it is highly likely that russia was responsible for the act against sergei and yulia skripal.e they as bad as all that? well, to find out, we're heading there. hey! russia! putin riding a bear! with a gun on his back. we'll be finding out what they really think of britain. do they like us...? i don't really believe that we're enemies. it's just politics. when it comes to average people, we are friends. i grew up on england's music, you know, and british. my favourite band was oasis. ..and if not, why not? people don't find it offensive to ask you whether all russian girls are sluts and how much vodka can you drink. so, we're starting ourjourney at a barber's shop. not, unfortunately, to do anything about this — believe it or not, i like it this way — but because here they're seen as the height of western sophistication. go back five, ten years, and barbers‘ shops like this didn't really exist. if you were a bloke and you wanted a haircut, it was a very regimented "in, chop, out" experience. now everything's changed. obviously, there's loads of stories in the uk media right now

alex younger — in it, he made reference to the uk's handling of the posioning of former spy, sergei skripalaccruing from this activity, they are not worth the risk. we will do this in our way, according to our laws and our values. we will be successful nonetheless. and i urge russia or any other state intent on subverting our way of life not to underestimate our way of life not to underestimate our determination and our capabilities. or those of our allies. as we all know, spies choose not just their words carefully, but also their timing — so why speak out now? that's what i asked our security correspondent gordon corera. well, this is only his second speech infour well, this is only his second speech in four years well, this is only his second speech infouryears and well, this is only his second speech in four years and office and i think this was because he wanted to talk about the wider public about some of theissues about the wider public about some of the issues and the big issue on his mind was clearly russia and the poisoning of sergei skripal here in salisbury. earlier in the year.

theresa may had to deal with a major incident in march when sergei skripal, a former military officeria, were poisoned by novichok in salisbury. either this was a direct act by the russian state in our country, or the russian government lost control over this damaging nerve agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others. jeremy corbyn wasn't as quick to condemn russia, and asked for more evidence. we need to seek a robust dialogue with russia on all of the issues currently dividing our countries, domestic and international, rather than simply cutting off contact and letting the tensions and divisions get worse, and potentially even more dangerous. theresa may went on to name the russian suspects as military agents, and along with other eu countries, she expelled russian diplomats. in march, theresa may was forced to give her third major brexit speech in london. instead of newcastle. the mansion house speech set out five tests for auk— house speech set out five tests for auk-eu house speech set out five tests for a uk — eu trade deal. and put a little flesh on the bones of her vi

at his annual press conference, he referred to the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter in salisburyown. translation: with respect to russia—uk relationship, it's gridlocked, i believe. it is in the interest of both our countries to withdraw our ties from this gridlock. are we interested in restoring the fully fledged cooperation and relationship with britain? yes, we are, and i think britain also is, especially the business community of the uk. thrill—seeking tourists are putting themselves in danger by heading towards volcanoes when they erupt, according to the royal geographical society. a report warns that "volcano tourists" underestimate the risks and create dangerous problems for rescue services. the dangers posed by eruptions, like this one at mount etna last year, include poisonous gases and falling rocks, as well as the extreme heat. when a child becomes seriously ill, they understandably become the focus of attention within the family. but there's a warning today that we should also be doing more for the child's siblings. according to the rainbow trust, the brother and sist

. >> a former double agent sergei skripal and his daughter are in critical condition.they were found slumped over on a park bench. >> reporter: after investigating britain said the russian government was behind the attack. >> the two individuals named by the police and cps are officers from the russian military intelligence service. >> russian president vladimir putin denied those claims. the accusation provoked diplomatic expulsions and sanctions against russia. number 5 -- a jolt to the right in european politics. in germany, hungary, sweden, austria, and italy populist far right political parties made major gains in legislative elections. >> now to the election results in hungary that is delighting nationalists but ringing alarm bells in some european capitals. >> reporter: nationalism, islamophobia, and anti-semitic attacks surged, fueled by anger about immigration and mistrust of the elites. >> when you talk about the elites and you talk about finance, is that another way of saying jewish people? >> yes. >> reporter: a cnn poll found that 28% of europeans think th

chapman was returned along with nine others in exchange for four prisoners in russia, one was sergei skripalcently poisoned in salisbury. the latest arrest comes after russian president vladimir putin sent a holiday message to president trump confirming that russia is open for dialogue with the u.s.. the arrest of this u.s. citizen for espionage though so soon afterwards sends a very different message. brianna, it is a message of defiance and of hostility. we don't yet know the circumstances of what happened with this american citizen, but, as i mentioned, it is almost certain to set that relationship between washington and moscow on a very rocky path indeed. back to you. >> it sure is. matthew chance in moscow. thank you so much. >>> joining me now, congressman david cicilline. he is a democrat who serves on the judiciary and foreign affairs committee. thank you for being with us on this holiday eve. >> my pleasure. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. what do you make of this development? >> the development with respect to our budget proposal or -- >> no, i'm so sorry. you just heard

worried me in writing the book, the book was finished at the time that they opportunitied to poison sergei skripal. so i possibly have made it more dangerous. does he mind? i don't thing he does,er in heard him express a single word of regret. none. >> one at the back the. >> one of the rite wing intelligence theories in the early 80 saturday the kgb was not only funding but controlling terrorism globally, that they were behind the ira, the plo, all of these groups not just the red army and so on. so i wondered, was oleg tasked with finding anything about that and can you give any revelations on the truth of that argument or not? >> oleg was tasked we ever trying no find out exactly what the kgb money was being spent on. specifically for britain, actually, wasn't the terrorism that -- it was clear there wasn't a link between the oklahoma and -- the kgb and the eye. a but there was a connect we ever the kgb and the miner strike. the miner strike, they were being bank rolled by the kgb or the kgb wag tries to bang rolle them but the money was lost in switzerland senator reason that has never been wo

theresa may had to deal with a major incident in march when sergei skripal, a former military officert our country, or the russian government lost control over this catastrophically damaging nerve agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others. jeremy corbyn wasn't as quick to condemn russia, and asked for more evidence. we need to seek a robust dialogue with russia on all of the issues currently dividing our countries, domestic and international, rather than simply cutting off contact and letting the tensions and divisions get worse, and potentially even more dangerous. theresa may went on to name the russian suspects as military agents, and along with other eu countries, she expelled russian diplomats. in march, snow forced theresa may to give her third major brexit speech in london instead of newcastle. the mansion house speech set out five tests for a uk—eu trade deal, and put a little flesh on the bones of her vision for britain's future relationship with europe. we know what we want, we understand your principles, we have a shared interest in getting this right, so let's g

important for us to remember that most of his actions in this year, whether it is the poisoning of sergei skripalthat has had, and information operations we have seen and information operations we have seen continuing in the us, across europe, his actions with respect to ukraine, this is vladimir putin acting out a week this. as you noted the economy at home is not in good shape. russia is an objectively declining power, so his actions and his aggression abroad and his assertiveness is about trying to use the levers he has, the low—cost asymmetric tools in order to manipulate others, in order to hide his own weaknesses. while i do think vladimir putin thinks this has been a good yearfor him, it is important for many of us to remember that he is not ten feet tall and it is only in his interests to portray him as such. thank you for coming in. theresa may has held talks with her polish counterpart, who has reiterated that the eu's brexit deal on the table is still the best on offer. the government also confirmed that mps would start debating the agreement again onjanuary the ninth ahead of a vote t

died, after coming into contact with the bottle containing the nerve agent used to attack sergei and julia skripaljune kelly has more. it is six months since charlie rowley witnessed his partner dawn stu rgess collapse. she was convulsing and foaming at the mouth. i phoned 999. i was getting medical advice on how to revive her. you know, mouth—to—mouth. dawn sturgess had become an unintended victim of the nerve agent novichok. charlie rowley had found what he thought was a discarded bottle of perfume and given it to dawn. in fact, it contained the novichok, and she sprayed it on her wrist. just over a week later, she was dead. i felt that i'd poisoned my girlfriend, and that was the hardest thing to deal with. charlie rowley had also come into contact with the novichok, which was brought into the uk by russian intelligence agents. he was taken from his home in amesbury in wiltshire to salisbury district hospital. staff there saved his life. but he is now spoken to the sunday mirror newspaper of the damage the novichok has done to his health. my eyesight‘s still not right. my arm, i can't function

died, after coming into contact with the bottle containing the nerve agent used to attack sergei and julia skripalent june kelly has more. it is six months since charlie rowley witnessed his partner dawn stu rgess collapse. she was convulsing and foaming at the mouth. i phoned 999. i was getting medical advice on how to revive her. you know, mouth to mouth. dawn sturgess had become an unintended victim of the nerve agent novichok. charlie rowley had found what he thought was a discarded bottle of perfume and given it to dawn. in fact, it contained novichok and she sprayed it on her wrist. just over a week later, she was dead. i felt that i'd poisoned my girlfriend, and that was the hardest thing to deal with. charlie rowley had also come into contact with the nerve agent. which was brought into the uk by russian intelligence agents. he was taken from his home in wiltshire to salisbury district hospital, staff there saved his life but he's now spoken to the sunday mirror newspaper of the damage the novichok has done to his health. my eyesight is still not right. my arm, i can't function properly. i

at his annual press conference, he referred to the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter in salisburyrested in restoring the fully fledged cooperation and relationship with britain? yes, we are, and i think britain also is, especially the business community of the uk. yuri vyazovsky from the bbc‘s russia service is here. thank you forjoining us. tell us more about what he has been saying. he was asked about the skripals and brexit and all kinds of things regarding the russian and british relationship. 0ne funny and interesting thing is that now we can see that president putin is against a second referendum in britain. he hinted at that when he said that theresa may has no other option but to fulfil the will of the people. if there is another referendum, what kind of democracy is that? that is what putin said. the other interesting thing is that this press conference, this is the 14th big press co nfe re nce , conference, this is the 14th big press conference, annual, huge show, and putin has always used them as an opportunityjust to and putin has always used them as an opportunity jus