they were both being treated at salisbury district hospital. 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 the prime minister will be making a statement later this evening, but it appears that now an international murder attempt has ended with the death of a mother of three who was living at a hostel in salisbury, and this is now a murder enquiry. june kelly, thank you. the environment secretary, michael gove, has urged conservative mps to support theresa may's

this footage shows him being taken into salisbury district hospital. ha d salisbury district hospital. dawn sturgess had already been admitted, asa sturgess had already been admitted, as a friend who didn't want to appear on screen, described. she is appear on screen, described. she is a happy, caring, loving person. she looks after everyone, really. i could sit here and talk and those are the ones in hospital and potentially fighting for their lives. in wiltshire, a number of locations where it is believed the couple were before they collapsed are now cordoned off. they fell ill hours apart at charlie's flat in amesbury. also closed is a baptist centre nearby and a local branch of boots the chemist. in salisbury eight miles away, a hostel, john baker house, where dawn sturgess lived, has now been closed. so to have the queen elizabeth gardens in the city. the gardens are close to the city. the gardens are close to the shopping centre and a bench where julia and sergei the shopping centre and a bench wherejulia and sergei skripal collapsed in march. the

he says i want to express my thanks to the emergency services and staff at the salisbury district hospitalireless professionalism in dealing with the incident in amesbury. it follows the reckless and barbaric attack which took place in salisbury in march. he goes onto say the amesbury investigation is ongoing and the police must be given the space they need to continue establishing the full facts. my thoughts at this time i would do two individuals affected. the government first priority is the safety of residents and local area which pub health and that has clear it the risk to the general public is low. he goes on to say tomorrow he will chaira he goes on to say tomorrow he will chair a meeting of the governments emergency, or in relation to the ongoing investigation. that is the latest from the home secretary. i home affairs correspondent is at scotla nd home affairs correspondent is at scotland yard for us now. daniel, what do you make of what the police has had to say and the last couple of hours about all of this? detectives in a position now where they thought they had contained att

charlie rowley and dawn sturgess are critically ill in salisbury district hospital. ms of the same toxin, novichok, that was used to attack the former russian spy, sergei skripal, and his daughter in salisbury in march. but the authorities don't believe they were targeted. mrjavid delivered this statement in the commons. all the sites that have been decontaminated following the attempted murders of sergei and yulia skripal are safe. all sites which have been reopened have undergone rigorous testing and any items that may have harboured any residual amounts of the agent were safely removed for disposal. we have taken a very robust approach to decontamination, and there is no evidence that either the man or the woman in hospital visited any of the places that were visited by the sergei. 0ur strong working assumption is that the couple came into co nta ct assumption is that the couple came into contact with the nerve agent in a different location to the sites which have been part of the original clean—up operation. the police have also set up two dedicated phone numbers

well, this is where charlie rowley is being treated, at salisbury district hospital. ignificant 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 that

the couple are now in critical condition and are being treated at salisbury district hospital.ad, the police have cordoned off a number of sites, including a baptist centre where the couple attended a community event and a goods chemist —— goods chemist. the site cordoned off by police in amesbury are only seven miles away from the centre of salisbury and it is there that the story of the skripal‘s and today's events a re story of the skripal‘s and today's events are linked to. it is said they visited this park a few days before falling ill and is a short walk away from where julia and sergei skripal were found unconscious. porton down analysed the sample and confirmed it was novichok, the same substance that also poisoned the skripal‘s. novichok‘s are very consistent, they large —— last for a long time. these last four months, possibly several months. it was designed to over match nato defence of chemical capabilities, it is very difficult to detect and why it has taken so long in salisbury to decontaminate is that the sample every area, check it in the lab and then come back.

those two members of the public, dawn sturgess and charlie rowley are now in salisbury district hospital were found on a park bench back in march. now this report from ben ando. the spectre of a chemical weapon attack is back. a number of areas around salisbury and amesbury in wiltshire cordoned off for forensics test. two people, dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, unconscious in hospital, the victims, we now know, of novichok poisoning. and a full counter—terrorism investigation is under way. people in the area can expect to see an increased police presence, including officers wearing protective gear as they carry out activity at different sites. this will look similar to the activity you saw happen in salisbury earlier this year. in march, former russian spy, sergey skripal, and his daughter, yuliya skripal, were poisoned with novichok. while there are striking similarities, the police say it is too soon to link the cases. the alarm was raised on saturday when both charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were admitted to hospital. over the weekend, their symptoms caused increasing concern and

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charlie rowley and dawn sturgess are critically ill in salisbury district hospital. live and how close in proximity this is to salisbury, do you think it's fair to assume it is the same batch? i suspect it probably is. i mean, you don't get very rare chemical compounds like this turning up at london so i think this is what has happened in this case. they be able to discover that from tests on the latest victims? they should be. each chemical batch will probably have a similar molecular chemical signature to it so molecular chemical signature to it so if they can match that to the previous batch there is every likelihood they will come up with the same answer here, that it is the same batch that was used previously. we keep describing it as deadly but it wasn't that way for the skripals and considering the experience the hospital has in dealing with this, there is a chance for these people as well. i think there is every chance. in the first incident we had it was last known what was happening there and still be high quality of care that the nhs can provide managed to

the man and woman in their 40s are said to be in a critical condition at salisbury district hospital.nconscious on saturday night. our reporter ben ando is in our london newsroom. what is striking at this point is, we know it's a major incident but very few details. that's right, we know very little at the moment. this couple were found on saturday night at home in the mugglestone road area of amesbury, believed to be a new housing development to the south of the town about ten miles north of salisbury. they were taken to salisbury. they were taken to salisbury district hospital where doctors initially thought they had taken some kind of contaminated drug, heroin or crack cocaine but that doesn't seem to be the case. we know further tests are being done to ascertain what it is that they had taken but in the meantime, police overnight have declared a major incident and launched what they describe as a multiagency response. they said they are cordoning off certain areas with a nudist couple had visited in the hours leading up to them falling ill and there will be forensics is being carr

visiting the town of souls bree the previous day the couple are now in critical condition at salisbury district hospital it's the same clinic that treated former russian spies second script powell and his daughter yulia after they were nearly killed by the same type of nerve agent britain blamed that attack firmly on russia today the u.k. as authorities in moscow to share whatever they know with british police the eyes of the world are currently on russia not least because of the world cup. it is now time that the russian state comes forward and explains exactly what has gone on. but russia pointed the finger straight back at britain in a familiar war of words but as i am but at that meeting we call on british door and foresman bodies not to follow the dirty political games initiated by some forces in london and to start cooperating with russian law enforcement bodies in this investigation but all cranky to me. prime minister to resign may be held talks with angela merkel in berlin simply said her thoughts were with the victims to see two more people exposed to the novacek in the u.k. is obviously deepl

the couple are now critically ill in salisbury district hospital. night when this first broke, and whenwere taken to hospital. when they were taken to hospital. to what's gone on here, we simply don't know. don't know. they are keeping an open mind about all of this. all of this. police, especially given the recent events in salisbury. events in salisbury. the property was today's sealed off by police. by police. they are now investigating in amesbury and the surrounding area. amesbury and the surrounding area. the couple were suspected of being exposed to an unknown substance. exposed to an unknown substance. saturday night, it was even busier here, with seven fire appliances. here, with seven fire appliances. precaution, an event witnessed by local people. local people. were collecting hosepipes, so we thought there was like gas. thought there was like gas. carrying out further tests and say they are keeping an open mind. they are keeping an open mind. exposed to a toxic substance and spent weeks in hospital. spent weeks in hospital. here we go again, it is too close to home. again, i

old charlie rally's condition has been improving now that he's regained consciousness at salisbury district hospital and he was taken to the hospital back on saturday june thirtieth along with his partner forty four year old don sturgis who has died last sunday night now this is the second novacek related poisoning the way that officials here in the u.k. have been putting it basically now forced to answer questions about how is it possible that the second couple somehow came in contact with this nerve agent that was said to have been originally used back on march fourth on sergei and yulia screw paul there's lots of questions yet to be addressed about how they could have really common contact with the substance especially given the millions and millions of pounds that have been spent here in the u.k. on decontamination operations so this investigation of course is continuing especially now with one of those people having died but there is hope that with charlie rally regaining consciousness hopefully more light could be shed on what exactly could have happened and of course this whole story with nov

old charlie rally's condition has been improving now that he's regained consciousness at salisbury district hospital and he was taken to the hospital back on saturday june thirtieth along with his partner forty four year old don sturgis who has died last sunday night now this is the second novacek related poisoning the way that officials here in the u.k. have been putting it basically now forced to answer questions about how is it possible that the second couple somehow came in contact with this nerve agent that was said to have been originally used back on march fourth on sergei and yulia screw paul there's lots of questions yet to be addressed about how they could have a really common contact with the substance especially given the millions and millions of pounds that have been spent here in the u.k. on decontamination operations so this investigation of course is continuing especially now with one of those people having died but there is hope that with charlie rally regaining consciousness hopefully more light could be shed on what exactly could have happened and of course this whole story with n

the pair are said to be in a critical condition at salisbury district hospital. or the fishing industry after brexit. ministers say the new proposals will make fishing more sustainable and environmentally friendly in future, because the uk will negotiate access to its waters as an independent coastal state. the scottish government says it has significant concerns about the plans, which have been broadly welcomed by the fishing industry. this white paper is good news for the fishing industry and for coastal communities in scotland and across the united kingdom. we are taking back control of our territorial waters. once we leave the european union, we will be able to ensure that we decide who comes into our seas, who fishes, and we will be able to make sure that more of what is caught in our own waters is caught by british boats and landed in british ports. police on the scottish island of bute say they are now treating the death of a six—year—old girl there earlier this week as murder. the body of alesha mcphail was found in woodland on monday morning just a few ho

old charlie rally's condition has been improving now that he's regained consciousness at salisbury district hospital and he was taken to the hospital back on saturday june thirtieth along with his partner forty four year old don sturgis who has died last sunday night now this is the second novacek related poisoning the way that officials here in the u.k. have been putting it basically now forced to answer questions about how is it possible that the second couple somehow came in contact with this nerve agent that was said to have been riginal e used back on march fourth on sergei and yulia screw paul there's lots of questions yet to be addressed about how they could have really common contact with the substance especially given the millions and millions of pounds that have been spent here in the u.k. on decontamination operations so this investigation of course is continuing especially now with one of those people having died but there is hope that with charlie rally regaining consciousness hopefully more light could be shed on what exactly could have happened and of course this whole story with nova

old charlie rally's condition has been improving now that he's regained consciousness at salisbury district hospital and he was taken to the hospital back on saturday june thirtieth along with his partner forty four year old don sturgis who has died last sunday night now this is the second not. chalk related poisoning the way that officials here in the u.k. have been putting it basically now forced to answer questions about how is it possible that the second couple somehow came in contact with this nerve agent that was said to have been originally used back on march fourth on sergei and yulia screw paul there's lots of questions yet to be addressed about how they could have really common contact with this substance especially given the millions and millions of pounds that have been spent here in the u.k. on decontamination operations so this investigation of course is continuing especially now with one of those people having died but there is hope that with charlie rally regaining consciousness hopefully more light could be shed on what exactly could have happened and of course this whole story with

salisbury. we are hearing that charlie rowley has been discharged from hospital. you will remember he was being treated in salisbury district to bring you some specifics which are just coming through. coming from the district hospital, which says it is pleased to confirm that he was discharged earlier today. he has been through an appalling experience that most of us could never imagine, says the hospital. both of them had been poisoned by a powerful nerve agent, the statement goes on to remind us. as part of their care that we gave to charlie and to the other victims of this nerve agent, we decontaminated them. we did this both to help them get better and to ensure that there would be no remaining contamination that could affect them or anyone who came into contact with them. the statement goes on to say... we continue to work closely with public health england, who have advised that charlie poses no risk to the community. so, charlie rowley, discharged today from salisbury district hospital. his girlfriend, dawn sturgess, you will remember, died on the 8th ofjuly. and all of this happening three months after the attempted

now that he's regained consciousness at salisbury district hospital and he was taken to the hospital back on saturday june thirtieth along with his partner forty four year old don sturgis who has died last sunday night now this is the second novacek related poisoning the way that officials here in the u.k. have been putting it basically now forced to answer questions about how is it possible that the second couple somehow came in contact with this nerve agent that was said to have been originally used back on march fourth on sergei and yulia screw paul there's lots of questions yet to be addressed about how they could have really common contact with the substance especially given the millions and millions of pounds that have been spent here in the u.k. on decontamination operations so this investigation of course is continuing especially now with one of those people having died but there is hope that with charlie rally regaining consciousness hopefully more light could be shed on what exactly could have happened and of course this whole story with novacek has been media headlines her

our correspondent keith doyle is outside salisbury district hospital for us now. l, this is where charlie roby is being treated. salisbury district hospital, and the hospital said that there has been no 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 have spoken to charlie to talk but he is obviously coming to terms with the death of his partner, don stu rg ess with the death of his partner, don sturgess and all that entails. the police in giving us details about the investigation and the scale of this investigation which of course is now a murder investigation. they describe the search process in their words as one of the most complex and difficult that uk policing has ever faced. 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 and that is obviously a huge boost to their investigation. researchers are continuing. they've said tha

out there. of novichok residue somewhere, either in salisbury or beyond. either in salisbury or beyond. district hospitalnd the critically ill. let's go to a correspondent. sarah, what we know about the condition of these two? condition of these two? patients on saturday and remain in a critical condition. critical condition. been exposed nerve agent, they are unwell. unwell. safety of the staff and other patients here. patients here. precise moment none have needed treatment. treatment. appointments should continue to come here as normal. here as normal. message going out to people in wiltshire as well, isn't the? wiltshire as well, isn't the? they should wash their clothes and so on? indeed. reassurance as much as possible and that certainly for the wider public. that certainly for the wider public. remains low but understands that people have concerns. people have concerns. 10pm last friday evening, they should wash their clothing. should wash their clothing. should wipe it like phones and wash their hands with soap and water. their hands with soap and water. iii, emphasising throughout that the risk

and being treated in salisbury district hospital, in south west england. eated for exposure to an unknown substance. four months to the day since the salisbury instant and another mysterious substance in wiltshire. this time the property seven miles away, here in amesbury. two people were taken to hospital after possible exposure to the substance, after police initially thought they might have taken a bad batch of cocaine or heroin. the man and woman are believed to be dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, we understand live locally and they are both said to be in a critical condition in hospital. this man says he is a friend of the couple. he was sweating loads, dribbling, and you couldn't speak to him, was making funny noises, rocking backwards and forwards. there was no response, didn't even know i was there, it was like he was in another world, hallucinating. the bbc has been given this video showing the video on fold last saturday night. a number of firefighters turned up at the property before the couple were taken to hospital. the police have now declare

they are receiving treatment at salisbury district hospital and are in a critical condition.ation is under way. a full multi—agency response has been coordinated. a number of areas have been cordoned off around amesbury and salisbury, just as a precautionary measure. wiltshire police have been keeping the town council up—to—date as regularly as possible. the public should be assured that they can go about their business safely, as usual. p h e of england have currently said that they do not believe it is a significant health risk. that is really all i know. i'm here because ijust want really all i know. i'm here because i just want to be some kind really all i know. i'm here because ijust want to be some kind of, not convert exactly, reassurance to the residents because there are quite a number of residents on this estate. a number of them are children and rumours go flying around like anything and we don't want that to happen. that is the reason for me talking to you because you will get all the information you want later on from the press and the police. all that is underst

a man and a woman in their 40s were taken from here, they're in salisbury district hospital. initially the police say they suspected this was some kind of drugs overdose, or maybe that they'd been exposed to some kind of contaminated batch of crack cocaine or heroin. but four days on, police issued a public message this morning to say that this had not been declared a major incident, that wiltshire police, the localforce is now working alongside the interpol to police in london and their anti—terrorism offices. and at the heart of this is theyjust don't know what the substance was that this couple have been exposed to, which has caused them to fall ill. because we're so close to salisbury, 6—7 miles which was the scene of a massive investigation when the skripals were poisoned four months ago. for that reason, police say they're keeping an open mind, but they're clearly taking this very seriously indeed. a police statement on the story is coming in 25 minutes. this is the latest video of the thai boys inside the cave where they're stuck. here you can see some of them wrapped

visiting the town of souls bree the previous day the couple are now in critical condition at salisbury district hospital it's the same clinic that treated former russian spies. and his daughter yulia after they were needy killed by the same type of none of agent britain but i got to talk firmly on russia today the u.k. as to thirty's in moscow to share whatever they know with british police the eyes of the world are currently in russia not least because of the world cup. it is now time that the russian state comes forward and explains exactly what has gone on here but russia pointed the finger straight back at britain in a familiar war of words but is that i am but it does. mean we call on british door and forstmann bodies not to follow the dirty political games initiated by some forces in london and to start cooperating with russian law enforcement bodies in this investigation but all credit to me. prime minister to resign may have held talks with angela merkel in berlin simply said her thoughts were with the victims to see two more people exposed to the novacek in the u.k. is obviously deeply disturbi

, died on sunday. 0ur correspondentjen smith has been following developments outside os salisbury district hospitalg, we don't know the detail but he has been saying. but it says that what take a few days for him to regain his memory and be able to focus on the questions that are being asked. because of course, what he can tell the police can be very crucial to this investigation. they believe that it is something that he handled along with his partner, that led to their poisoning and hope that it could shed light into the investigation of the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter in march. it is still a big police operation here in salisbury, we drove through the city earlier. 0utside queen elizabeth gardens, where don and charlie last visited before taking ill, police presence and cordons, but the police have now told us that they're focusing on one particular area of the park. the assistant commissioner said that the information charlie could give them can narrow their search dramatically. and as i've said, it's been a huge police operation that is now being recognised by the uk governmen

they were being treated at salisbury district hospital, the hospital that saved the lives of the skripalsnt from the assistant commissioner, the head of counterterrorism in this country, and he describes this shocking and tragic news and says it only serves to strengthen their resolve to identify and bring to justice and personal people responsible for what described as an outrageous, reckless and barbaric act. what it appears has happened is that an international murder attempt has ended in the death of a mother of three who was living in a hostel in salisbury and this is now a murder enquiry. in the last few minutes we also had a statement from soulsby district hospital who offer their condolences to the family of dawn stu rgess their condolences to the family of dawn sturgess and say they worked tirelessly to save her. you're watching newsday. still to come: the latest from japan and the race against time to save people trapped after several days of heavy rainfall. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties and there is g

the staff here at salisbury district hospital worked tirelessly to save dawn.ated, and professional, and i know that they will be hurting too. they did everything that they could. chemical weapons experts have been decontaminating the hostel where dawn sturgess lived. police say she was killed by the same type of nerve agent, known as a novichok, used against a former russian spy and his daughter back in march. the government blamed russia for the poisoning of the skripals, who survived. the home secretary in salisbury this weekend has called on russia to provide answers. the kremlin says it was not involved, but with a british citizen now dead, the ramifications of the chemical attack on salisbury are now even more serious. meanwhile, dawn stu rgess's partner, charlie rowley, is still in a critical condition in hospital. police are investigating how they came into contact with the nerve agent used in the attack. tom burridge, bbc news. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: turkey's recep tayyip erdogan will be sworn in as his country's

the staff here at salisbury district hospital worked tirelessly to save dawn sturgess.nted and professional, and i know that they will be hurting too. they did everything that they could. chemical weapons experts have been decontaminating the hostel where dawn stu rgess decontaminating the hostel where dawn sturgess lived. police say she was killed by the same type of nerve agent, known as another chop, it used against a former russian spy on his daughter back in march. the government blamed russia for the poisoning of the two, who survived. —— known as novichok. the kremlin says it was not involved with a british citizen now dead, the ramifications of chemical attack on salisbury and now even more serious. meanwhile, dawn stu rgess's salisbury and now even more serious. meanwhile, dawn sturgess‘s partner charlie rowley is critically ill in hospital. police are investigating how they came into contact with the nerve agent used in the attack. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we will bring you more on the dramatic rescue operation taking place in thailand. we will

this footage shows him being taken into salisbury district hospital.ho didn't want to appear on screen — described. dawn is a happy, caring, loving person. she looks after everyone, really. i could sit here and talk and dawn and charlie are the ones in hospital and potentially fighting for their lives. in wiltshire, a number of locations where it is believed the couple were before they collapsed are now cordoned off. they fell ill hours apart at charlie's flat in muggleton road in amesbury. also closed is a baptist centre nearby and a local branch of boots the chemist. in salisbury eight miles away, a hostel, john baker house, where dawn sturgess lived, has now been closed. so too have the queen elizabeth gardens in the city. the gardens are close to the malting shopping centre and a bench where sergei and yulia skripal were found collapsed in march. the skripal home is also nearby. the medical team who nursed julia and sergei skripal are now fighting to save these new victims. this is an expanding police investigation and the biggest questions are whe

officers say they spoke briefly to him in salisbury district hospital.e agent contamination. mr rowley‘s partner, dawn sturgess, died on sunday. facebook is to be fined a record £500,000 by the information commissioner, the maximum fine possible for misuse of data in the uk. the regulator has been investigating how the details of tens of millions of users ended up in the hands of the political consultancy cambridge analytica. and concerns have been raised about political parties, buying personal information from so—called ‘data brokers'. the fine is modest compared with previous sanctions on facebook as our technology corrspondent rory cellan—jones reports. personal data. a vital new weapon in election campaigns. but now the information commissioner has found its been misused and a social media giant is facing a record fine. the data of 87 million facebook users was harvested by the now—defunct political consultancy cambridge analytica. the half—a—million pound fine for allowing that to happen will hardly make a dent in the social media giants profits, b

for ten days doctors at salisbury district hospital battle to save the life of dawn sturges to no avail they've now confirmed the death of the forty four year old mother of three who had fallen critically ill after being exposed to what british authorities believe is the same deadly nerve agent known as no b. chalk used to target a former russian spy and his daughter in march i want to express my condolences and those of everyone here at cells bridges street hospital to john's family our staff a talented dedicated and professional and i know that they will be hurting too they did everything that they could we continue to treat one other individual who remains in a critical condition the circumstances under which sturgis and the forty five year old man charlie rowley came into contact with the military grade substance are still being determined but he tweet from the british prime minister following the news of sturgiss death leaves no doubt as to the nature of the investigation theresa may said i'm appalled and shocked by the death of dawn sturgis and my thoughts and condolences go to he

charlie rally condition is seems to be improving now that he's regained consciousness at salisbury district hospital where he was taken to on sunday june rather saturday june thirtieth along with him with his partner forty four year old dawn sturges who died last sunday night this latest poisoning of course opening all sorts of questions that british officials are now yet to answer about how these two could have come in contact with the nerve agent that they see was behind this second poisoning given this is something that happened with millions and millions of pounds spent on the cleanup operations in souls very as well as the original poisoning case the script palls sergei and uli of themselves long out of the hospital now and out of the media headlines and despite all of the sort of accusations against russia now we've seen months that this novel saga has been unraveling with certainly evidence and facts yet to be provided so now with this man's condition improving hopefully there will be a little bit more insight exactly into what could have unraveled but curiously this massive story that has be

the news came from salisbury district hospital, where dawn had been taken just over a week ago. the head of the uk's counterterrorism policing says they have now launched a murder enquiry. it is both shocking and utterly appalling that a british citizen has died having been exposed to a novichok nerve agent. but make no mistake, we are determined to find out how dawn and her partner charlie came into contact with such a deadly substance, and we will do everything we possibly can to bring those responsible to justice. dawn and charlie were poisoned by novichok somewhere in salisbury or amesbury. local leaders say dawn's death is an unprecedented test for everyone involved. this is really testing that resilience now, and all we can do is ask people to be calm, to be patient, and let the professionals from the met and from our own police force do what they have to do, and to keep us safe. police were back again today at the park in salisbury where dawn or charlie may have picked up a discarded container with the novichok in it. but the park alone is 25 acres in size. that container

i am here at salisbury district hospital where we we re at salisbury district hospital where we were her life. it was just over a week ago, on life. it was just over a week ago, on saturday the 30th ofjune, that dawn stu rgess on saturday the 30th ofjune, that dawn sturgess and her companion, charlie rowley, are believed to have come into contact with the novichok agent. dawn sturgess was the first to fall ill and charlie rowley later on to fall ill and charlie rowley later on saturday. he is now in a critical condition in hospital. the search continues to find out how the pair came to be contaminated. they haven't yet found whatever item it was that they believe they have touched, after coming into contact with the novichok nerve agent. we know that 100 counter—terrorism officers are helping police with their investigations. a number of sites in salisbury and amesbury are still cordoned off. a risky operation to rescue eight boys and their football coach from flooded caves in northern thailand is believed to have resumed. four boys were brought to safety yesterday, and are said to b

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition in salisbury district hospital, afterdled a contaminated object containing the potentially deadly novichok. police say it's likely the investigation will take months to complete. i spoke with our correspondent, alison freeman, who's in amesbury, a short time ago. we have seen quite a lot of comings and goings in amesbury today. a few hours ago police joined by fire crews and ambulance crews who are here to support them as they continue on examining that address where those two people who fell ill two weeks ago today were found, just behind me on the estate behind me. police today have said that this investigation into what happened to dawn sturgess and charles rowley is likely to last for several months. they fell ill last saturday with symptoms similar to those suffered by sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, who were poisoned in nearby salisbury back in march. officers say what they are doing now is scouring 1300 hours of cctv footage as they try and work out the movements of the couple that have been most recently p