conspiracy to murder sergei skripal, attempted murder of sergei skripal, attempted murder of sergei skripalrgei skripal, yulia skripal and nick bailey. possession of novichok, causing grievous bodily harm with intent to yulia skripal and nick bailey. we can show you some pictures of the two suspects. it is alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov. it is believed the uk counterterrorism police chiefs said they are travelling under aliases. alexander petrov and. ruslan boshirov. russia has made it clear they do not permit extradition of its own nationals. should this position change then an extradition request would be made. we have obtained a european arrest warrant which means if either man travels to a country where and eaw is valid they will be arrested and face extradition on these charges for which there is no statute of limitations. those two men are wa nted limitations. those two men are wanted for questioning over the attempted murders of sergei skripal and yulia skripal and also a police officer who was also poisoned with novichok when he searched the skripals home address. the prime mi

tonight at 10:00 — two russian nationals named as suspects in the poisoning of former spy sergei skripalnd his daughter yulia. after an extensive study of cctv and other images, scotland yard says there would be sufficient evidence to charge the two men. it came six months after the skripals were poisoned by a russian—made nerve agent in salisbury, prompting a huge international outcry. the two individuals named by the police and cps are officers from the russian military intelligence services — also known as the gru. the men have been named as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, whose movements have been traced in detail by the british authorities. we'll have the latest on the investigation, that's involved 250 officers, and we'll be asking about the significance of today's new information. also tonight... we are three friends, bloggers, we all have one thing in common, we all have or have had cancer. tributes to the bbc‘s rachel bland, who's died at the age of a0 — presenter of an award—winning podcast documenting her treatment for cancer. scallop fishing — now britain and france hav

and yulia skripal. this was a sickening and despicable act in which a devastatingly toxic nerve agent was used to attack our country. it left four people fighting for their lives and one innocent woman dead. i know the force of the full house will be with the family, following their loss. in march, the government concluded that the russian state was responsible. i also said that while we all share a sense of impatience to bring those responsible to justice, as a nation that believes in the rule of law, we would give police the space and time to carry out their investigation properly. since then, about 250 detectives have gone through more than 200 hours of cctv and taken more than 1400 statements. working around the clock, they have carried out painstaking and methodical work to ascertain which individuals were responsible and the method they used to carry out this attack. mister speaker, this forensic investigation has now produced sufficient evidence to bring charges against two russian nationals for

its prime target in salisbury was sergei skripal, himself a former officer in the gru.skripal, it is thought, was targeted by former colleagues in the gru because they viewed him as a traitor for working for the british secret service, mi6. today was about much more than just naming two individuals, but also, in the government's eyes, exposing the role of the gru. and the prime minister made clear that, as well as the public accusation, british intelligence would be asked to do more to counter the gru's activities out of sight. today, russia's deputy ambassador was summoned to the foreign office. moscow has said it doesn't recognise the names of the two men accused. the british government acknowledges there is no real chance they will be extradited, but it will be hoping that today increases the pressure on moscow. gordon corera, bbc news. as we heard, more than 250 detectives have been working on the investigation, and they combed through 11,000 hours of cctv footage to identify the attackers. in the process, they have also taken more than 1,400 statements. our home af

the conspiracy to murder sergei skripal. the attempted murder of sergei and julia skripal. and detective sergeant nick bailey. the use and possession of novichok. and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to julia skripal and nick bailey. the investigation into the murder of dawn strugis remains ongoing. madam speaker, -- madam president, the evidence reveals the following. it shows the arrival of two individuals traveling under the name of alexander petrov and another to the u.k. from russia. cctv and other evidence records their travel to and from salisbury and crucially there are images which clearly place them in the vicinity of the skripal house at 11:58 a.m. on sunday, the 4th of march. this was moments before the attack took place, which involved placing the substance on the skripals' frontdoor handle. madam president, should any council wish, we can share copies those images. further, testing of the hotel revealed the presence of traces of the novichok substance in their hotel room. based on the thorough analysis of our intelligence, the u.k. government has concl

skripal. — e — skripal. we have had no thoughts than her welfare and her wishes.. i think none hold water. we believe that the evidence we have presented speaks for itself, but i repeat i'm very happy to give any member of the united nation a briefing on that. i think we need to recall that a woman has died, two people have narrowly escaped death. a whole city was placed at risk and the global none proliferation has been put at risk. i hope the russians would engage on the fact and accept the compelling evidence of russian complicity in this crime. as regards the allegations of british, allegations against russia over duma, i think this shows that for many russian authorities they work in a parallel universe, where facts and international norms are inverted. we abhor the use of chemical weapons and we take our responsibilities under the he chemical weapons convention seriously. we call on the syrian authorities and the russian authorities who work with them not to use chemical weapons against their own people. not to repeat eastern guta and duma, but as you and ou

the prime target of the salisbury operation was sergei skripal.ormer officer in the gru. sergei skripal, it is thought, was targeted by former collea g u es thought, was targeted by former colleagues in the gru because they viewed him as a traitor for working for the british secret service, m16. today was about much more than just naming two individuals, but also come in the eyes of the government, exposing the role of the gru and the prime minister made clear that, as well as the public accusation, british intelligence would be asked to do more to counter the gru's activities out of sight. today, russia's deputy ambassador was summoned to the foreign office. moscow said it did not recognise the names of the men accused. the british government acknowledges there is no real chance they will be extradited but it will be hoping that to date increases the pressure on moscow. the investigation into what happened in salisbury has involved around 250 specialist counterterrorism officers, as well as more than 180 members of the military who were deployed

its prime target in salisbury was sergei skripal, himself a former officer in the gru.ed by former colleagues in the gru because they viewed him as a traitor for working the british secret service, mi6. today was about much more than just naming two individuals, but also, in the government's eyes, exposing the role of the gru. and the prime minister made clear that, as well as the public accusation, british intelligence would be asked to do more to counter the gru's activities out of sight. today, russia's deputy ambassador was summoned to the foreign office. moscow has said it doesn't recognise the names of the two men accused. the british government acknowledges there is no real chance they will be extradited, but it will be hoping that today increases the pressure on moscow. gordon corera, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news: several people have been injured in a landslide after a strong earthquake struck japan's northern island, hokkaido. buildings were damaged, goods stacked on the shelves of shops scattered and smashed. at least ten people were taken

its prime target in salisbury was sergei skripal, himself a former officer in the gru.skripal, it is thought, was targeted by former colleagues in the gru because they viewed him as a traitor for working for the british secret service, mi6. today was about much more than just naming two individuals, but also, in the government's eyes, exposing the role of the gru. and the prime minister made clear that, as well as the public accusation, british intelligence would be asked to do more to counter the gru's activities out of sight. today, russia's deputy ambassador was summoned to the foreign office. moscow has said it doesn't recognise the names of the two men accused. the british government acknowledges there is no real chance they will be extradited, but it will be hoping that today increases the pressure on moscow. gordon corera, bbc news. a short time ago i spoke to professor brian taylor, an expert on russian state organisations. he explained more about moscow's military intelligence service. vgru has v gru has its roots in the soviet period and was the military intel

8pm: two russian intelligence officers are named as suspects in the poisoning of former spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia in salisbury. after an extensive study of cctv and other images, scotland yard says there's sufficient evidence to charge the two men. the two individuals named by the police and cps are officers from the russian military intelligence service, also known as the gru. we are three friends, we're also bloggers. we all have one thing in common — we all have or have had cancer. the bbc 5 live presenter rachael bland dies at the age of a0 — less than two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. labour's parliamentary party agrees to adopt the international definition and examples of anti—semitism without any caveats. also this hour, britain and france reach a deal over scallop fishing in the english channel. it comes after tensions boiled over last month when fishermen from both countries clashed at sea. and gearing up for his last test match, alistair cook — england's most prolific test batsman — tells us there may be tears at the oval. good evening. two russi

shortly after, that they smeared a nerve agent on sergei skripal's front door. this is what is believed to beat their weapon, the perfume bottle used to carry the novichok prevention. el today's announcement is a most significant dment in the investigation. we have sufficient evidence to bring charges in relation to the attack on sergei and yulia skripal in salisbury, and arrest warrants have been issued forsu the twects, and we are seeking to circulate notices. gordonprosecutors say they have enough evidence to charge the two with conspiracy to attemptedi skripal, murder of sergei skripal, his ulia, and a police officer who went to their house. use and possession of novichok, contrary to the chemical weapons act. and causing grievous bodily harm with intent. what is the gru? rmsed in this building, it is the intelligencef the russian military, with a long track record of undercover operations around the world. under vladimir putin, here visiting its headquarters, e observers say it has becre aggressive, accused of hacking america's 2016 presidential election, o

skripal and his daughtre oisoned with nerve agent novichok in march. moscow has denied any involvement. our serity correspondent gordon corera has the details. burdon: these two russians stand accused of the sal nerve agent attack. it is claimed that in march they deployed the novichok nerve deployed the novichok nerve agent which poisoned sergei and yulia skripal and months ler accidentally contaminated charlie rowley and killed dawn sturgess. police say they came to the country as axander petrov and ruslan boshirov, thought to be false names used by undercover operatives. prime min. may: the government has concluded that the two individuals named by the police are officers from russia's i militaelligence services u., also known as the the gru is a highly disciplined organization with a well-established chain of command. this is not a rogue operation. it was almost certainly also improved outside the gru at a senior level of the russian state. gordon: the two men carried out a remarkably sophisticated attack. they flew in from moscow and are seen in y

did you see that perfume bottle between march, when the skripal ‘s we re between march, when the skripal what this investigation is about, what the case is about. the unknown has been frustrating for them over the last six months. frustrating and of course damaging for businesses. so many of them have been hit hard by this incident. is salisbury getting back to normal now? it wasjust getting back to normal about three months after the attack on the skripals and business was beginning to pick up and people we re was beginning to pick up and people were reassured that nobody was going to be contaminated, and then of course, charlie rowley and dawn stu rg ess were course, charlie rowley and dawn stu rgess were accidentally contaminated by the novichok in that perfume bottle. she sadly died, and that hit everybody‘s confidence as well as affecting everybody personally. they felt sorry for her and her family, and personally. they felt sorry for her and herfamily, and that was a real knock the confidence as well as morale. there is a sense of progress and is reassurance today that this is the

is there a connection being made with that to the skripal case? birgit: yes.he prime minister has said in her statement that this was most likely the box that was used, the perfume bottle was used to smuggle the nerve agent into the u.k., and also the delivery method of putting it, spraying it onto the door handle of the skripals. police, independently of that, are asking for more advice. they are asking citizens, anyone who has seen the box, who knows anything about the perfume bottle because they are looking for further evidence. so clearly this is the crucial piece of information that is new now. police have said for a long time they do not know the link between the two cases, but now they have disclosed this perfume bottle is the link. brent: there are some british lawmakers saying that this attack, this poisoning, is war-like behavior. when you hear that, you have to wonder, what does this mean for the future, if there is one, for british/russian relations? birgit: well, british/russian relationons have gone from low o lower in the past few years. since t

lunchtime two russian men are named as suspects in the attempted murder of the former spy, sergei skripald his daughter in salisbury. theresa may tells the commons they are members of the russian military intelligence service. that's all from the bbc news at one — good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... you're watching bbc news. at the bbc sport centre , in the next half an hour the european ryder cup captain thomas bjorn will name his 4 wildcards for the tournament that will take place just outside paris later this month. 8 players have qualified by right, 5 of them debutants, so bjorn is expected to go for experience with his captain's picks ian poulter has been tipped for inclusion, a veteran of five ryder cups , he's never lost a singles match. — sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson are also in the frame as expected tiger woods will be in the us team...he is one ofjim furyks captain's picks. he was set to repeat his non—playing vice—captain's role of two years ago when they beat europe but has returned to form phil mickelson and bryson de chambeau hav

sergei skripal in russian eyes is a traitor.ongside other officers. he then betrayed them to mi6. he revealed a list of gru operatives in europe to m16. he list of gru operatives in europe to mi6. he was caught and arrested in 2006, given a lengthy prison sentence. but three years later he was traded in a spy swap with a number of russian spies that america handed over and he came to live quietly in salisbury in vulture. not so quietly in salisbury in vulture. not so quietly it turns out, because he isa so quietly it turns out, because he is a marked man. maybe he was told daily—macro still feeding in what information he had left to mi6, but a nyway information he had left to mi6, but anyway somebody wanted him dead. given the international outcry and the musick risk to russia in terms of sanctions, what would be the thinking in taking the risk on this, was the desire to get rid of him so big they were prepared to take on the risk of enormous and other economic damage? you asking me to look inside the head of whoever it was orde

it they were seen near the house of the skripals just before midday.eged around this time, the novichok nerve agent was sprayed on the door handle. later that day, they were seen at heathrow airport, where they boarded an aeroflot flight where they boarded an aeroflot flight to moscow. alas —— salisbury was soon turned into a major crimes even after it was discovered in nerve agent had been right at —— had been used to try to kill former russian intelligence officer city trump and his daughter, yulia, but they survived and enough evidence has been gathered to bring charges against the two suspects. prosecutors from the cps counterterrorism division have considered the evidence and have concluded that there is sufficient evidence to provide realistic prospect of a conviction and that it is clearly in public interest. putting alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov on trial in britain, there is no prospect of that. russia does not extradite its own nationals who are accused of crimes. in a moment, we'll speak to our correspondent, steve rosenberg, in moscow,

the prime target of the salisbury operation was sergei skripal.lf a former officer in the gru. sergei skripal, it is thought, was targeted by former colleagues in the gru because they viewed him as a traitor for working for the british secret service, mi6. today was about much more than just naming two individuals, but also in the eyes of the government, exposing the role of the gru and the prime minister made clear that, as well as the public accusation, british intelligence would be asked to do more to counter the gru's activities out of sight. today, russia's deputy ambassador was summoned to the foreign office. moscow said it did not recognise the names of the men accused. the british government acknowledges there is no real chance they will be extradited but it will be hoping that today increases the pressure on moscow. with me now in the studio is ben emmerson qc — who represented the widow of alexander litvinenko at the public inquiry into his murder. it is an almost exact replay of the murder of alexander living in court? yes, there are no

the telegraph leads on the skripal poisoning suspects.ut it also carries a warning from the health secretary, matt hancock, that dangerous nhs it systems are risking the lives of patients. the express has a picture of what it calls assassins sent by putin. but it also reports on the death of bbc presenter rachael bland, decribing her as beautiful and courageous. and the head of nhs england is accusing betting firms that sponsor premier league football clubs of shirking their duty to help britain's problem gamblers. that is in the guardian. so those are the front pages. let's see what our reviewers make of it all. so many of them dominated by these very stark pictures of the two suspect, named dramatically in the commons by the prime minister yesterday. and lucy, the sun talking about them as the smiling assassins. yes, so they have been named as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov. every part of their journey has been tracked, the cities they stayed in, how they travelled on the underground, how they took the train on the salisbury. an a

she's being paid -- niece of sergei skripal.he's being paid half the amount of money, like a lot of money, for participating in this program. so you can assume that walter is being paid too. so it's a clear economic in ntage to him, especially his old age. that's number one. number two, as i said, it's very difficult to turn back once you start going down this lane. my son waso say that a traitor who led me back to moscow. three years later he went out accusing me of killing my wife, although he knew perfectly well that my wife died of cancer five .ears after he claimed she died she couldn't address him in english because she was a russian, he didn't speak english. it's all totally unbelievable story. but who cares. lauren: sir, you'll have the last question. questioner: ukrainian legal group. i just went through american edia about russia today. under the first amendment, major american channels, they have to allocate time for smaller companies for free. russia today's using this free time to broadcast. second, a lot of america

theresa may says the two suspects in the salisbury nerve agent attack on sergei and julia skripal are members of russian military intelligence. facebook and twitter execs have admitted they were too slow to act against political meddling in the us, but they have told senators the problem is getting fixed. western japan is struggling to recover from the strongest typhoon to hit the country in 25 years. the world health organisation warns that a quarter of the world's adults aren't getting enough exercise. interestingly, the problem is in the richer countries in the world. two russian nationals have been named as suspects in the salisbury novichok attack which targeted sergei and yulia skripal. uk police say these two men arrived in london on the 2nd of march, using the names alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov. we got much more detailfrom we got much more detail from the prime minister, theresa may. the government has concluded that the two individuals named by the police and cps are officers from the russian military intelligence service, also known as the gru. the men visited salisb

yulia skripal and ta ke sergei skripal and yulia skripal and take note of the murder charges broughttatement coming out in the last hour or so. no doubt it will form the basis of what the united nations security council will be discussing very shortly. that is the scene now. as soon as shortly. that is the scene now. as soon as that gets under way, written, as a permanent member, entitled to call that meeting, and we arejust entitled to call that meeting, and we are just waiting for them to get started. in the meantime, we will talk about sport. sport now on afternoon live with ben croucher. if that gets under way we will have to get back to that. let‘s talk about cricket. england have won the series but they don‘t want to rock the boat before tomorrow. no, they are playing india in the fifth and final test at the oval and they‘ve made no changes to their team so if you are alastair cook, you‘re probably relieved, given it is his final test match. they‘ve had a little reshuffle in batting order and wicketkeeper too where jonny bairstow will take the gloves back from jos buttler. bair

that is what makes the skripal cases are particularly alarming and pressing.ctually, the nerve agent issue has played into all the conspiracy theories as well, with people saying why would the russian regime for attention to itself in that way by using novichok which can so easily be linked to rush it? these stories are generating so much thought about can we definitely pin it on the russians? —— to russia. we definitely pin it on the russians? -- to russia. the russians can say there's nothing to do them. the questionnaires, who sanctioned it and how high up did it go in the russian state? —— question is. it has been established that the skripals, that was authorised by some part of the russian state, whether it was vladimir putin himself we don't know. some conspiracy theorist might propose that there were some other explanations, that seems to be fairly definitively refuted now. henry, do you think that the whole issue of russian interference over here plays to the public in a way other than intrigue and we are all a bit interested or politically do we worr

they tried to murder the skripals. they play dice with the lives of the people of salisbury. where the normal rules of international affairs are in burton. that prompted a furious response from the russian ambassador, rejecting the british accusations as unfounded lies. —— inverted. rejecting the british accusations as unfounded lies. -- inverted. london needs the story for just unfounded lies. -- inverted. london needs the story forjust one purpose, to unleash a disgusting anti russian hysteria. that the us, france, germany and canada all agreed that the russian government will most certainly approve the poisoning of x by sergei skripal and his daughter. today, our british friends and colleagues are providing us friends and colleagues are providing us with a masterclass in how to stop the spread of chemical weapons. -- of former spy. last night, the uk's gchq said the threat from russia is reckless, real and active. jeremy fleming said the novichok attack was evidence of the kremlin's brazen determination to undermine international rules. he said the debt would be countered

russian president vladimir putin describes the two men accused of poisoning sergei and yulia skripalsbury as "civilians, not criminals." we obviously looked at who these people are. we've found them. they will appear soon, we hope, and tell you everything themselves. battening down the hatches — mandatory evacuation orders are issued as several american states prepare for the arrival of hurricane florence. it's five o'clock. our top story... members of a group of pro—brexit conservative mps have dismissed suggestions they want to overthrow theresa may because of her chequers blueprint for leaving the eu. jacob rees—mogg, who's the chairman of the european research group, said the policy needed to be changed but he was "supporting the person". the erg today published a plan for tackling the issue of the irish border after britain leaves the eu — one of the major stumbling blocks in the negotiations. the group insists its proposals would enable the uk to leave the single market and the customs union without the need for a hard border. leila nathoo reports from westminster. brexiteers w

vladimir putin insists two men accused by britain of attempting to murderformer spy sergei skripal ands. a nine—year—old schoolgirl sparked intense debate in australia after refusing to stand for the national anthem to protest alleged institutional racism. student harper nielsen was given detention last week for notjoining classmates in a rendition of advance australia fair, a song she says ignores the nation's indigenous people. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. on the front page of the japan times, russian president vladimir putin has suggested that moscow and tokyo should sign a deal that solves their long running territorial dispute by the end of the year. in response to putin's comment, the chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said japan stands by its long standing position that the territorial dispite must be resolved before the two nations can ever sign a peace treaty. the south china morning post has a story about foreigners being banned from using the internet in china. it says they could all be banned from surfing the internet under draft new rule

vladimir putin says two men accused by britain of attempting to murder former spy sergei skripal ande civilians and has encouraged them to give their version of events. and this story is popular on bbc.com: a nine—year—old schoolgirl has sparked intense debate in australia after refusing to stand for the national anthem in protest at alleged institutional racism. student harper nielsen claimed the song ignored the nation's indigenous people. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: pro—brexit conservatives say they've found a way of dealing with the irish border after britain leaves the eu,

they tried to murder the skripals. they played dice with the lives of the people of salisbury.n a parallel universe, where the normal rules of international affairs are inverted. and british airways is investigating the theft of bank card details from its website and its mobile app. hundreds of thousands of customers have been affected. and tributes to an icon. after an acting career that spanned six decades, the movie star burt reynolds has died, aged 82. hello to you. one by one, many of president trump's closest aides have been publicly denying authorship of the anonymous editorial in the new york times, which has painted such a damning picture of the trump white house. the writer — described by the times as a senior official — describes an "erratic, impulsive, amoral" president, whose "misguided impulses", it claims, need to be controlled or blocked by his senior staff for the good of the country. in that context in the past few minutes the president has been addressing a rally in montana complaining again about the way he has been portrayed in the media. you look at the wa

they tried to murder the skripals. they tried to murder the skripals. they played dice with the lives of the people of salisbury. they work ina the people of salisbury. they work in a parallel universe where the normal rules of international affairs are inverted. what can you do besides drive fast? have fun. burt reynolds, star of smokey and the bandit, deliverance and boogie nights dies at the age of 82. he certainly did have fun in a career that spanned six decades. also coming up: an inquest has found that neglect and gross failure of care contributed to the death of a toddler at royal manchester children's hospital in 2016 kayden bancroft, who was 20 months old, needed an emergency operation to repair his hernia, but after waiting for four days, he suffered a cardiac arrest campaigners welcome the ruling from india's supreme court that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers the former director of communications for the conservative party, giles kenningham and polly ma

russian president vladimir putin describes the two men accused of poisoning sergei and yulia skripaln salisbury as civilians, not criminals. we obviously looked into these people are. we found a —— we found them, they will appear soon, i hope, and tell you everything themselves. egypt's public prosecutor says e.coli was a factor in the death of a british couple at a hotel in the resort of hurghada. also coming up: the eye of the storm bearing down on the us coast. as hurricane florence advances on several american states, nearly two million people have been ordered to leave their homes. and behind the scenes at dundee‘s new design museum in advance of its public opening this weekend. and at half past eleven, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jack blanchard from politico london playbook and pippa crerar from the guardian. stay with us for that. good evening. a group of leading brexit—supporting conservative mps have produced proposals for the highly contentious issue of how the irish border will be handled after britain leaves the eu. the european resea

and his daughter yulia skripal and his daughter yulia skripal in salisbury has led to an increasinglyom the government here. this is cctv footage obtained by the police, showing the two men coming to britain, in early march. and, on the day of the attack, walking along this road close to the house of sergei skripal, where the nerve agent was smeared on the door handle. all of this providing important evidence. the government has announced that they were agents of this organisation, the russian military intelligence agency aka the gru. it sees itself as a war fighting instrument with special forces in its ranks. is it possible is operations, including assassination attempt, could go ahead without the approval of vladimir putin? he's the president of the russian federation. he's in charge, just like the prime minister is, accountable for her intelligence services. he is accountable for them, the gru is a major intelligence service belonging to the ministry to answers to the defence minister who answers to president putin. he is ultimately responsible for the actions of his government. f

skripal was maybe involved. notjust from putin russia. skripal was maybe involved.ling russian secrets, also his fellow operatives. they were fed up with him for defecting. of course. the daily mail as well leading on this, putin's lies. the pictures they have managed to source in this investigation. they've got a picture of this guy, whose name is anatoliy chepiga, and they've got a picture of him as a young man before he came ruslan boshirov. they've uncovered some interesting documents, passport photos and things. -- he became. the times has lots of detail, and this is only the start. bellingcat has to be congratulated and also the telegraph, they said they worked with bellingcat. it was started by a man called elliot higgins in this country. it just shows man called elliot higgins in this country. itjust shows that man called elliot higgins in this country. it just shows that we man called elliot higgins in this country. itjust shows that we now live in an age where people find out all sorts of stuff, they can immediately posted on social media. i think there wa

more now on the skripal case.e—backed television, the pair said they'd taken a short break in the uk to visit the city's cathedral. the bbc‘s duncan kennedy has more. the two russians agreed they did travel to salisbury station on saturday march the 3rd, but they say bailey spent one hour 46 minutes in the city because it was snowing. the men say they then returned to london, but the police hearsay their first visit here to salisbury was in fa ct a first visit here to salisbury was in fact a reconnaissance mission. the next day, sunday the 4th of march, the two men returns to salisbury, arriving at 11:48am. no dispute again with the british version. but this is where timing becomes crucial. from the station, they say they've visited the cathedral and the city centre, so what were they doing on the outskirts of salisbury at wilton road, close to the home of sergei skripal? they arrived at this petrol station on wilton road at 11:58 a:m., even though it is nowhere near the monuments they came to see. and crucially,

so did they visit the house where sergei skripal and his daughter were poisoned?: maybe we passed it or maybe we didn't. i never heard about them before this nightmare started. i never heard this name before. i didn't know anything about them. from the start, the kremlin has dismissed the accusations coming from london as lies. officials here have called the whole affair absurd, a soap opera. now these two men are being presented as definitive proof of that, however implausible of their own story actually sounds. the skripal ‘s survived the poisoning, but dawn sturgess died after spring novichok from a perfume bottle her boyfriend had found. police believe thatis boyfriend had found. police believe that is how the nerve agent was brought to britain. translation: when you go through customs, they check all your belongings, so if we had only thing suspicious, any police officer would have questions. why would a man have women's perfume in his luggage? accused by britain, the men now claim they are worried for their lives. they even demand an apology. the but disappe

russian president vladimir putin says the two men suspected of poisoning the skripals are civilians,bed as a fairy tale ending. england‘s victory over india at the oval. former england captain michael vaughan says it is just what test cricket needed. world and olympic champion christine vogel has spoken for the first time since she was paralysed following a training crash injune, and says she‘s ready to tackle her her new life. tour de france champion geraint thomas won‘t feature in this year‘s road world championship. he and chris froome have withdrawn but they best i simon yates and his twin brother and will lead britain at the event later this month. i‘ll be back with their stories at 2:30pm. hurricane florence is being described by the us weather service as a monster and the storm of a lifetime , and it‘s expected to strengthen further as it heads towards the southeast of the country. more than a million people have been ordered to leave coastal areas, and emergencies have been declared in several states. forecasters say it could make landfall as early as tomorrow night. peter bo

. —— sergei skripal and his daughter.kov, a prominent critic of vladimir putin, hasjust become a little murkier. his body was found at his home in south—west london in march, a week after the skripals were poisoned in salisbury. mr glushkov appeared to have been strangled, but now it has emerged that one of bristol's grandest hotels may have been the setting for an attempt on his life five years earlier, when two russian men plied him with champagne. keith carr was the paramedic who treated him. nikolai had been lying on the floor and he had carpet burns and he appeared like someone who normally who had an epileptic fit. the russian told him he'd been poisoned, and he was taken to bristol's royal infirmary. it is the first time in over 40 years that i've ever had anybody claiming to have been poisoned deliberately. but when we revisited the bri 1.5 hours later or so, the consultant told me that it was now being taken very seriously and they'd handed it over to special branch. the police did investigate, but no charges wer

president putin denies the two men accused of trying to murder sergei skripal worked for him.

we've talked about the skripal case. we‘ve talked about syria.western powers is ukraine. and you know full well, as former deputy prime minister, that ever since the russian annexation of crimea, there has been a programme of international sanctions led by the european union and the united states. they‘ve been extraordinarily damaging to russia. there‘s no sign any of those sanctions will be lifted as long as russia continues its current course in the ukraine conflict. do you regret... honestly, do you regret russia‘s disease and to annex crimea and to meddle in the affairs of eastern ukraine? let's start with the first statement. you made three statements that we should talk about. the first statement involves the annexation of crimea. there was no annexation of crimea. there was no annexation of crimea. the crimean people had decided in a referendum that they would like to join russia. the primary reason, primary cause for that was they were afraid, panicked that the ukrainian government will start the process that can lead to complete house...