreme power over their footballing futures, a fact he made abundantly clear to them. the court heard that his abuse of some had been more serious and more sustained. with others, his activities appeared to be more opportunistic. but for the best part of 25 years bob higgins was a serial abuser of young teena

sophie long, bbc news, salisbury.t in wolverhampton. he was taken to hospital with serious injuries after reports of disorder involving a group of youths. police have now begun a murder inquiry. our correspondent sima kotecha is in wolverhampton. sima. yes, this stabbing happening in the west midlands and yes, it comes at a time when knife crime has increase significantly, across the region, just days ago a 16—year—old boy was killed in an affluent part of birmingham in broad daylight. but what the police said here, today, carries national resonance. just 15. keelan wilson stabbed to death last night. it happened at 11.00 in a cul—de—sac on a residential road, just metres away from his home. the police made this desperate plea. all i will say now is to members of the public who have got young people, to sit down and have a conversation with them and tell them that this is the consequence of carrying knives. we are seeing too many of these incidents, not only in the west midlands, but across the country, and it needs t

andrew parker condemned moscow for the salisbury nerve agent attack, as well as for backing the use ofnnexing crimea. in his speech in berlin, mr parker also revealed that since last year, the security services are thwarting, on average, one terror attack a month in the uk. corera. —— here's our security correspondent gordon corera. more than two months after the poisonings in salisbury, signs today that the investigation is still under way. but across europe, in berlin, the head of mi5 today told a meeting of security officials that the evidence pointing the finger at russia was stronger than ever. and andrew parker was outspoken about the threat european democracies face from moscow. the russian state's now well—practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion, along with new and old forms of espionage, high levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery, is what is meant these days by the term ‘hybrid threats‘. he also warned that european countries faced an "intense and unrelenting" international terrorist threat. this unp

daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury.he democratic republic of congo. in total, the world health 0rganization says it'll be monitoring more than 500 people who've come into contact with ebola. they could be among the first to get an experimental new vaccine. at least 11 people are thought to have been killed during a riot at a prison in western venezuela. it's the country's second prison riot this week. on wednesday an uprising was staged at the helicoide prison complex in caracas, which is the headquarters of venezuela's secret service. both prisons are said to be back under the control of the authorities. let's get more now on the royal wedding, with final preparations under way in windsor. 0ur reporter andy moore is on the long walk in windsor, where the royal procession will be passing later today. there certainly are a little of the all here. you can see the castle floodlit behind me in the distance. as you say, we are here on long walk, which has been renamed by some people here as long wait. there are a lot of peop

russia because of what has taken place with the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter in salisburyns use in douma, russia's saying it did not happen. what britain wants is to make sure there is no stalemate, we have sanctions, we have had a recall of diplomats but advanced to turn the screw because the real concern is that this is a matter of national security, it's notjust about corruption and financial misdemeanours, we are talking about national security we are talking about cyber terrorism. also in the guardian, digby, economists warning donald trump, don't replay the 1930s in terms of economic protectionism. iam in terms of economic protectionism. i am convinced of my own decision on this because i am a free trader, instinctively in my soul i don't do protectionism, i have spoken for yea rs protectionism, i have spoken for years and speeches all over the world about how the french and the americans do protectionism and tha nkfully americans do protectionism and thankfully britain does not, the eu does for more of that than is healthy for the western world. so when you have eco

mark urban, bbc news, salisbury.ewsnight tonight at10:30pm on more of course on newsnight tonight at 10:30pm on bbc two. joanna gosling is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. the man asked to become italy's caretaker prime minister is trying to put together a government. carlo cottarelli — a former director at the international monetary fund — has promised to run a neutral administration until fresh elections can be held. however, the two main parties which had been expected to be in power — the five star movement and the league — are expected to block any programme he submits to parliament. the political crisis in italy is putting pressure on european financial markets. one in 25 primary school children in england aged between ten and ii is severely obese. the local government association has analysed data released by public health england earlier this year. it says child obesity is contributing to a multi—billion pound ill—health time bomb. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, repo

she and her father sergei were poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury in march.eard from yulia. translation: we are so lucky to have both survive this attempted assassination. i don't want to describe the details, but the clinical treatment was invasive, painful and depressing. our recovery has been slow and extremely painful. i'm grateful to all of the wonderful, kind staff at salisbury hospital, a place i have become all too familiar with. i also think fondly of those who helped us on the street on the day of the attack. the interview was with reuters at an undisclosed location. since being discharged from hospital, yulia and sergei skripal are still under a police witness protection programme in the uk. but russia has repeatedly asked for consular access to the pair. here's what yulia said on that issue. i wish to address a couple of issues directly, and have chosen to interrupt my rehabilitation to make this short statement. i ask that everyone respects the privacy of me and my father. we need time to recover and come to terms with everything that has happene

here, allegedly, in syria and closer to home in salisbury.he battles over what really happened and who was responsible in both cases are fought in the 0pcw, the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons in the hague. last week russia brought children from syria into the 0pcw itself, using them to back its claim that no chemical agent had been used against them. today the director of the 0pcw told me what he thought of that move. i didn't attend, of course, the meeting. i asked myself not to attend it because i thought that it was not appropriate for the impartiality of the work that this organisation has been doing. so you wish it hadn't happened? absolutely. i made this very clear to the russian delegation. in the salisbury poisoning, the 0pcw independently confirmed britain's scientific analysis. russian officials then tried to cast doubt on the conclusions. today, ahmet uzumcu defended his team's work. the samples collected by our experts cannot be tampered. so there is a full chain of custody as we call it. they were attended b

in salisbury district hospital, the formal review of the skripal affair is onlyjust starting.olved, it was a remarkable episode crowned with success. and mark is with me. remarkable interviews you have done. what would you put the skripals' survival down to? a couple of things before they even entered the medical system. the potency and dosage of this agent, had it not a bit old, had it been mixed properly? the application method, were there some reasons why they didn't get a full dose? then they didn't get a full dose? then the authorities got involved, keith golden hour care, that is what the staff stressed, minutes after they stopped breathing they were helped by paramedics right through the resuscitation processed into intensive care in less than an hour. then the administration of drugs, we think they were the drugs you would expect in nerve agent poisoning, the advice from porton down, they were brought back to consciousness, it is a remarkable story. ok, mark, thank you. and you can watch the full report on tonight's newsnight. that's on bbc two at 10.30pm. starbucks is

the head of mi5 accuses russia of bare—faced lying and malign activities over the salisbury nerve agentsington palace asks for understanding for meghan markle amid reports that her father will not now attend the wedding on saturday. guernsey could become the first place in the british isles to introduce assisted dying. we have a special report. i do not want to go on living if i can't attend to myself. music and chanting. and thousands of people line the streets for manchester city's victory parade after their record breaking season. and also in the sport on bbc news, as brawls break out at goodwood and ascot, more security guards could be brought in to protect racegoers. good evening. palestinian officials say that israeli forces have shot dead more than 50 protesters in gaza, on the same day that the united states opened its new embassy injerusalem. more than 2000 palestinians are reported to have been injured. protests have been taking place along gaza's border with israel for six weeks but they intensified dramatically today as donald trump made good on his controversial election pr

the attack on the skripalfamily. with a massive impact on international diplomatic relations. at salisburyistrict hospital. nhs staff did not know whether they too would be affected. until now, when newsnight can exclusively tell their story. to the people who treated them. here is his report. machine beeps. coming up to the unit. there was a real concern as to how big could this get? and involve many casualties. we were dealing with the unknown. we were expecting them not to survive. patients for the effects of novichok poisoning. i think it's safe to say that we're still learning. quite unlike any others in this hospital's history. i was the sister in charge of the shift. the evening that yulia and sergei were admitted. taken an overdose. no mention of nerve—agent poisoning. with their cardiovascular system. that was important. early the following morning, the telephone calls were starting. on the monday morning. in my wildest imaginations having with anyone. admitted to hospital. clearly, a real situation, but feeling very unreal. we then had a briefing, as a group of executives. an upd

the salisbury convention point, you're not meant to do things if it's in a manifesto.sing legislation and sending it back for the commons to think again. indeed, a number of members of the house of commons have asked us to send this back to them because they want the debate again, circumstances have changed. that is the truth and that is what is happening. but it's not. there are a number if they have enough people and they do what they are threatening to do, receiving amendments from the house of lords, we know of discussions going on between them, what the lords is doing is magnifying the lack of democracy... i'm puzzled, you're talking about collective people doing the dirty work, all they are doing is... no, that's not how the system works, what is happening is the elected lords are coming up with a number of wrecking amendments, there are a lot more... they are not wrecking. what is your fear? if the mps don't vote for them, what damage can they do? the house of commons as these mps in it who themselves... they are elected! wait a minute, they have already voted f

bbc news, salisbury. laura: now to westminster abbey and its attic.years the highest point in this ancient building was used for storage, but now it has been renovated and it will display treasures from the abbey's collection. for the first time in 700 years, the general public can see the view once described as the best in europe. will gompertz is there. will: the imposing presence of westminster abbey, which dates back over 1000 years, with the grand exterior untouched for more than 250 years. a brand-new tower and a staircase of 108 steps to take them up and into the queen's diamond jubilee galleries. they are new. the space is not. it has been here for centuries, largely unused and neglected. >> i think there was a plan in the 13th century possibly to create chapels out here. mass needed to be said. but they didn't ever do it. the fashion changed. of course, it was used for coronations. >> this great building in all its magnificence -- will: the bbc used a 16-meter-high vantage point to report on queen elizabeth's coronation in 1953. now this spac

detectives went to the airbase near salisbury and discovered that emile cilliers was the last to handle accident. it was in this toilet that emile cilliers brought victoria cilliers' parachute to tamper with. he moved strings on the main chute and cut pieces off the reserve chute, all to sabotage it. what he hoped for was that, when she leapt out of the aircraft, she would jump to her death. the police organised this demonstration in the toilet to see if there was space to sabotage the parachute. there was. what was happening at the locker when you got there? but after his arrest, cilliers refused to speak about the chute. i'm not going to answer that question. incredibly, a week before the parachute incident, cilliers had also tampered with this gas pipe at his home, in a separate attempt to kill victoria by explosion. his children were upstairs at the time. i couldn't believe it! long before victoria, emile cilliers had fathered two children with this woman, nicky shepherd, who doesn't want her face shown. this is her with emile, someone she says was highly manipulative. in her first

mark urban, bbc news, salisbury. of an "ill—health time bomb", after a new study suggests that one in 25 primary school children in england, aged between ten and 11, are severely obese. the local government association has analysed data released by public health england earlier this year. it says child obesity will lead to serious health risks in later life, such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. fergus walsh reports. the weight and height of children in reception aged four to five and in year six when they are 10—11, is measured each year in primary schools across england. for children in reception, nearly 15,000, or around one in 40, is classed as severely obese. that rises to more than 22,000, or one in 25, for children aged 10—11. each year, more children are leaving primary school overweight, but this is the first time the national child measurement programme data has included the severely obese category. we are in the uk already the most obese nation in western europe and we have to tackle the youn

mark urban, bbc news, salisbury.night's newsnight. on the bbc news channel. five metres in hours. resembled rapids rather than roads. time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. across belgium, the netherlands too. the south midlands and southern counties of england. torrential falls of rain. in the very wettest areas, where those storms really line up. thunder, a muggy night in the south. not quite some muggy for the north. and those showers become widespread across england and wales. again, some really hefty downpours, some loud claps of thunder. temperatures are, up to probably 26 degrees in the warmest spots. that's your weather. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. man are shot dead in the belgian city. in a suspected terrorist incident. translation: i heard gunshots. i saw people running. did not understand what was happening. happening. potential breakthrough in fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer. an aggressive form of brain cancer. would still be alive if he hadn't followed the

andrew parker condemned moscow for the salisbury nerve agent attack, and for backing the use of chemicaln a speech in berlin, mr parker also revealed that since last year, security services are thwarting, on average, one terror attack a month in the uk. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera reports. more than two months after the poisonings in salisbury, signs today that the investigation is still under way. but across europe, in berlin, the head of mi5 today told a meeting of security officials that the evidence pointing the finger at russia was stronger than ever. and andrew parker was outspoken about the threat european democracies face from moscow. the russian state's now well—practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion, along with new and old forms of espionage and high levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery, is what is meant these days by the term ‘hybrid threats‘. he also warned that european countries faced an "intense and unrelenting" international terrorist threat. this unprecedented tempo of attack pla

had produced and stored albeit a slightly different strain of the nerve agent to the one used in salisbury but nevertheless that country shouldn't be hypocritical about this bill. small amounts of money trump were produced interested in the czech republic we know well and we know where it will be critical to pretend such a thing never. however politically moscow has been cost very much as the unequivocal perpetrator of the soul's bre attack to reason may said that it was highly likely that russia was behind the attack on the script take a lesson where all the cold front is about the identity of the culprit no other country has a combination of the capability the intent and the motive to carry out such an act is no poolesville alternative explanation yet but. this is. t.v. close even actually able to forgive. the plausible explanation that's what the politicians have said but the head of the government lib oratory here in the u.k. that was analyzing and identifying the sample of the nerve agent used in the attack porton down the head of that government lab hasn't been able to confirm the or

in salisbury district hospital, the formal review of the skripal affair is only just starting formal skripal affair is onlyjust starting but formal review of the skripal affair is only just starting but for those involved, it was a remarkable episode crowned with success. and you can watch bbc newsnight on bbc two in the uk on tuesday may 29 at 10.30pm. now, the political crisis in italy — which is europe's fourth biggest economy — is intensifying with the nomination of an unelected economist as caretaker prime minister. italy's two main anti—establishment parties, though, have promised to block carlo cottarelli. if that happens, there will be fresh elections.a major obstacle —— if that happens, there will be fresh elections. a major obstacle in creating a government has been italy's commitment to the single european currency, as james reynolds reports. this is italy's newest prime minister—designate. carlo cottarelli is a pro—euro economist and a non—populist. the president has picked him to maintain italy's current relationship with the european union. translation: it's essential t