proving these theories is extremely difficult but sergei skripal was far more active than expected ofnd been allowed to settle in britain as part of a spy swap which would normally mean a very quiet life. richard galpin, bbc news, spain. mps have accused the bbc of failing to give staff equal pay and opportunities. the culture select committee says women at the corporation are earning far less than men for doing comparable jobs. the inquiry was sparked by the bbc‘s former china editor, carrie gracie, who accused her managers of pay discrimination. the bbc says much of the report is out of date but admits there is more to do. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. it was the culture select committee that grilled bbc bosses at the start of the year, when the case of carrie gracie, the corporation's former china editor, drew widespread condemnation. while their conclusions carry no legislative weight, the strength and breadth of their criticisms are striking. the mps say that the bbc‘s grievance procedures have been poor. they say there is still a shocking bias towards men when it comes to

so this seemed to fit on sergei skripal is someone easy to find and the fact that they were regularlyat gave them a start point to intercept their communications to identify when and where they could find them. thank you very much. the reports of what saudi authorities may have done to one of their most prominent critics are — if proven — chilling. the journalist jamal khashoggi has not been seen for a week. there is film of him going into the saudi consulate in istanbul. but so far no pictures of him leaving. the turkish president has now challenged the saudi authorities to produce the evidence that he is safe. the saudi ambassador to the us — a younger brother of the crown prince — says reports that mr khashoggi was murderered inside the consulate are false. but the journalist had spoken about threats to his life and he was concerned that mohammed bin salman was cracking down on dissenting voices. mark lowen is our correspondent in istanbul and gave us this update. a week sinice jamal khashoggi entered the saudi consulate in istanbul and seemed to disappear saudi arabia has given tu

the story is repeated with sergei skripal, the exact same thing happens.re active than expected from an intelligence officer who betrayed his country and had been allowed to settle in britain as part of a spy swap, which would normally mean a very quiet life. 18 people— many of them children— have died in flash floods injordan. a major search and rescue effort is underway after the floods, which occured close to the dead sea. about a0 children and their teachers were reportedly on an outing in the area at the time. a french court has ruled that former president, nicolas sarkozy, must stand trial, on charges that he spent well above the legal limit in his re—election campaign six years ago. mr sarkozy denies that he knew about it and says he'll appeal. women in the uk will now be able to apply for any role in the military — including the special forces, such as the sas. defence secretary gavin williamson made the announcement, while on a visit to salisbury plain, where he was joined by some of the first women to join the royal armoured corps. he said for th

sergei skripal did express concerns. he put it largely in terms of his son who, sadly, has since died and his daughter who were traveling back and forth to russia quite frequently. and he said to me, look, i don't want to be a big public figure in all of this. we are afraid of putin. so he did express concerns particularly about becoming a public quoted figure. >> so you've heard what the investigative website has said that it believes the second suspect in the novichok case is actually a doctor recruited by the giu to carry out this attack along with the other person who was identified a few weeks ago. where do you come down on this? what do you think about identifying these two? how significant is this potential new lead? >> i think it's very significant. we've had a whole train of events since the 5th of september where the metropolitan police issued those cctv images and put the names out there, the fake names, and an amazing amount has happened since then. i thought, really, is someone really going to come forward a

investigative website, bellingcat has identified the second suspect responsible for poisoning sergei skripalhe guardian says the investigative website, bellingcat has identified the second suspect responsible for poisoning sergei skripal as alexander mishkin. they say he's a doctor, working for russia's gru military spy agency. and the times say alexander mishkin allegedly travelled to britain in march under the pseudonym alexander petrov to carry out the nerve agent attack on the former russian double agent sergei skripal. the ‘i' has news of a a0 pound dna test that can predict risk of heart attack from an early age. and according to the daily mirror, strictly‘s seann walsh has been dumped by his girlfriend rebecca humphries following photos of his kiss with pro partner katya jones. that stock about policing. —— let's talk about policing. irma ahead of the budget, the police, via the newspapers are making their case for more cash. —— ahead of the budget. when you consider that 600 police stations have closed since 2010 in england as —— and wales. there are 700 fewer staff available for tha

today vladimir putin has been talking about sergei skripal and saying he was a scumbag and a traitor. was behind the poisoning. this is quite an alarming story in the express. it says bridge of spies have exposed more cyber attacks by the russian intelligence agency. these attacks have target of political parties, banks, sports institutions, the media. it shows this ever—growing threat from russia. it shows how much good work is done by our own services to try to thwart these attacks. vladimir putin today talking about sergei skripal in that way, itjust shows how there is no indication between the uk and russia on this attack that happened in salisbury. the two nations a seat in a completely different light. we will hear more of the same from russia. a complete dismissal of uk concerns. there is not a lot we can do about it. they are clearly very aggressive in different ways. you get the impression they are throwing huge resources at cyber weapons... it is called a digital arsenal here. we always appear to be playing catch up, we we always appear to be playing catch up, we are we alwa

the story is repeated with sergei skripal, the exact same thing happens.icer who betrayed his country and had been allowed to settle in britain as part of a spy swap, which would normally mean a very quiet life. let's turn to brazil. sunday is the second round run off in the brazilian election. this is jair bolsonaro, we've talked about him a lot on outside source. he's a right—wing populist. this is fernando haddad from the workers‘ party, he was hand—picked by this man, brazil's former president lula de silva after he was forced to step aside due to claims of corruption. this is what the first round of the election looked like. mr bolsonaro won 46% of the vote, in the areas marked green here. and polls suggest he's currently ahead. katy watson joined us a short time ago from rio dejaneiro and i asked whether mr bolsonaro is the top contender. he is. he's got about 57% of valid votes. about 43% for fernando haddad. if polls are correct, and the first round they were pretty accurate, then it is expected jair bolsonaro will take the top job job on sunday ev

russian president vladimir putin has called former russian spy sergei skripal a "scumbag" and accusedre about what vladimir putin has been saying, where did he make the comments? well, this was at a oiland make the comments? well, this was at a oil and gas conference in moscow, an unusual setting. certainly, the journalist hosting the session specifically to talk about energy, veered away to talk about the script —— sergei skripal case. he basically lashed out at sergei skripal himself. that was the target of the attack in march. he called him a scumbag, said he was a traitor, he said that all traitors were scumbags. it was very strong language and his facial expressions and tone was extremely strong. he also talked about the fact that russia has asked britain to pass on evidence and documents about what happened in salisbury, so, as he put it, moscow could see what really took place. but he was careful to underline that russia denies any responsibility for this attack. despite the comments on the language that he used about sergei skripal himself, he said there was no reason for anyb

sergei skripal and his daughter yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent in salisbury in march.d his country. translation: i see that some of your collea g u es translation: i see that some of your colleagues are promoting a theory that mr scripal was almost a kind of human rights activist, party is just a spy. he betrayed his homeland. there is a term, traitor. he is one of them. imagine, all of a sudden you meet a man who betrayed his country. what would you say to him? to anyone? he isjust country. what would you say to him? to anyone? he is just riffraff, that's it. president putin of russia. the footballer cristiano ronaldo has said he "firmly" denies raping a woman in a us hotel room nine years ago. the juventus striker said he was tranquil about any investigations as he had a "clear conscience". the claims against him were first reported in a german news magazine and relate to an alleged incident in a hotel in las vegas. ronaldo's lawyers say they will sue the publication. a spectator at the ryder cup in paris, who was blinded in one eye after she was hit by a golf ball,

yesterday president putin thumbed his nose and britain again by calling sergei skripal scumbag.s have hit back by listing the ways in which they believe vladimir putin is using his secret state to disrupt and medal in the affairs of the west. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent sarah rainsford in moscow, but first anna holligan is at the hague in the netherlands for us. you were at that extraordinary news conference, where this extraordinary plot was revealed. exactly, and the dutch defence minister has released this case file of evidence, and it reads more like a spy novel. i will ta ke reads more like a spy novel. i will take you through some of the highlights in chronological order, so highlights in chronological order, so the taxi receipt that show the journey from outside the gru barracks in moscow to outside the airport on the day these men arrived in the netherlands. a photograph of them at the airport accompanied by a member of the russian embassy here in the hague. they then conducted a reconnaissance mission on the streets around the organisation for the proh

proving these theories is extremely difficult but sergei skripal was far more active than expected ofitain as part of a spy swap which would normally mean a very quiet life. richard galpin, bbc news, spain. another suspect package has been discovered in the united states. it follows the pipe bombs sent earlier this week to prominent democrats like hilary clinton and the news network cnn. well, president trump has been quick to point the finger at the mainstream media again for stirring up anger in american society. the president's relationship with the media has been turbulent since his election campaign, with his accusations of fake news prompting over 200 journalists to sign an open letter this morning condemning the president's behaviour towards the press as "un—american and utterly unlawful". let's talk to eugene scott now. he's a political reporter from the washington post and joins me from their newsroom. iam sure i am sure you have seen president trump's tweet saying a very big part of the anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely inaccurate reporting of the

ilitain says they tried to sergei and yulia skripal with novichok nerve agent. they survived, but dawn sturgess died when she came into contact with novichok hidden in a perfume bottle. this is a world away from salisbury, which is 2500 miles to the west. people here are shocked that meone from this village has been accused of deploying a chemical nerve agent on the streets of britain. in loyga, not only do they notso believe it, me here think that russia should strike back. "i would've dropped a bomb on those british," he tells me, "so they would all blow away and stop bothering russia." russia may feel increasingly odolated, but it is in no to change. laura: steve rosenberg reporting there. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, aamazing story of survival. one girl talks to the bbc about her full face transplant and the dream she has for her life now. laura: after one of the hottest summers on record, the british wine industry is reaping the rewards in what promises to be their best ever grape harvest. there has been a s

vladimir putin has also been casting insults — he's called sergei skripal, the spy poisoned with nervent in salisbury, a traitor and a scumbag. and we'll be talking about fan bingbing, the chinese film star who disappeared for three months — now she's been hit by a massive fine, and made a statement praising the communist party. the number of people killed in indonesia keeps rising, with more than 1,400 people now confirmed dead after friday's earthquake and tsunami on the island of sulawesi. efforts have largely been focused on the city of palu, where most of the confirmed dead have been counted, but the un has warned that large parts of what might be the "worst—affected" rural areas have not been reached. here's one of the rescuers in the village of donggala. translation: we've been here since friday. there hasn't been any rescue operation. we're still looking for the missing people manually. villagers alone, no heavy machinery. many of those from isolated places are taking matters into their own hands. translation: we walked for ten hours through the mountains from our village that

the story is repeated with sergei skripal, the exact same thing happens.ump has criticised the us media — and appealed to politicians to show greater civility after explosive devices were sent to high—profile democrats including barack 0bama and hillary clinton and the headquarters of the news channel cnn. the president was criticised for being hypocritical, by some, but he has doubled down on the media by another tweet issued. let's get the latest now. laura podesta from cbs news is in new york. she is close to the restaurant owned by robert dini wrote where bomb squad officers were dealing with another suspicious package. i think it has been taken away now. yes, thatis it has been taken away now. yes, that is right. earlier we were talking when i was up by cnn, that is because another package with a suspected height bomb was addressed to the actor, and his restaurant. that happened at around five o'clock this morning. we know security personnel, they cold the new york police department and they had this suspicious package on their hands. that package was

russian president vladimir putin has called former russian spy sergei skripal a traitor.salisbury in march. mr putin said the former spy had betrayed his country. translation: i see that some of your collea g u es translation: i see that some of your colleagues are promoting a theory that mr skripal was a kind of human rights activists, but he is just a spy. he betrayed his homeland. there isa spy. he betrayed his homeland. there is a term. traitor. he is one of them. imagine all of a sudden you meet a man who betrayed his country. what would you say to him, to anyone? he is just what would you say to him, to anyone? he isjust riffraff. that's it. well let's get more now on the kavanaugh case. republicanjeff flake is the key senator who called for an expanded fbi investigation into the claims against brett kavanaugh. this was a deal struck with his democratic colleague chris goons. our colleague at beyond 100 days, katty kay, spoke to chris coons and asked him how he felt about the outcome of the deal he struck with senator flake. i think it has been a significant step fo

russian ex—spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia were poisoned in march.d is set to strengthen as it heads towards the united states. officials are warning residents along florida's gulf coast to prepare for "life threatening" storm surges. now on bbc news, hardtalk.

russian ex—spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia were poisoned in march.ains and is set to strengthen as it heads towards the united states. officials are warning residents along florida's gulf coast to prepare for life threatening storm surges. the storm's set to make landfall in the us on wednesday, then move up the east coast. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.

investigative website bellingcat has identified the second suspect responsible for poisoning sergei skripal russia's gru military spy agency. the i has news of a £40 dna test that can predict risk of heart attack from an early age. more. according to the daily mirror, strictly‘s seann walsh has been dumped by his girlfriend rebecca humphries following photos of his kiss with pro partner katya jones. let's ta ke let's take a little bit of a more in—depth look at then. do you want to kick us off, liam? before we get onto strictly come dancing... we're going to see a lot of this on the 29th of october. this is a story about a lack of money for the police. i'm sure we'll see the defence ministry, thejustice ministry, roll out their concerns too. only six police forces in england and wales now have staff on the front desks. there have been 700 fewer staff ava ila ble the front desks. there have been 700 fewer staff available for that front desk duty given up the paperwork and wait policing is changed. 600 police stations, we learned, have closed since 2010, which as you say, is during a period w

britain says they tried to kill sergei and yulia skripal with novichok nerve agent.n she came into contact with novichok hidden in a perfume bottle. this is a world away from salisbury, which is 2500 miles to the west. and people here are shocked that someone from this village has been accused of deploying a chemical nerve agent on the streets of britain. in loyga, not only do they not believe it, some here think that russia should strike back. "i'd drop a bomb on those british," he tells me, "so they'd all blow away and stop bothering russia." russia may feel increasingly isolated, but it's in no mood to change. our correspondent steve rosenberg, reporting from north—west russia, with the latest on the investigation into the salisbury chemical attack. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: could switzerland hand the aquarius rescue ship a lifeline to continue saving migrants in the mediterranean? this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected

down on tonightida panhandle details are emerging about the second suspect in the poisoning of sergei skripal and s daughter. according to the investigative website bellingcat, the alleged attacker's real name is alexander mishkin, a doctor who worked for theussian military intelligence service. he was even decorated by president putin himself. though mishkin lives in moscow, he is originally from the northeast, as steve rosenberg reports. steve: there are some places in russia so remote that they nnot be reached by car, because there are no roads. but we're lucky. the train will pass through the village we are trying to get to. population 1000. only in winter when the ground freezes can you drive here. he has emerged that one of salisbury suspects was born and raised here. his true identity has now been revealed. he is not business alexander petrov, as he claimed, but gru officer alexander mishkin. "yes, that is alex mishkin," a man in the village confirmed to as i showed him the suspect.rd acg to the investigative website bellingcat, alexander mishkin was born in 1979. he went on to train a

russian ex—spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia were poisoned in march.urricane michael is lashing cuba with strong winds and heavy rains and is set to strengthen as it heads towards the united states. officials are warning residents along florida's gulf coast to prepare for life—threatening storm surges. the storm's set to make landfall in the us on wednesday, then move up the east coast. now, it is hard to get on the housing ladder. figures suggest 40% of young adults can't afford to purchase a home in the area even with a 10% deposit. careful with it. that's perfect. well done, darling. these two colleagues have been friends for years. they are the same age, and even have the same name. but, for becky and rebecca, things have panned out differently when it comes to buying a house. i've been a homeowner for two years now. i've been renting for eight years. i've been saving up since i was 15. it feels like, because we both have lived here for a long time, and we love it here. and i feel i know that i can't stay living here. when i move house next, i will

a website says it has identified the second suspect in the poisoning of former sky sergei skripal andnton. the man is alexander mishkin, a doctor for russian military intelligence. last month, they identified the other suspect as another intelligence officer. in memory of a murder gentlest. the three-day road was raped and killed saturday, but it is clear what -- not clear whether the attack was in response to her work. nigerians presidentitial electin -- next year's nigeriann prpresidential election. abu bakrkr won the primary against 11 other candidates. the vote will be his fourth attempt to win the post. days of heavy rain have killed at least 12 people across central america. these images are from honduras, where the down for was -- downpour and swollen rivers have evacuated thousands of homes. turkish president erdogan has ordered the review of -- reveal the whereabouts of a missing saudi journalist. he had been to collect documents ahead of his marriage to a turkish woman and has not been seen since. he was a fierce critic of the saudi regime, especially its policies on syria a

at the time it was investigating the nerve agent attack in salisbury that poisoned sergei and yulia skripal. britain says the russians were trying to clean up their mess. if anyone had any questions in their minds about russian military involvement in seoul spree, this will put to rest those doubts. —— if anyone had any questions in their minds about russian military —— if anyone had any questions in their minds about russian military involvement in salisbury, this will put to rest those doubts. british aid agencies launch an appeal to help victims of the indonesian earthquake and tsunami. senators in washington study an fbi report on donald trump's controversial nominee for the supreme court. two men die in a suspected chemical incident at a norfolk poultry processing factory. coming up on afternoon live... all the sport with hugh ferris. lots going in international football. that is right, it is one of those days where i host of countries announce their squads, nations league games, particularly in europe, the england squad will be announced shortly, gareth bale is in the wales squad, cri

gru was also behind the nerve agent poisoning, in the uk in march, of the former russian spy sergei skripal he was described by president putin this week as a "scumbag" and a "traitor to the motherland." caroline rigby reports. russia stands accused of state—sponsored cyber attacks targeting political institutions, businesses, media and sport. 0rchestrated by its military intelligence service, gru, britain holds the kremlin responsible. in a statement, the uk's foreign secretaryjeremy hunt said... britain's national cyber security centre has revealed it's highly confident a group of hackers belonging to the gru were responsible for a series of attacks. using names like fancy bear, bad rabbit and cyber caliphate, they are accused of numerous actions, including hacking the world anti—doping agency and exposing the confidential medical records of many high profile athletes, causing disruption to the kiev metro system and an airport in ukraine, and releasing materialfrom the us democratic national committee to influence the 2016 presidential election. they are getting good at attributing these

they continue to refer to the poisoning as the so—called sergei skripal affair. , presentations, will change the fact that the russians deny absolutely, and will continue to deny, that they had anything to do with this. what we've witnessed at the hague this morning was absolutely astonishing. i won't say unprecedented, because someone will find another example, but for two countries to lay out a case in such extraordinary detail, of a counter espionage investigation, is extremely unusual. it suggests a very, very high degree of certainty. the level of detail is such we've not seen at any point this year. the photographs, timeline, the little details like the fact they had this taxi receipt from the gru headquarters to the airport in moscow. not very smart, perhaps. it is highly unusual. as i say, at the end of the day, the russians will do what they have done all along, they haven't had time to digest this morning's presentation, but they will deny this absolutely. the number of sceptics in the west, about all of this, will be dwindling by the day. the gru is now

russian ex—spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia were poisoned in march.urricane michael is lashing cuba with strong winds and heavy rains and is set to strengthen as it heads towards the united states. officials are warning residents along florida's gulf coast to prepare for life threatening storm surges. the storm's set to make landfall in the us on wednesday, then move up the east coast. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. almost two billion of the world's people are muslim, and yet half of them, the female half, have traditionally played little or no role in the institutions of theirfaith. that is changing, albeit very slowly. my guest today, sherin khankan, became scandinavia's first female imam when she opened the mariam mosque in copenhagen. her focus on women's rights in a 21st century brand of islamic practice has stirred controversy and debate far beyond denmark's borders. is islam ready to empower women? sherin khankan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. you are one of europe's very few female

alexander petrov he was spotted on cctv in salisbury in march and accused by police of poisoning sergei skripalelf a former russian spy, and his daughter yulia. a discarded perfume bottle used in the attack would later kill dawn sturgess. now petrov has been named as alexander mishkin, so what do we know about him question that he was born injuly 1979. he trained as he was born injuly1979. he trained asa he was born injuly1979. he trained as a doctor at a military medical academy and in 2014 he was awarded the title hero of the russian federation. why might a doctor have been involved? this is the most deadly chemical warfare agent known to man, they were handling it and taking it on aeroplanes and he would have made sure they did not become casualties and also importantly making sure skripal got a dose that would kill him and hang around to see the symptoms took place before they got on the plane back to moscow. along with the other man previously revealed to be anatoliy chepiga, mishkin went on russian tv saying he was a tourist in salisbury, there to see the cathedral spire. how did research

the second suspect has been identified in that poisoning of sergei skripal in salisbury.anging around a bus stop or a train station you will notice it is cool, but later on you will be casting off your code because it will be quite warm in the uk. in north wales and northwards we have gusty winds. in england and wales are looking at a dry day with sunny spells developing, rather like yesterday. you can see why we have got his reign, there is a weather front in scotland and northern ireland and it is weaving north and south. some of the rain will get into cumbria and northumberland. the heaviest rain will be in western scotla nd heaviest rain will be in western scotland and north west ireland. there could be more to come and it could be problematic. to the east of northern ireland and in eastern scotla nd northern ireland and in eastern scotland it will not be as heavy. it will be windy across north wales, northern england, northern ireland and scotland. breezy in the south and scotland. breezy in the south and in the sunshine we are looking at temperatures up to 20 celsiu

well, look, what happened after sergei skripal, we expelled a bunch of russian diplomats, intelligenceowed suit in a show of solidarity. is it a scribble's poisoning merger that kind of action, surely the outrageous murder ofjamal action, surely the outrageous murder of jamal khashoggi meret action, surely the outrageous murder ofjamal khashoggi meret at action, surely the outrageous murder of jamal khashoggi meret at least action, surely the outrageous murder ofjamal khashoggi meret at least a similar sort of british reaction? well, i am sure there will be some reaction more broadly across the world but it is not an exact parallel with the use of military grade nerve agent british soil, killing one person in amesbury a few days later. -- merits. in what was directly traceable to stocks that only the russian state could have made, which were legal and which they should have got rid of years ago under international treaties. and the detective work was absolutely precise, with both us and by all of the people involved to really trace it absolutely to the kremlin without doubt, so it was,

the investigative journalism website bellingcat has named the second suspect in the sergei and yulia skripalr alexander yevgenyevich mishkin. the website reports mishkin travelled to salisbury under the alias alexander petrov. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here the real name of the russian man has been known as of today, indicated and the poisoning in the military doctor, his real name we are told according to the website is mishkin. 66—year—old but in this 33—year—old we re 66—year—old but in this 33—year—old were poisoned in salisbury this year, what more can you tell us? they've been making the running on this, working with russian internet websites, the insider. and what is interesting about the suspects is that again, then number of gi you, that again, then number of gi you, that his name has not changed very much. it was what they said was his running, so his real name turns out is doctor alexander mishkin. the name that he entered the name with lisp petroff. he used the same birth date, he used the same neighbours pa rents, date, he used the same neighbours parents

chemical weapons watch dog which is currently investigating the attempted murder in england of sergei skripales are all joining in the condemnation of russia's militia cyber activity. >> it is an aggressive well funded official body of the russian state. it can no longer be allowed to acting a agrees sufferly across the world against vital international organizations with apparent immunity. >> reporter: these russian attacks announced the aim dsame the u.s. raises the temperature with china. >> what the rush shans are doing pales in comparison to what china is doing. >> reporter: vice president mike pence blaming beijing for waging a campaign against american businesses, media and the public. >> our intelligence community says that china is targeting u.s. state and local governments and officials to exploit any divisions between federal and local levels on policy. >> reporter: specifically going after areas trump won in retaliation for the administration's new tariffs. >> by one estimate more than 80% of u.s. counties targeted by china voted for president trump and i in 2016. now china wants

still, he cut putin slack over the poisoning of former russian spy sergei skripal. >> do you agree vladimirutin is involved in assassinations, in poisonings? >> probably he is, yeah. probably. >> probably? >> probably, but i rely on them. it is not in our country. >> okay. >> reporter: analysts say this is part of what could almost be called a trump doctrine, blindly supporting dictators who have shown favor toward him. >> there's no doubt that the president wants to be as strong and as powerful and to wield that power as ruthlessly as the authoritarian leaders he admires. >> tonight the president is at it again, giving wide latitude to saudi king salman and his son, crown prince mohamed bin salman, over the disappearance of journalist khashoggi. >> the king firmly denied any knowledge of it. he didn't really know, maybe -- i don't want to get into his mind, but it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers. >> reporter: the president has had a long-standing affection for the saudi royal family, making his first-ever trip abroad as president to the kingdom, enjoying a swor

that an investigation into the poisoning and attempted murder in the uk of former russian spy sergei skripalwas being conducted. president vladimir putin calls skripal a scum bag and a traitor. that dutch operation carried out with intelligence help from the unit united kingdom which along with australia and new zealand are accusing russia of wide reaching activities. >> it can no longer be allowed to act aggressively across the world against vital international organizations with apparent impunity. >> reporter: or at least they're trying to act with impunity but make no mistake, this is a failure for the gru agents who are named by the u.s. and others who were caught and those agents who allegedly poisoned the exspy skripal, they were also arrested. the gru has proven they're talented but they don't always act like james bond. one of those agents actually still had his receipt from the taxi ride in moscow, from where? gru headquarters. >> very interesting. good report, alex, thank you very much. >>> just ahead, the vice president, mike pence, lashes out at china, accusing it of predatory ec

sergei skripal and his daughter yulia both spent months in hospital in comas before eventually recoveringdied after being exposed to the nerve agent novichok. she had accidentally handled a fake perfume bottle that contained the poison. let's get the latest from russia. joining me now is our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford. what is the latest response from moscow to all of this? ‘s so far a deafening silence. that's what we have been told we will get. the kremlin has been refusing to comment on rumours and speculation in the press. it has said that if there is serious evidence against russian citizens then it is the british government needs to present those to the russian authorities and they will consider them. basically they flat deny at the beginning, and attempt to explain things, from the kremlin at least we've moved to stonewalling. they are saying nothing. it won't speak to the median anymore. that's indicative of the uncomfortable feeling that insulin rationale. investigative teams dig, dig, and find out more about the man believed to be behind the attempted poisoning in sal

sergei skripal and his daughter yulia both spent months in hospital in comas before eventually recoveringdied after being exposed to the nerve agent novichok. she had accidentally handled a fake perfume bottle that contained the poison. and andy moore is outside the russian embassy in london right now for us. any reaction from the russians? this story broke yesterday evening and there has been no action so far. the embassy is prolific on social media, but we have not heard from them, nor have we heard from the russian government. but this will be highly embarrassing for the kremlin, to have so much information in the public domain about two supposedly secret agents. in fact it is being reported in russia that president putin, himself a former secret service agent, is not happy with the way this operation was carried out. that he might have put those two agents on television to almost publicly humiliate them, to punish them in some way, and that he might be planning a purge of senior members of the gru to show his displeasure. is more information expected today? yes, there is a press c0 nf

proving these theories is extremely difficult but sergei skripal was far more active than expected ofobs at risk. president trump has called on the us media "to stop the endless hostility" — after suspected explosives were posted to high—profile democrats and to cnn. here are your business headlines on afternoon live. half a million pound fine for facebook for what the data protection watchdog calles a serious breach of the law. the fine for the company‘s role in the cambridge analytica scandal is the maximum allowed under the old data protection law. fancy a new pair ofjeans with your bread rolls? sainsbury‘s is opening 0asis clothes outlets in its supermarkets, the latest move to diversify the way its store space is used. the mid—market fashion chain will open before christmas in sainsbury‘s in sydenham, south london, and in its new selly 0ak store in birmingham. twitter shares are up 13% ahead of the official open on the us stockmarket. most people were expecting its results would show a fall in the number of users because it‘s closing down accounts it considers "spammy and suspici

the prohibition of chemical weapons was investigating the nerve agent attack in salisbury on sergei skripalaughter yulia. the dutch authorities say four russian agents were expelled in april — britain says the men were from russia's gru military intelligence, trying to "clean up the mess" it had made in salisbury. photographs shown at a news conference in the netherlands this morning show the car they used to try to hack the chemical weapons watchdog, containing wifi and technical equipment in its boot. the usjustice department has now charged seven russian agents it's accused of targeting the opcw, anti—doping agencies and an american nuclearfirm. russia has dismissed the allegations as "western spy mania". this report from naomi grimley. it is seven months since the first chemical attack in europe since the second world war, and even now another extraordinary twist. did russia's military intelligence outfit not only send the would—be assassins, but also send a team to spy on the body that tested samples of the nerve agent? today the dutch authorities say they caught russian agents red—han

alexander petrov, he was spotted on cctv in salisbury in march and accused by police of poisoning sergei skripalperfume bottle used in the attack would later kill dawn sturgess. now petrov has been named as alexander mishkin, so what do we know about him? he was born injuly 1979. he trained as a doctor at a military medical academy, and in 2014, he was awarded the title hero of the russian federation. so why might a doctor have been involved ? this is the most deadly chemical warfare agent known to man. they were handling it and taking it on aeroplanes and he would have made sure they did not become casualties and also importantly making sure skripal got a dose that would kill him and hang around to see the symptoms take place before they got on the plane back to moscow. along with the other man previously revealed to be anatoliy chepiga, mishkin went on russian tv saying he was a tourist in salisbury, there to see the cathedral spire. how did researchers from the group bellingcat manage to prove that petrov was really mishkin? they firstly surmised that, like some other operatives, he might hav

those was the use of a bann nerve agent in an assassination attempt on the former russian spy sergei skripal in england this past march.e the dutch say ur men were met at the airport by a man from the russian embassy. he's the one obscured on the right. the russians then parked this car outside the o.p.c.w. headquarters. in the trunk, investigators found devices they allege were used for the hacking. >> ( translated ): this g.r.u. operation targeted the o.p.c.w. wifi network from short range, with a view to hacking and infecting it. >> so by breaking into tgas zation's computers, it was presumably to get an inside track on both the investigation and to give russia a leg up on how to embarrass that organization or challenge its analytical findings. >> brang ministry denied the allegations, calling them "western spyo mania," but,lster their fse, the dutch say one of the cellphones recoverm the men had been recently activated tside the g.r.u.'s mosco headquarters, and another man was caying this taxi receipt, showing a trip straight from the g.r.u. to a scow airport. since the men were all trav

they didn't admit to smearing a nerve agent on sergei skripal's face in the uk. they don't admit anything. >> you have two sides here in what has to be a negotiation at the end of the day. there may be an arms race element to it but at the end of the day, neither side wants a nuclear war. the position president trump is staking out is we are willing to go there to an arms race if you don't admit that you are in violation of the treaty and go back into compliance. the russian position is equally tough. they say nothing doing, we are not in violation. we are starting from two very far apart points in the negotiation but there's going to be a negotiation. i think what markets may be reading in this is that actually, the bolton visit, though they are not announcing it publicly, may be the first step in that negotiation. they are talking about new start which deals with long range strategic capability, and they are talking about the global nuclear nonproliferation treaty, the one that deals with the irans and north koreas of the world. liz: as we finish, yes or no, is

result of russia's alleged involvement in the poisoningof a former russian spy by the name q sergei skripal response to thastion, pres sent putin chose toak about the spy himself. >> ( translated ): i see some of your colleagues are pushing this idea that mr. skripal is some kind of human rights activist, he's just a spy, a traitorthf mother land. get it in there is such a thing as a traitor of the mother land. he's one of them. imagine if you had someone who betrayed your country. what would y think about them? what would anyone in this room think if we were talking about someone from their own country?e just a scumbag and that's all. they've instituted this whole information campaign around this issue. >> schifrin: he didn't stop there, ryan, did he? he also proclaimed russa's innocence. >> he did. and keep in mi this was no simple attack on the spy. a chemical agent was used. this was done in the united kingdom, and there were other people that were affected some s asked dent putin about that. >> espionage aside, i think there are two oth issues, one is the use of chemical weapot'n, and

the cathedral city of salisbury in march, and the two men suspected of poisoning sergei and julia skripalrve agent novichok. police believe the two men arrived in the country using false identities. the man on the left has since been identified as anatoliy chepiga. the man on the right has tonight been named by the bellingcat investigation website as a doctor — dr alexander yevgenyevich mishkin. bellingcat have unearthed these three pictures of dr alexander mishkin. the website says he trained in a military medical academy, before being recruited by the gru, russian military intelligence. they also obtained this picture of his passport in his real name. his false passport had the same date of birth, and he apparently even kept the first names of his parents in his false identity. the men gave an interview to russian state television under their false names, ruslan boshirov and alexander petrov. he, on the right here, is dr mishkin. they are suspected of using this adapted perfume bottle to spray novichok on the door of sergei skripal‘s salisbury house. mr skripal and his daughter yulia en