in— salisbury and spent the rest of her life in and nearthe salisbury and spent the rest of her lifee had _ her life in and near the city. she had three children. her life she had three children. her iife was_ she had three children. her life was not without its challenges, but she faced those challenges, but she faced those challenges with the support of friends — challenges with the support of friends and a loving family. the — friends and a loving family. the circumstances of dawn's life stand in stark contrast to the circumstances of her death. she died — the circumstances of her death. she died an unnatural and a wholly— she died an unnatural and a wholly unexpected death, poisoned by a military grade chemical weapon. the poison you will chemical weapon. the poison you wiii hear— chemical weapon. the poison you wiii hear it— chemical weapon. the poison you will hear it was known as novichok, a nerve agent, a class — novichok, a nerve agent, a class of— novichok, a nerve agent, a class of nerve agents, said to be developed by russian agencies in the final years of the cold _ agen

in salisbury. what can we exect? , ., ., in salisbury. what can we aimed?— in salisbury.morning. the morninu expect? good morning. the morning will— expect? good morning. the morning will certainly - expect? good morning. the morning will certainly be . morning will certainly be dominated by the evidence from charlie rowley, dawn sturgess' partner. we are not quite sure what form the evidence will take. we are not expecting charlie rowley to be here in person. it may be that his statement is read out. he is a very important player in the whole of the story. in many ways, he is the link between the events that took place in salisbury in march 2018, when sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned and the events that took place in amesbury, nine miles away, injune 2018, when charlie rowley and dawn sturgess when charlie rowley and dawn stu rgess were when charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were poisoned. he is important because of course, he is the person who found this perfume bottle that contained the novichok nerve agent at the heart of all of this. the inquiry wants to

the story had begun four months earlier here in a quiet cul de sac in salisbury.s, but of a russian man. he was sergei skripal, who's believed to have worked for british intelligence, and he became the target of an assassination attempt by moscow. he and his daughter yulia, who was visiting him, came to be poisoned with a nerve agent called novichok. the front door of mr skripal�*s house had been smeared with the agent. what happened here will be just one of the points of investigation for the new public inquiry. sergei skripal never did return to his home here and after months of decontamination work, it was later sold. the judge in the inquiry says neither mr skripal nor his daughter yulia will give live evidence because, he said, they still face a significant risk to their safety. central to the public inquiry will be the role these three men played. they're all believed to have worked for russian military intelligence. two of them were filmed in and around salisbury at the time sergei and yulia skripal were poisoned. russia has always denied any involvement. i

we will speak to duncan in salisbury later in the programme.ys a hezbollah drone attack on a military base in the north of the country has killed four soldiers and left 58 other people injured. the iranian—backed group said the attack in binyamina, just south of the city of haifa, was in retaliation for israel's strikes on lebanon. our reporter vincent mcaviney has more. the aftermath of what hezbollah described as a swarm of attack drones on an israeli army training camp in binyamina, just south of haifa. many of those injured were in a communal canteen when it was struck. pictures on social media show a huge hole was torn in the roof. the israeli defence forces say several soldiers were killed translation: i arrived at the scene when there was already rescue - forces giving treatment. i entered inside. the scene was very, very tough. hezbollah said the attack was in response to israeli strikes inside lebanon on thursday. the weekend has seen tensions between not only israel and lebanon continue to rise, but also with the united nations. fierc

a public inquiry into the salisbury novichok poisonings has opened this morning. the salisbury novichokoisonings it's heard that dawn sturgess — the 44—year—old mother who died after coming into contact with the nerve agent — was an innocent victim, caught in the crossfire of what was described as an "illegal and outrageous assassination attempt". the inquiry is expected to last several weeks and will focus on every detail of how the death took place. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. this was dawn sturgess just a week before she died. the tragic conclusion to months of events concerning spies, nerve agents and perfume bottles. dawn was 44 and the mother of three children. the story had begun four months earlier here in a quiet cul—de—sac in salisbury. it was the home not of dawn sturgess, but of a russian man. he was sergei skripal, who's believed to have worked for british intelligence, and he became the target of an assassination attempt by moscow. he and his daughter yulia, who was visiting him, came to be poisoned with a nerve agent called novichok. the front door of mr skr

our correspondent, duncan kennedy, is in salisbury. morning, duncan.n we expect to be told today? it morning, duncan. what can we expect to be told today?— to be told today? it morning, sally. it is the opening — to be told today? it morning, sally. it is the opening of— to be told today? it morning, sally. it is the opening of the _ to be told today? it morning, sally. it is the opening of the public - it is the opening of the public inquiry after a very long waits, six years since dawn sturgess died. today we will get the opening statements from the council to the inquiry then we will move on this week to pen portraits about dawn sturgess herself, made by her family, about the police investigation into what happened here in salisbury, and also the medical response to what happened to dawn just outside salisbury in her home. in november, the inquiry will move to london, and it will move on to the wider picture, how those skripal that came to be poisoned, thurgate and —— and yuli, and the wider russian involvement. this started as an inquest but it was

a public inquiry into the salisbury nerve agent poisonings opens today.rings will examine every detail of the incident which lead to the death of dawn sturgess, after she inadvertently came into contact with a perfume bottle containing the substance novichok. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy, has more. this was dawn sturgess just a week before she died. the tragic conclusion to months of events concerning spies, nerve agents and perfume bottles. dawn was 44 and the mother of three children. the story had begun four months earlier here in a quiet cul de sac in salisbury. it was the home not of dawn sturgess, but of a russian man. he was sergei skripal, who's believed to have worked for british intelligence, and he became the target of an assassination attempt by moscow. he and his daughter yulia, who was visiting him, came to be poisoned with a nerve agent called novichok. the front door of mr skripal�*s house had been smeared with the agent. what happened here will be just one of the points of investigation for the new public inquiry. sergei skripal neve

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we understand it had enou:h salisbury. we understand it had enough novichok _ salisbury.isbury. we understand it had enough novichok to kill- enough novichok to kill thousands of people, and although we were devastated by her death, ourfamily thinks her death, our family thinks comfort her death, ourfamily thinks comfort that her life was the only lifeless that day the potential harm as much, much more, and we know she would agree. more, and we know she would auree. ., y more, and we know she would auree. ., , .,, agree. -- the only life lost. her comments _ agree. -- the only life lost. her comments about - agree. -- the only life lost. her comments about dawn | her comments about dawn sturgess her comments about dawn stu rgess were her comments about dawn sturgess were acknowledged by the chair. . ~ sturgess were acknowledged by the chair. ., ~ , ., , sturgess were acknowledged by the chair. . ~' , ., , . the chair. thank you very much. not easy- _ the chair. thank you very much. not easy- the — the chair. thank you very much. not easy. the inquiry _ the chair. thank yo

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury. facing fresh allegations of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault. at least six new lawsuits were filed in a new york federal court on monday, involving allegations spanning from 1995 to 2021. the accusers — two women and four men who are remaining anonymous — allege that some of the assaults took place at mr combs' parties, which were attended by high—profile celebrities. the rapper is currently in pre—trial detention for charges of sex trafficking and racketeering — which he denies. our correspondent emma vardy is in los angeles with the details. a lot of these latest allegations centre around the notorious parties that sean combs held, and in one of these lawsuits a man who was 16 at these lawsuits a man who was 16 at the time claimed that sean combs groped him at one of these parties, saying he could help it into the music business. in another lawsuit, a woman alleges she was raped by sean combs in a hotel room. a lot of the latest allegations are centred around new york and a sea

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury.nference in london — telling business leaders that now is a "a great moment" to back britain. sir keir starmer told delegates that he wanted to give companies the best conditions to succeed and insisted changes to workers�* rights are "pro growth". our business editor simonjack was there. london�*s financial district was brought to a standstill this morning as the roads around the guildhall, a place of commerce for nearly 600 years, were closed for some very important people. inside that ancient room there, there are a couple of hundred of the world�*s most powerful business people with hundreds of billions to invest. and the idea of the summit is to get them to spend as much here in the uk as possible. now, the precincts may be ancient but the message is modern: we are laser focused on growth. that seemed like news to the former boss of google. i was shocked when labour became strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the number—one mission of a labour government. his promise t

the real target lived here on the outskirts of salisbury, which became a massive crime scene.y were poisoned with novichok, four months before dawn sturgess. for the first time, we see them slumped on a bench as they became seriously ill. and in another first today, we heard the views of sergei skripal himself. it came in the form of a written statement in which mr skripal, who once worked for russian military intelligence, said he never thought that the russian regime would try to murder him. he went on to say... he was a close and a clear- and obvious target of an attack from mr putin and his henchmen. russia has always denied sending these two agents to kill sergei skripal. the inquiry will spend six weeks examining every piece of evidence. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury. spacecraft has busted florida but for signs of alien life. its destination is europa — a deeply mysterious moon orbiting the distant planet jupiter — with potentially twice as much water as earth. the clipper won't arrive until 2030, but what it finds could change what we know about life in our sol

let's speak to our correspondent duncan kennedy who's in salisbury. welcome to you.to the background of all this. good morning, samantha. this was an incident that took place six years ago now in march 2018, when first of all that russian man and his daughter were poisoned by novichok, having had it smeared on the front door. they collapsed about 100 yards from where i am standing and then four months later, we don't know how or why, dawn sturgess came into contact with this another truck after her boyfriend picked up a bottle containing it. dawn sturgess bottle containing it. dawn stu rgess fell ill bottle containing it. dawn sturgess fell ill herself and she went on to die just a few days later. what we are getting this money was her mother is going to going to give evidence in the building behind me to the public inquiry that has been set up to give a family portrait. to in a sense humanised dawn because all we have of dawn sterger so far are some photographs released by the family and the police. we don't know much about her at all. we know she was 44 and a mothe

in march that year. both poisoned in salisbury in march that year .d finally, march that year. and finally, the snowman, who's being depicted on a new royal mint £0.50 coin with a gold version hidden in one of its advent calendars. for someone to discover on christmas eve . the discover on christmas eve. the mint said that to further celebrate the launch of the snowman , it's hidden a solid snowman, it's hidden a solid gold coin behind door number 24. in one limited edition the snowman advent calendar, offering someone the chance of striking gold. the advent calendars will be priced at £30, with a total of 3000 available, and only one will have a gold proof coin of the snowman hidden inside . and those are the latest inside. and those are the latest gb news headlines for now. i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour . half an hour. >> good afternoon, britain . it's >> good afternoon, britain. it's 2:07. now, the prime minister has set out his plans to rip up red tape in a bid to woo. good word. we should use woo. more global investors at his

the couple came into contact with the novichok four months after the first poisoning incident in salisburyrlie rowley�*s statement was read to the inquiry, detailing the exact moment he and dawn opened a box he had found containing this perfume bottle. unknown to them, it was full of the nerve agent. unknown to them, it was full of the nerve agent-— unknown to them, it was full of the nerve agent. after a minute, i went into the bathroom _ nerve agent. after a minute, i went into the bathroom to _ nerve agent. after a minute, i went into the bathroom to see _ nerve agent. after a minute, i went into the bathroom to see what i nerve agent. after a minute, i went into the bathroom to see what she l into the bathroom to see what she was doing and i found into the bathroom to see what she was doing and ifound her lying in the bath with her clothes on, just lying in the bath. the bath with her clothes on, 'ust lying in the bath.i lying in the bath. within hours, both charlie _ lying in the bath. within hours, both charlie and _ lying in the bath. within hours, both charlie and dawn - lying in t

agent novichok in salisbury, gives evidence at a public inquiry. the uk's health secretary wes streeting says weight loss injections could be an effective tool for getting unemployed people back to work. hello, welcome to bbc news. we begin with the latest on the war in the middle east where the office of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a decision to retaliate against iran for its ballistic missile attack two weeks ago will be based on israels security needs. the statement was in apparent response to a report in the washington post which said mr netanyahu told president biden he would not target iranian oil or nuclear sites. it comes as the united nations says its peacekeepers in southern lebanon will not move from their positions, defying calls by israel to withdraw. mr netanyahu says he regrets recent injuries to unifil peacekeepers, but says he has repeatedly asked them to leave combat zones and accused hezbollah of using them as human shields. meanwhile, the lebanese health ministry says at least 21 people have been killed in

we will pull away from events in the guildhall in - events in the guildhall in salisbury.eputy police constable answering questions at the inquiry. he took up his role the day after that attack on the skripals and is describing the events that led up describing the events that led up to the death, the poisoning of dawn stu rgess up to the death, the poisoning of dawn sturgess and the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal. earlierwe poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal. earlier we had from caroline sturgess, the mother of dawn stu rgess caroline sturgess, the mother of dawn sturgess and spoke about the last conversation she had with dawn the night before she was poisoned and later died of that poisoning. it was pure chance, she said, that dawn sprayed herself with novichok from a perfume bottle. she was then taken ill... we can say what she talked about also was the experience that her daughter had as a mother of three, how she loved to see her daughter and how she has now become a grandmother and tell her daughter said she never got to see her mother to say goodbye. so da

the gru, the same russian organisation are blamed for the 2018 salisbury nerve agent attack is on a missiono, they were also using the criminal underworld to carry out what he called their dirty work. if you take money from iran, russia or any other state to carry out illegal acts in the uk you will bring the full weight of the national security apparatus down on you. it is a choice you will regret. and terrorism he warned has not gone away. since the attacks of 2017 m15 and the police have disrupted military intelligence officer has been expelled this year. but russian state subversion according to m15 continues. the gru, the same russian organisation are blamed for the 2018 salisbury nerve agent attack is on a mission to generate mayhem on british and european streets using criminal gangs. iran has orchestrated 20 plots in britain since 2022, he said, involving lethal threats to uk residents. here too, they were also using the criminal underworld to carry out what he called their dirty work. if you take money from iran, russia or any other state the full weight of the national security ap

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury. the time is 6:17pm. our top story this evening. some military assistance cut off. a 23—year—old becomes the youngest british woman to climb the world's coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: we'll get the latests from hamden park with scotland looking for their first win in this seasons' e nations league. they face group leaders portugal. london teenagers wanting better representation of black hair styles and how my colleagues are taking on and how my colleagues are taking on a big children in need challenge. now, where does your rubbish go when you put it in the bin? to recycling? to landfill? a bbc investigation has found that burning waste for energy is now the dominant way we deal with our bin bags. our analysis shows that around half of all waste is now burned, and this has major implications for the environment. the data reveals that incineration produces as much planet—warming carbon emissions as burning coal — and bin bags often travel hundreds of miles to reach these fiery furnaces. matt mcgrath has mor

host: north carolina this is irene in salisbury. good morning. caller: hello. host: you are on with jessica taylor. caller: hello. good to talk to you. host: what is your question or comment? caller: i am upset with the ugliness of all of the campaigns that are going on. i am sick and tired of it. i would like to see the politicians show their concern for the american people by diverting their money to help the eastern seaboard, especially the mountain area of north carolina where so many people are killed. show them a what kind of person you are. host: jessica taylor on natural disasters and tragedies happening around elections and what that means for campaigns? guest: western north carolina has been hard-hit. i am from eastern tennessee and my hometown is flooded and badly damaged. these are very rural areas that had a lack of infrastructure. rebuilding will be key. we don't know the impact yet. western north carolina is a republican area. there are pockets around asheville that are very democratic. we don't know. we have to focus on rebuilding, making sure p

he accuses the russian military intelligence, the people accused of the salisbury lover chop poisoningsow mayhem on the streets of the uk and europe —— novichok poisonings. he talked about ten plots to attack iranian nationals or iranian journalist in this country who were hostile to the regime in iran, and he said that figure is now 20, so together with the police they have detected 20 plots to kidnap or attack or intimidate or issue death threats to iranian journalists and dissidents iranianjournalists and dissidents in this iranian journalists and dissidents in this country. iranianjournalists and dissidents in this country. i did ask him whether there had been any specific threats to uk military or political or public figures by russian rats, and he said, no, they tend to be towards people who they consider to be dissidents from their own country. one in eight of all the uk terror investigations now involve minors so children under the age of 18. why? because it is very easy for them to access material online. whether it is social media or websites but especially the former, and the

months after the same chemical weapon was used to target a former russian spy and his daughter in salisburynal insurance contributions from employers would break a promise made in the labour election manifesto. could be announced in the budget has been growing since the chancellor suggested that the chancellor suggested that the party's pledge may not apply to businesses. we have more on those uk stories on our website, bbc .co/ news. you're watching bbc news. the candidates have been out in key battleground states today. former president trump spent the day at several events in georgia. early voting has kicked out. this was the scene early tuesday morning. the vice president, harris has been campaigning in michigan today participating in a town hall with radios as she reaches out to black voters. the middle east conflict is also a prominent issue. we could speak now to ed o'keefe, senior white house political correspondent with cvs. great to have you. kamala harris appealing to two crucial groups. tell us more about what she's been doing. yeah, she has two stir up her support among arab an

she's in salisbury, north carolina.d morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, gio. yes, you were just talking about all of the relief coming into western north carolina. of course, the military is a huge part of that. we know active duty troops along with thousands of guardsmen from all over the southeast are in the disaster zone. and this morning with that death toll climbing, dozens still unaccounted for, the loss of power, no water, i mean, the situation over in western north carolina is still so dire. this morning, the painstaking recovery and desperate search entering its second week. helene's death toll still climbing. at least 220 people killed, but the number of those unaccounted for improving as crews fan out in hard to reach areas. buncombe county officials now say 75 remain unaccounted for, down from 200 and promising to keep looking. >> we know these are hard times, but please know we're coming, we're coming to get you. we're coming to pick up our people that's out there. >> reporter: many areas rem

months after the same chemical weapon was used to target a former russian spy and his daughter in salisburyagreed to become the next manager of england's national football team. the bbc has been told by two different sources that tuchel, who is german, will become the third non—british permanent manager of the england men's team after sven—goran eriksson and fabio capello. england have been without a permanent manager since gareth southgate resigned, following the side's euro 2024 final defeat against spain. lee carsley, who was put in charge on an interim basis, will remain in place for england's final two nations league matches in november. tuchel, a former chelsea and paris st—germain boss, is set to formally take over after that. here in the us, we'rejust three weeks from election day, and both presidential candidates' campaigns are in full swing. republican nominee donald trump is in georgia, where he's been taping a town hall with an all—female audience hosted by conservative news outlet fox news. before that, the former president was in chicago for an economy—centered interview with

months after the same chemical weapon was used to target a former russian spy and his daughter, in salisburyabour election manifesto. speculation that a rise could be announced in the budget later this month has been growing since the chancellor, rachel reeves, suggested the party�*s pledge may not apply to businesses. you�*re live with bbc news to asia — and north korea has blown up several interconnecting roads and railways on its side of the border with south korea. footage released by south korea shows the moment north korea blew up roads connecting the two countries. pyongyang had vowed to cut off the roads and railways once seen as symbols of inter—korean cooperation. north korea says it wants to completely separate the two countries. ambassadorjoseph yun is a former us special representative for north korea policy, and now serves as senior advisor to the asia program at the us institute of peace.q1. thanks forjoining me to talk about this. what�*s the key thing we need to understand about why north korea is doing this? and why it�*s doing this now? thank you, good to be with you. i wo

months after the same chemical weapon was used to target a former russian spy and his daughter, in salisburyelection manifesto. speculation that a rise could be announced in the budget later this month has been growing since the chancellor, rachel reeves, suggested the party�*s pledge may not apply to businesses. you�*re live with bbc news to asia — and north korea has blown up several interconnecting roads and railways on its side of the border with south korea. footage released by south korea shows the moment north korea blew up roads connecting the two countries. pyongyang had vowed to cut off the roads and railways once seen as symbols of inter—korean cooperation. north korea says it wants to completely separate the two countries. ambassadorjoseph yun is a former us special envoy for north korea policy, serving in the 0bama and trump administrations. the leaflets dropping has really upset them and the second more underlying causes the deteriorating relationship between north and south korea. this started probably a few years ago and got steadily worse and now it�*s quite bad, especially

um, it is the start of the inquiry into what happened in salisbury today.'s been unlikely because, as i think i explained in the book, the rules of the game, as it were, the rules of the road in this area have been that putin in particular regards russians who have defected, or he sees them as traitors, as in one category, and western opponents and critics as in another category. the risk is that now russia is at war and we're in a different situation, that those two have been blurred. but obviously skripal and litvinenko, he regarded as traitors, and he's made no secret of the fact that he thinks traitors are scum and should be liquidated. they did send you a message, though. you went on holiday to antigua with catherine? yeah. what did you return to when you went back to the hotel? it was, i think, your week in antigua that week, and there were a number of russian superyachts around where we were staying in a very secure hotel. and on our last night there, when we were getting ready for dinner, catherine found in her washbag two wedding rings, which didn'

specifically accused the gru which is russia's military intelligence, the same people accused of doing the salisburystreets of the uk and europe. with iran, the last time i went to one of these over a year ago, he talked about ten plots to attack iranian nationals or journalists in this country who were hostile to the regime, as it were. and he said that figure is now 20. together they have detected 20 plot to kidnap, attack or intimidate or issue death threats to iranian journalists and dissidents in this country. i did ask him weather there had been any specific threats to uk military or political or public figures by russian threats and he said no, they tended to be towards people who they considered to be dissidents from their own country. be dissidents from their own count . ., ,., be dissidents from their own count . ., country. he also said the security _ country. he also said the security agency - country. he also said the security agency was - country. he also said the l security agency was seeing country. he also said the - security agency was seeing far too many cases where young people a

months after the same chemical weapon was used to target a former russian spy and his daughter in salisburyection manifesto. speculation that a rise could be announced in the budget later this month has been growing since the chancellor, rachel reeves, suggested the party�*s pledge may not apply to businesses. you�*re live with bbc news. ukraine says it shot down 12 attack drones launched by russia overnight. but that�*s an almost nightly occurrence 1,000 days into russia�*s full—scale invasion. across the country, ukraine�*s military relies on volunteers to help protect the skies — and with so many men being called up to the frontline, more women are stepping in. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford joined one patrol, who call themselves the witches of bucha. drones buzz. the buzz of danger over kyiv. russia�*s attack drones arrive here almost nightly now, forcing ukraine�*s air defences into this deadly game of search and destroy. this so, outside the city, they�*re supported by volunteer teams. we followed one in a recent air raid, as they rushed to help protect the skies. t

dawn stugess was poisioned by a nerve agent in salisbury six years ago.illed and many more people wounded, in a hezbollah drone attack on an army base in northern israel. in the next few minutes so keir starmer will promise to get rid of red tape that holds back investment investment at a major business conference in london. the prime minister will promise to scrap regulation that in his words needlessly hold back investment. the owner of piano terriers, dp world, has revealed a £1 billion plan to

the gru — the same russian organisation blamed for the 2018 salisbury nerve agent attack — is on a missionngs. iran has orchestrated 20 plots in britain since 2022, he said, involving lethal threats to uk residents. here, too, they were also using the criminal underworld to carry out what he called their "dirty work". if you take money from iran, russia, or any other state to carry out illegal acts in the uk, you will bring the full weight of the national security apparatus down on you. it's a choice you will regret. and terrorism, he warned, has not gone away. since the attacks of 2017, m15 and the police have disrupted 43 late—stage plots. islamic state is looking to export terrorism, seeking to exploit anger over events in the middle east. worryingly, one in eight counter—terrorism investigations now involve minors, radicalised online, including by social media. the first 20 years of my career here were crammed full of terrorist threats. we now face those, alongside state—backed sabotage and assassination plots, against the backdrop of a major european land war. taking all the threats t

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dawn sturgess was poisioned by a nerve agent in salisbury six years ago.ey detained a man with guns near one of donald trump's rallies. us secret service says the former president was not in danger. nasa prepares to launch a mission to europa, one ofjupiter�*s moons — seaching for signs of life. hello. more now on our top story — israels military says its investigating how a drone launched by hezbollah struck a military base in the north of the country last night, killing four soldiers and wounding almost 60 others. meanwhile — president biden has confirmed america is sending troops and an advanced anti—missile system to help defend israel. but the us has called on its ally to do more to protect un peacekeepers and civilians in lebanon, and to address the humanitarian situation in gaza.

arm of the russian state, the same people who were accused of doing the novel chop poisonings in salisburyk. this is what he had to say. the first 20 years of my career here were crammed full of terror threats. we now face those alongside state—backed sabotage and assassination plots, against the backdrop far too many cases where very young people are being drawn into poisonous online extremism. daniel de simone reports on some of the complex cases that mi5 have been looking into. the faces of three young people targeted by counterterrorism investigations. some are vulnerable, making investigations highly complex. rhiannon rudd was 15 when she became the youngest british girl charged with terror offences. but the case was dropped after an official assessment found she had been exploited online by an american neo—nazi. she later took her own life and an inquest will soon examine what mi5 knew about the abuse. joe metcalfe was convicted of planning an attack on a yorkshire mosque aged 15 and of raping a teenage girl. one of many youth terror cases now involving sexual abuse. misogyny among y

the gru — the same russian organisation are blamed for the 2018 salisbury nerve agent attack — is onresidents. here too, they were also using the criminal underworld to carry out what he called their "dirty work". if you take money from iran, russia, or any other state to carry out illegal acts in the uk, you will bring the full weight of the national security apparatus down on you. it's a choice you will regret. and terrorism, he warned, has not gone away. since the attacks of 2017, m15 and the police have disrupted a3 late—stage plots. islamic state is looking to export terrorism, seeking to exploit anger over events in the middle east. worryingly, one in eight counter—terrorism investigations now involve minors, radicalised online including by social media. the first 20 years of my career were crammed full of terrorist threats. we now face those alongside state—backed sabotage and assassination plots. against the backdrop of a major european land war. taking all the threats together, he said, m15 had a hell of a job on its hands. frank gardner, bbc news. a british—canadian compute

larry in salisbury bring, north carolina for harris watches. caller: how are you doing? host: we are doing well. caller: i'm 69 years old and 2020 was the first time i ever voted in this time is the second time. you can't be a judge if you are a felon. so how can you be a president if you are a convicted felon? guest: that is with your hearing from the harris campaign as we go across the country. mccaffrey in pennsylvania we talked about, he -- that is one thing as republicans he is pushing others to do is to vote because he can't vote for a felon. we are seeing that in ads in the battleground states. we saw it in michigan, playing out in some ads. it is playing in out in north carolina as well. that is part of the push against the trump campaign at this point. the fulfillment of all these cases are still ongoing is not going to be resolved for their presidential election, so a lot of those questions will be figured out, sorted out, after november 5. there is definitely a push that even summer republicans are taking back. host: recent polling shows battleground states ar

a public inquiry has begun into the poisoning with novichok of a british woman in salisbury in 2018. of dawn sturgess was blamed on two russian agents who used the nerve agent to try to murder former spy sergei skripal and his daughter. dawn sturgess was inadvertently exposed to the novichok when it was found in a discarded perfume bottle. india and canada have expelled each other�*s top envoys along with other diplomats. it comes afterjustin trudeau's government named india's ambassador and other diplomats as persons of interest in an investigation into the murder last year of a sikh separatist on canadian soil. five civil lawsuits have been filed against the american rapper sean "diddy" combs involving allegations of sexual assault and rape from 1995 to 2001. the plaintiffs are three men and two women, all of whom are anonymous. the lawsuits were filed in new york where the rapper has been charged with racketeering and sex trafficking in a criminal case. combs — who denies the charges — remains in pre—trial detention. if you arejustjoining us, welcome to the programme. the war in l

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the poisoning of litvinenko , then poisoning of litvinenko, then the salisbury poisonings, which youl remember destroying what had been a progressive improvement in relations at the end of the of the cold war. and we're now in a very, of course, invading ukraine in, in 2014. and we're now in a very, very unhappy position. and, and, you know , what he is doing in know, what he is doing in ukraine is criminal. and it is also a mistake . it's ukraine is criminal. and it is also a mistake. it's a ukraine is criminal. and it is also a mistake . it's a mistake also a mistake. it's a mistake for russia. it's a mistake for putin. >> well, let's talk to political commentator peter spencer, who joins us. peter, it's good to see you this morning. i mean, this is quite interesting, actually, because we've heard so much about vladimir putin over the past couple of years now and where he has been portrayed as mad, ill, potentially having cancen mad, ill, potentially having cancer, all these sort of different things. it's quite interesting to get this perspective of saying, well, he's not mad, but

the gru — the same russian organisation are blamed for the 2018 salisbury nerve agent attack — is ons in the uk, you will bring the full weight of the national security apparatus down on you. it's a choice you will regret. and terrorism, he warned, has not gone away. since the attacks of 2017, m15 and the police have disrupted 43 late—stage plots. islamic state is looking to export terrorism, seeking to exploit anger over events in the middle east. worryingly, one in eight counter—terrorism investigations now involve minors, radicalised online including by social media. the first 20 years of my career were crammed full of terrorist threats. we now face those alongside state—backed sabotage and assassination plots. against the backdrop of a major european land war. taking all the threats together, he said, m15 had a hell ofjob on its hands. frank gardner, bbc news. a british—canadian computer scientist known as the "godfather of artificial intelligence" has won this year's nobel prize in physics. professor geoffrey hinton, shares the honour with american professorjohn hopfield, of pri

dean kotlowski is professor at history at salisbury university and was the 2022 fulbright distinguished share in arts, humanities and social sciences. his book politics, visible in policy was published by harvard university press in 2002. abigail, do we see her? there she is. abigail malangone is an archivist at the john f. kennedy presidential library. i checked the weather in cambridge. i think it is 43 and rainy. not only do we wish you were here but i'm sure you'll wish you were here. she's been an archivist for the past 14 years, first working at the richard nixon presidential library before joining jfk in 2013. prior to that she worked for the winthrop group in new york city. she served in information science from long island university and associate lecturer at the university of massachusetts and serves as representative at-large for the new england archivists. apropos of today's program, she was archivist who processed this collection of papers. then we have john price, retired president and ceo of the federal home loan bank of pittsburgh. during the first nixon administration h

she is professor of history at salisbury and was 2022 fulbright distinct chair in arts humanities social sciences at the australian national university. his book, nixon's civil rights politics, principle and policy, was published by harvard university press in 2002. and abigail abigail, do we see her there she is. high. abigail mallon goni is the is an archivist at the john f kennedy presidential library. i looked i checked the weather in cambridge. i think today is 43 and rainy. so not only do we wish you were here, but sure, you wish you were here. and i do. she's been an archivist with the national archives and records administration the past 14 years. first, working at the richard nixon presidential library before joining jfk in 2013. prior to her with nara, she worked for the winthrop group in new york city. abigail received her m.s. in library and information science from long island university. she is an associate lecturer at university of massachusetts. boston, and serves as a representative at large for the new england archivists. apropos, today's program, she was the archivist

bishop of salisbury, blessed of you, please pray for me. the international fellowship of christians and jews began this ministry to help elderly jews living in horrible poverty around the world. we urgently need your gift of $25 now to help provide one survival food box with all of the foods they critically need for their diet. for one month. people, when you call right now, your gifts impact will be doubled to help save lives. i have a tremendous love for israel and the jewish people. this is why i'm partnering with the fellowship. it gives me a way to authentically bless jewish people in need around the world. but i believe in god. but i sometimes feel maybe he forgot me. perhaps you could tell my story and i will find a matching soul that would understand the choice. i face hunger again. please don't delay. call, scan or go online now to help rush one survival food box to a holocaust survivor. when you call right now your gifts impact will be doubled to help save lives. this is what god wants from us. just feed the hungry. if you hear go

bishop of salisbury, blessed of you, please pray for me.the international fellowship of christians and jews began this ministry to help elderly jews living in horrible poverty around the world. we urgently need your gift of $25 now to help provide one survival food box with all of the foods they critically need for their diet. for one month, people, when you call right now, your gifts impact will be doubled to help save lives. i have a tremendous love for israel and the jewish people. this is why i'm partnering with the fellowship. it gives me a way to authentically bless jewish people in need around the worl. i believe in god, but i sometimes feel maybe he forgot me. perhaps you could tell my story and i will find a matching soul that would understand what i face. hunger again, please don't delay. call, scan or go online now to help rush one survival food box to a holocaust survivor. when you call right now, your gifts impact will be doubled to help save lives. this is what god wants from us. just feed the hungry. if you hear god's voice,

russia, particularly russia's military intelligence arm, the same people accused of carrying out the salisburying to sow mayhem on the streets of britain and europe. he said russia and iran were turning to criminal groups to carry out their work because a lot of their diplomats, and spies, have been expelled, a total of 750. when it came to terrorism, he said isis, islamic state are back on the rise trying to export terrorism. 75% of mis's trying to export terrorism. 75% of m15's counterterrorism work taken up with islamist inspired terrorism. and worryingly, 30% of m15's counterterrorism investigations are under 18s. counterterrorism investigations are under18s. . the time is almost 13:16. our top story this afternoon... water companies in england and wales have been ordered to repay nearly £158 million to customers, after missing key targets on pollution and leaks. and drink manufacturers are warning that new recycling rules could mean customers paying higher prices. coming up on bbc news: what next for erik ten hag as manchester united's directors attend a meeting today? it follows the club

. >> was he flagging up state sponsored activity, novichok being one of course, in in salisbury, or isut just sleeper cells? who then can start using their own own initiative to try and attack people in this country? >> so state sponsored activity is what what he was talking about. and it can take it can appearin about. and it can take it can appear in many guises and in many ways it's impossible to know whether what we are seeing and what we are likely to see are people connected to a hostile state, or whether they're doing it on their own initiative . because if you are initiative. because if you are sponsoring hostile state, you're not going to flag up that connection to whoever, to whoever is causing mischief. >> i was surprised by the number of plots appear to have been foiled by m15. 43 late stage plots since 2017, some involving firearms and explosives. i mean, is it a mistake to view the very serious issues of the invasion of ukraine and looking at the middle east and thinking it's all kind of over there, but it's really very much here as well. >> it's very much here. and this