dawn sturgess had already been admitted, asa sturgess had already been admitted, as a friend who didn'ton screen, described. she is appear on screen, described. she is a happy, caring, loving person. she looks after everyone, really. i could sit here and talk and those are the ones in hospital and potentially fighting for their lives. in wiltshire, a number of locations where it is believed the couple were before they collapsed are now cordoned off. they fell ill hours apart at charlie's flat in amesbury. also closed is a baptist centre nearby and a local branch of boots the chemist. in salisbury eight miles away, a hostel, john baker house, where dawn sturgess lived, has now been closed. so to have the queen elizabeth gardens in the city. the gardens are close to the city. the gardens are close to the shopping centre and a bench where julia and sergei the shopping centre and a bench wherejulia and sergei skripal collapsed in march. the medical team who nursed julia and sergei skripal are now fighting to save these new victims of. this is an expanding police investigation and the bigges

it is thought dawn sturgess became exposed to the substance sturgess became exposed to the su bsta nceed to the substance after the attack in march on former spy sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia skripal. killed after somehow coming into contact with a deadly nerve agent. dawn sturgess‘s death means the police are now investigating murder. the staff here at salisbury district hospital worked tirelessly to save dawn sturgess. our staff are dedicated, talented and professional, and i know that they will be hurting too. they did everything that they could. chemical weapons experts have been decontaminating the hostel where dawn stu rgess decontaminating the hostel where dawn sturgess lived. police say she was killed by the same type of nerve agent, known as another chop, it used against a former russian spy on his daughter back in march. the government blamed russia for the poisoning of the two, who survived. —— known as novichok. the kremlin says it was not involved with a british citizen now dead, the ramifications of chemical attack on salisbury and now even more serious. meanwhil

yes, in amesbury this evening... well, dawn sturgess t| this yes, well, dawn sturgess took ill at this last saturday, and a few hours late at charlie rowley also took ill. they were both being treated at salisbury district hospital. the couple had spent much of friday together and it is believed that is when they handled this nerve agent in this 2a hours before they took ill last saturday. salisbury district hospital is the hospital that nursed sergei skripal and yulia skripal back to health and the hope was that this couple would also pull through but we have had this very sad news. we have had a statement from the national head of counterterrorism, describing it as shocking and terrible news, he says this terrible news only strengthens our resolve to identify and bring to justice the people or person responsible for this outrageous and barbaric act. now, we understand that the prime minister will be making a statement later this evening, but it appears that now an international murder attempt has ended with the death of a mother of three who was living at a hostel in salisbury, and t

the paper reports on the death of dawn sturgess, who was poisoned by the nerve agent. times leads on the operation to rescue the boys trapped in a cave in thailand. the metro has a photograph of dawn stu rg ess o n the metro has a photograph of dawn sturgess on its front page. divers managed to bring four of the boys out of the cave today, but the rest must wait until the mission resumes tomorrow. the guardian has a photograph of family members waiting outside the cave, but its lead story is about brexit. it says the prime minister will face down angry eurosceptic mps over the agreement made by the cabinet at chequers on friday. the daily telegraph also leads on brexit, and a warning from the leading eurosceptic conservative mp, jacob rees—mogg. writing in the paper, mr rees—mogg says he will vote against the deal. the sun leads on the world cup and comments from sir geoff hurst who believes victory is inside this time as well. —— in sight. so we began with the death of dawn sturgess, the woman who was poisoned by the novichok nerve agent, which she came into co nta ct

dawn sturgess, no doubt, thought the same.owers have "dawn, you were the innocent one in this." in a tragic twist, dawn sturgess has become the unintended victim of an international murder plot. the hunt is now on for her killers. june kelly, bbc news, salisbury. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, your live with the bbc sport centre and chris mitchell. coming up, swatting them away for fun! fedorova looks unstoppable at wimbledon. so too the seven time champion serena williams. she gets to the quarter—finals too. —— federer. the time for training is done. neighbours belgium and france get ready for their semi—final showdown at the world cup. business as usual at wimbledon. federer, djokovic, nadalanne williams all won with very little trouble. the only blip perhaps, discover, knocked out by kiki bertens —— nadal and. that means all top ten women's seeds are out. —— this,. many have tried to stop roger federer on the grass at wimbledon, mannarino will add to that list —— pliskova. roger federer gets to his

dawn sturgess no doubt thought the same.awn come you were the innocent one in this. ina tragic in a tragic twist, dawn sturgess has become the unintended victim of an international murder plot. the hunt is now on for her killers. june kelly, bbc news, salisbury. the major french company, danone, is looking into reports that its newly revised aptamil baby milk formula is making some infants ill. hundreds of parents in the uk have complained on social media that it is making their babies sick. the company said it had carried out extensive safety checks, but added it was "taking all feedback very seriously". the christening of prince louis, the youngest son of the duke and duchess of cambridge, has taken place this afternoon at st james' palace. the queen and the duke of edinburgh were not at the baptism because of the queen's schedule. six godparents — friends and members of the family — did attend the private ceremony. they're calling it ‘manic monday‘ at wimbledon — with roger federer, rafael nadal and serena williams all in

dawn sturgess, no doubt, thought the same.message — "dawn, you were the innocent one in this." in a tragic twist, dawn sturgess has become the unintended victim of an international murder plot. the hunt is now on for her killers. june kelly, bbc news, salisbury. let's get some of the day's other news. film producer harvey weinstein has pleaded not guilty at a court in new york to charges of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006. it's the third criminal sexual assault case brought against him. more than seventy women have accused him of sexual misconduct, including rape. his lawyer says he's innocent and that all sexual encounters were consensual. the leaders of ethiopia and eritrea have declared an official end to a state of war that has existed between them for nearly two decades. eritrea, formerly a province of ethiopia, broke away in 1993. a subsequent war between them led to the deaths of around 800 thousand people. the car maker nissan has admitted that it falsified data on car exhaust emissions at several of its factories

dawn sturgess, no doubt, thought the same.— "dawn, you were the innocent one in this." in a tragic twist, dawn sturgess has become the unintended victim of an international murder plot. the hunt is now on for her killers. june kelly, bbc news, salisbury. let's look at the other main stories tonight. the leaders of ethiopia and eritrea have declared an official end to a state of war that has existed between them for nearly two decades. eritrea, formerly a province of ethiopia, seceded in 1993. a subsequent war between them led to the deaths of around 800,000 people. the hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, has pleaded not guilty in a third case of sexual assault. mr weinstein, who appeared in court in new york, has already denied having non—consensual sex in two cases injune. he's been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 70 women. the car maker nissan has admitted that it falsified data on car exhaust emissions at several of its factories injapan. the company has not revealed how many cars were involved — but has pl

charlie rowley and dawn sturgess final two weeks ago, they we re sturgess final two weeks ago, they werepital after coming into contact with novichok. dawn stu rgess coming into contact with novichok. dawn sturgess died last weekend and charlie rowley is any serious but sta ble charlie rowley is any serious but stable condition. he is able to talk to the police there. this is the focus now, this small bottle that was found at his house in aylesbury, about eight miles from here. it raises questions as well as answering a few. police want to know how he came into contact with this bottle. where was it discovered? was it in the park near here. we know they visited the park. the working assumption is that this container is from the same batch of novichok that was spread on the door handle of the former russian spy for months ago. he and his daughter were poisoned. you have that investigation and simultaneously scientists at portland stone will be carrying out a critical test now to draw the scientific link, to see if, indeed, they can test for impurities in this latest sa m ple to they can t

dawn sturgess was caught on camera in salisbury last friday — the day before she collapsed. home secretary has pointed the finger at russia. it is completely unacceptable for our people to be either deliberate or accidental targets, or for our streets, our parks, our towns to be dumping grounds for poison. it's still not clear where the couple were when they came into contact with the novichok. we'll have the latest from the scene. eurosceptic minsiters meet to talk tactics as theresa may faces a cabinet showdown over brexit at chequers tomorrow. pumping out water gets rescuers closer to the trapped children in thailand but they still can't get them out. going underground in eastern ghouta. jeremy bowen discovers the hidden tunnels below what was once a rebel stronghold in the syrian war. and gareth southgate on why england's young lions may never have a better chance to make it to a world cup final. in wales: celebrations, including a royal visit, to mark the 70th birthday of the nhs. but what does the future hold for the service? warnings it may not reach its 100 birthday

dawn sturgess's death means the police are now investigating murder.ry district hospital worked tirelessly to save dawn. our staff are talented, dedicated, and professional, and i know that they will be hurting too. they did everything that they could. chemical weapons experts have been decontaminating the hostel where dawn sturgess lived. police say she was killed by the same type of nerve agent, known as novichok, used against a former russian spy and his daughter back in march. the government blamed russia for the poisoning of the skripals, who survived. the kremlin says it was not involvedm butwith a british citizen now dead, the ramifications of the chemical attack on salisbury are now even more serious. meanwhile, dawn sturgess's partner charlie rowley is critically ill in hospital. police are investigating how they came into contact with the nerve agent used in the attack. tom burridge, bbc news. let's have a look at some of the other news — millions of people injapan have been told to leave their homes because of extensive flooding and landslid

dawn sturgess, no doubt, thought the same.ith a message — "dawn, you were the innocent one in this." in a tragic twist, dawn sturgess has become the unintended victim of an international murder plot. the hunt is now on for her killers. june kelly, bbc news, salisbury. football, and after the briefest of pauses — the world cup in russia resumes. we're very much at the business end of the tournament now with the first semi—final taking place later on tuesday. france play belgium, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. this is what happiness looks like. the kind of happiness you feel when your team, your country, reaches the semifinals of a world cup. imagine how much more happy you may be if you reach the final. for france and belgium, the only thing stopping them is each other. their semi—final ta kes pla ce them is each other. their semi—final takes place in saint petersburg. the belgian squad looked relaxed enough as they trained in moscow. that they know the scale of the task ahead of them. when you face a team like france you kno

last friday afternoon dawn sturgess was seen on cctv shopping in salisbury.n both went to dawn stu rg ess' gardens, and then both went to dawn sturgess' hostile. at gardens, and then both went to dawn stu rgess' hostile. at 10:30pm gardens, and then both went to dawn sturgess' hostile. at 10:30pm they both declared us. at 10:15 the next morning, dawn took ill. at 6:20 that evening, charlie collapsed. during the afternoon he had been to a church event and a branch of boots. fellow residents from the hostel had described how they had been tested for novichok poisoning. i had a scientist from porton down take a blood test and take information down about what room i was in, or what how close i was, asking me several different questions. it is still not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent. there is still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we have previously thought that even in a container it will remain highly toxic for possibly 4—6 months. outside a container that could be less. this is one of the questions

at 10:15am the next morning, dawn sturgess took ill.ening charlie rowley collapsed. during the afternoon he'd been to a church event and a branch of boots. fellow residents from dawn sturgess' hostel have described how they've been tested for novichok poisoning. i had a scientist from porton down take a blood test, photographs and information on basically what room i was in, how close was i to dawn and charlie, asking me several different questions. it's still not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent. and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we have previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container it could be less. this is one of the questions we need answered for us. the russians obviously know all the details, they made the stuff. it's scotland yard which is leading this investigation. tonight they described it as complex and fast—moving. and they warned it is expected to take months to complete

because what we understand from the police is that dawn sturgess and her partner were exposed about ao. it is believed they touched a contaminated item. the various places have been cordoned off, both in salisbury and amesbury, nearby. it is not entirely clear how exactly they were exposed to it. so the key thing for the police is to try and determine that, and obviously find out what is behind it —— ainsbury. it was only last week we had the statement that the rest of the public was very low. i think what they are acknowledging is that for people who live in the area, and people who live in the area, and people across the country will be worried about this, but they are still saying despite this death at the risk is still low. the advice is for people in the salisbury area, if they have visited any of the areas that were cordoned off, they should wipe down the possessions, they should wash their clothes, if it is dry—cleaning, it should be put in a bag and disposed of. what the message is it is a low—risk. but thatis message is it is a low—risk. but that is what they said after the n

dawn sturgess first, and then her partner charlie rowley, several hours later. caring for them did not know what was wrong with them, and suspected it might have been some sort of drug overdose. it took four days, really, for the authorities to work—out report on down, the defence research laboratory down the road from here, that it was novichok, the same russian nerve agent, it seems, that was used for months ago against surrogate and yulia, in salisbury, also in wiltshire. —— surrogate and yulia skripal. the couple are now both critically ill and fighting for their lives, and we have heard from their lives, and we have heard from the chief executive of salisbury nhs foundation trust, who runs the hospital. this is showing for me the testament to not only our staff in the hospital, but also staff in the nhs. we are so fortunate to have such skilled staff here, and they have really come into their own and been able to demonstrate not only the world—class care, as sally said, here in salisbury, but also what ca re here in salisbury, but also what care people acro

dawn sturgess, no doubt, thought the same.the innocent one in this." in a tragic twist, dawn sturgess has become the unintended victim of an international murder plot. the hunt is now on for her killers. june kelly, bbc news, salisbury. the leaders of ethiopia and eritrea have declared an official end to a state of war that has existed between them for nearly two decades. eritrea, formerly a province of ethiopia, seceded in 1993. a subsequent war between them led to the deaths of around 800,000 people. the car maker nissan has admitted that it falsified data on car exhaust emissions at several of its factories injapan. the company has not revealed how many cars were involved, but has pledged to carry out a full investigation to ensure it won't happen again. at least 100 people in western japan are now thought to have died due to flooding and landslides caused by record rainfall. dozens of people are also reported to be missing as the region received three times the amount of usual rainfall for the whole ofjuly since thursday.

tracing rowley and sturgess' steps from that friday, critical to the investigation. a friend told local media earlier they visited stores in salisbury, bought some food and purchased a blanket from a local charity shop. midday surveillance footage catches sturgess making an alcohol run in the center of town before the couple and their friend enjoyed the evening drinking at a park in salisbury that is now cordoned off. they spent the night at rowley's home in amesbury. by 11:00 a.m. the next morning, sturgess was critically ill. by 3:30 p.m., rowley was in a similar state. now forensic experts are moved into come you are allscour rowlg for clues. even a small trace can be deadly. >> and now erin is joining us live. given what we've seen of this couple, tell us about the mood of people in and around that town as people and investigators continue looking for clues. >> reporter: people here are extremely concerned. i was speaking to one woman just a few days ago who said she no longer believes that salgs bury salisbury is a safe place to raise her children. so you defini

the funeral takes place of the dawn sturgess, the victim of novichok poisoning in wiltshire.re things getting better for northern rail passengers as it reintroduces many services, we speak to commuters across the north of england. the dawn of a new era, as zimbabwe goes to the polls for the first time after nearly a0 years of robert mugabe. and geraint thomas prepares to come home to wales — his mum says its not sunk in yet. i don't think he really understands what he's just done. he doesn't understand that the whole of wales is behind him either. and coming up on bbc news. britain's andy murray says it's like "starting from scratch again" as he prepares to return to tennis, having pulled out of this year's wimbledon. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the courts will no longer have to decide if life saving support should be withdrawn from patients in a persistent vegetative state or who are minimally conscious. providing both families and doctors agree, food and liquid can be stopped to allow such patients to die. until today's ruling by the supreme court, it h

london police say 44-year-old dawn sturgess died yesterday. this is just a week after she and another man were exposed to the same type of nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter earlier this year. nbc's kelly kobeilla reports from london. >> reporter: the police calling this a murder investigation. police confirmed 44-year-old british national dawn sturgess died on sunday, agtd days after she and her friend were exposed to novichok, a military-grade nerve agent. officials say it was the same type of powerful poison used on former russian spy skripal and his daughter earlier this year. sturgess was seen in a convenience store just hours before they collapsed. >> seen them taken out on a stretcher. and she didn't look very well. >> reporter: police later confirmed they were exposed to novichok after handling a contaminated item. >> the death is desperately sad news. we'll work with the police to give them all the support that they need. >> reporter: in a statement, assistant commissioner for counterterrorism calling stu

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at 10:15, dawn sturgess took ill. at 6:20 that evening, charlie rollie collapsed. ee the afternoon he had b to a church event and a branch of boots. fellow residents from dawn sturgess' hostel have described how they have been tested for novichok poisoning. >> i had a scientist take a blood test, photograph and took informion down basically what room i was in and how close was i to dawn and chare. asking me several differentti quess. reporter: it's still not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent. and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and itspotentcy. >> we have previously thought that even i a container it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container it could be less. his is one of the questions we really want the russians to answer for us. they obviously know all the details. they made the stuff. reporter: scotland yard which is leading this investigation. tonight, they described it as complex and fastin m and they warned it's expected to take months to complete. all the community h

charlie rowley and dawn sturgess we re charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were taken ill in this propertyowing that the police have erected a number of tents next to the flat where charlie rowley lived and where dawn sturgess was with him on saturday when they both fell ill. huge forensic operation to work out exactly what happened to this couple. we know they took a bus from here in amesbury last friday night and went to salisbury. it is understood that while they were there, maybe in queen elizabeth gardens, that is where they came into co nta ct gardens, that is where they came into contact with the novichok which may have been a residue left over by the attack on the skripals in march by whoever carried out that attack. maybe they dropped the container and it was never found maybe they dropped the container and it was neverfound in maybe they dropped the container and it was never found in the clear up operation in salisbury afterwards. those two people are now critically ill in hospital. the home secretary sajid javid has said the russian state must now explain exactly what has gone

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley are both in their40s, sturgess and charlie rowley are both in theirsidents. neither of them are employed and there doesn't seem to be anything in their background to make them likely to be targeted specifically, no connection with the skripals and no connection with the skripals and no connection to espionage either in russia or the uk so it's entirely unclear why this couple would have come across novichok in the first place. so many unanswered questions at the sour. we know this has become at the sour. we know this has become a counterterrorism operation, it's been widened. as we remember with the skripals back in march, theresa may, the british prime minister, strong condemnation from her towards the russian authorities there and putin is saying they need to be held accountable. the fallout from that might well happen now. the russians deny any responsibility whatsoever from what happened to the skripals andi from what happened to the skripals and i am sure if pressed, they would deny having anything to do with this but the government here is clear

his partner, dawn sturgess, who was also contaminated, died earlier this month. salisbury hospital, where they were treated. it's been a terrible ordeal for mr rowley. absolutely extraordinary all—round. charlie rowley spent 20 days in hospital here but he has now been released after what the hospital said was an appalling experience for him. he will now recover at an undisclosed location. meanwhile, earlier today, friends of dawn stu rg ess, earlier today, friends of dawn sturgess, charlie's partner who died asa sturgess, charlie's partner who died as a result of coming into contact with that novichok, gathered to remember her. it's been a life—changing three weeks for charlie rowley, poisoned by a nerve agent but now well enough to leave hospital. the hospital said he'd been decontaminated to ensure that the novichok could no longer affect him or anyone else. i'm pleased to confirm that, earlier today, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. charlie has been through an appalling experience most of us could never imagine. today is a very welcome milestone i

dawn sturgess died after being exposed to novichok last weekend. we know this is an incredibly dangerous substance. what sort of contact would people have had to have had with this substance for this to have happened? well, we still don't really know a huge amount about novichoks, and don't forget this is afamily of novichoks, and don't forget this is a family of agents, in essence they are super a family of agents, in essence they are super toxic, they were designed in the 1980s to defeat nato protection, and very small quantities of it, if they get on the skin or innovator and can be inhaled, they can be extremely dangerous. and as we have seen, hospitalisation is one thing, and very sadly, it has taken its first life. i suppose lots of people who live near where they live, who live near the hospital, will be really concerned about their own safety. what can you say about that? well, the thing is that the form that this novichok is in, it is highly likely it isa novichok is in, it is highly likely it is a gloopy sort of liquid. it is not mobile.

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition — police say there was "nothing in theirround" to suggest the pair were targeted. speaking the in the commons in the last few minutes home secretary sajid javid said he understood the public‘s concerns. i recognise that some local wiltshire residents will be feeling very anxious. let me reassure you that public safety is of paramount importance. i'm in amesbury in wiltshire, where neighbours of the couple have been shocked and alarmed to discover they are in hospital because they've suffered from novichok poisoning. after so much time and money spent on decontamination, we'll be asking how novichok has re—emerged in wiltshire. also this lunchtime... ahead of a crunch cabinet meeting tomorrow, more calls for clarity on brexit — as theresa may and angela merkel prepare to discuss the progress of negotiations during talks in berlin. don't try getting into london — the message to commuters using the uk's second—busiest rail station, after a signal failure brings travel chaos across the south east. archive: on july 5th, the new n

this time last week, dawn sturgess was out shopping at a local convenience store.2a hours, she was the first to collapse. now she and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition as doctors are once again fighting to save novichok victims. using the couple's movements, police have closed off a number of sites. in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens. they're not far from dawn sturgess‘s hostel. in amesbury, a branch of boots is behind a cordon, and a local church, as well as charlie rowley‘s house. it's not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent, and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we had previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container, it could be less. this is one of the questions we want the russians to answer for us. they obviously know all the details. they made the stuff. all the community here thought the poisoning episode was over. meanwhile, the families of the couple who collapsed

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley are critically ill in hospital. police say they touched a contaminated item, but the authorities say the risk to other people is low. we've only seen two members of the public come forward with symptoms that require treatment. so our general assessment on the information we've got, is that the risk to the general public remains low. 100 counter terrorism officers are now working on the case. we'll have the latest from the scene. pumping out water — rescuers are now able to walk further into flooded caves in thailand but still can't get the trapped children out. cake for the people who take care of us as the nhs celebrates its 70th birthday today. and no waistcoat required. gareth southgate on why the training ground holds the key to england's world cup campaign. we might not have this opportunity again, so we've got to make the most of the opportunity in terms of being as prepared as we can be. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we are inside the sweden camp to assess what threat they will pose for england, ahead o

police in wilshire recover more than 400 items and samples in connection with the poisoning of dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, who were exposed to the nerve agent novichok. england are 1—0 down at half—time to belgium in their world cup third place play—off, as gareth southgate's side chase their best finish since 1966. serena williams is out on centre court. she's playing angelique kerber in the women's final as she tries to win a record eight wimbledon titles. coming up on dateline london, a further look at donald trump's visit to the uk, his advice for theresa may on brexit, and a look ahead to his meeting with vladamir putin in helsinki on monday. donald trump may be spending the weekend here on the west coast of scotla nd weekend here on the west coast of scotland rather than the white house in washington, dc or his hotel at mar—a—lago in florida, but really what we've seen today has followed a familiar pattern. we had a series of tweets, taking on some of mr trump's favourite subjects, attacking american news networks as fake news, he attacked the obama administration with regard to

with regards to the death of dawn sturgess, an inquest is due to open today?de of this situation, of course, we know that sergei and yulia spent months in hospital but have now recovered, charlie rowley is believed to be recovering. he is able to talk to the police now, so able to give them some indication of what happened, how they came into contact with it. but as you say, dawn sturgess sadly passed away. a postmortem will be opened today. and let's not forget the people of salisbury and amesbury, who are living through this again, who are worried about sending their children out into local parks for fear that they might find a bottle of some substance. so there is huge pressure on the police to find out who dropped off this sample and whether there is any more. thank you very much, sarah campbell. the time is 11:16 a:m.. the headlines on bbc news... the new brexit secretary travels to brussels for the first time today with a message that more needs to be done to reach an agreement. it's being reported that police have identified several people directly invo

police in wilshire recover more than 400 items and samples in connection with the poisoning of dawn sturgessrlie rowley, who were exposed to the nerve agent novichok. donald trump prides himself on being unpredictable, so you will never be sure what each day will bring, and as with many times before the first real development of the day came on twitter with the president sending a series of messages, one criticising some us media. we have heard that many times before. he also gave us his first comment on those indictments announced yesterday in the us of 12 russian intelligence officials who were accused of hacking the democratic party in the run—up to the election. the president was fiercely critical of the obama administration, saying why didn't you will do more to stop this? he did not criticise russia for the fact it's being accused of trying to disrupt american democracy. no word on twitter at least from the president on what he made of all those discussions on the uk, us trade deal which will need to be signed once brexit happens. although perhaps he reflected that given how many diffe

dawn sturgess died last sunday, eight days after falling ill.iousness on tuesday, the day before the bottle was found, and it's possible he helped police locate it. officers say they can't guarantee there's no more novichok left, so say cordons like this one at dawn's hostel at salisbury will remain. but finding the bottle has come as a relief to many people here. i'm shocked. but i'm pleased they have found it. there are still questions. where was it? to find the container, i'm actually quite relieved. hopefully there will be an end to it. i think it's fantastic it's been found. it's just sad that the circumstances it's been found in. this park in salisbury is also being searched as detectives try to trace the history and journey of the bottle that's been found. tonight, public health england have again advised people in the area not to pick up anything suspicious. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in amesbury. at least a 120 people have been killed at an election rally in pakistan, and more than 100 others were hurt. the islamic state group said it ca

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have been in hospital since saturday.ght, police said it had been established that they were poisoned by novichok — the same toxin used on the former russian agent, sergei skripal and his daughter, julia, in nearby salisbury earlier this year. here's duncan kennedy with the latest. four months to the day after the salisbury attack, and dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have become the new victims of nerve agent poisoning in britain. the couple were taken ill from their home on saturday are now critically ill in hospital. this is the moment the emergency unfolded on saturday night. the bbc has been given these phone images of the fire and ambulance services at the property. this man says he is a friend of the couple and saw what happened. he was sweating, dribbling and he couldn't speak and was making funny noises and was rocking back and forwards, there was no response, he didn't even know i was there. it was like he was in another world, hallucinating. the nerve agent was identified in porton down near amesbury in the sam

daniel: the attack ended up taking dawn sturgess' life. she is thought to have been contaminated by a perfume bottle which somehow ended up in her partner's flat. esthe ininto her death opened and adjourned at the local coroner'.s court tod the coroner confirmed that police have recovered a bottle of liquid novichok. one of the last places dawn sturgess went before falling ill was the quee elizabeth garden in salisbury. that has been the focus of police searches of the last two days. detectives now havpoa bottle of ible chemical weapon and may have images of two suspects to work with. this unique investigation seems to be edging gently forward. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. jane: a look at some of the day's other news. french prosecutors have opened i an investigatio one of president macron's senior aides for allegedly assaulting a demonstrator. video footage emerged of a man wearing a policeman's helmet hitting a protester during may day demonstrations. he has been identified as anas stant to president macron's chief of staff. sup

charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found unconscious on saturday. further testing is now ongoing to establish the substance which led to these patients becoming ill. at this stage, it is not yet clear if a crime has been committed. police are continuing to question a nurse, after arresting her on suspicion of murdering eight babies, and attempting to murder another six. new footage is released showing the children trapped in caves in thailand. rescuers say they won't try to bring them out until it's safe, and that could be months. also this hour: the government puts forward new proposals on how it will manage fishing in british waters after brexit. ministers say that from 2020, the new plans would allow a fairer allocation of fishing opportunities. but others are warning of new barriers, to the eu market, for british fish. more than 2a million people watched england finally win a world cup penalty shoot out, making it the most—watched five minutes of television in six years. i'm sure we all wish to press them with the quality of our behaviour! and s

the attack ended up taking dawn sturgess' life.which somehow ended up in her partner's flat. the inquest into her death opened and adjourned at the local coroner's court today. the coroner confirmed that police had recovered a bottle of liquid novichok. one of the last places dawn sturgess went before falling ill was the queen elizabeth gardens in salisbury. that has been the focus of the police searches for the last two days. detectives now have a bottle of the possible chemical weapon and may have images of two suspects to work with. this unique investigation appears to be edging gently forward. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: is working out the best medicine for cancer sufferers? we speak to a medical expert who explains why exercise could improve patient health. also on the programme — china's massive film flop, why its most expensive movie ever made has been pulled from cinemas afterjust three days. coming down the ladder now. it is one small step for ma

the attack ended up taking dawn sturgess's life.ow ended up in her partner's flat. the inquest into her death opened and adjourned at the local coroner's court today. the coroner confirmed that police had recovered a bottle of liquid novichok. one of the last places dawn sturgess went before falling ill was the queen elizabeth gardens in salisbury. that has been the focus of the police searches for the last two days. detectives now have a bottle of the possible chemical weapon and may have images of two suspects to work with. this unique investigation appears to be edging gently forward. daniel sandford, bbc news, salisbury. students have painted over a muralfeaturing rudyard kipling's poem ‘if‘ — in a stand against what they say is his racist work. students at manchester university replaced the poem with a piece by maya angelou. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has the story. students at the university of manchester painting over the poem if, one of rudyard kipling's most famous works. it's been replaced with still i rise

this time last week, dawn sturgess was out shopping at a local convenience store.first to collapse. now she and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition as doctors are once again fighting to save novichok victims. using the couple's movements, police have closed off a number of sites. in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens. they're not far from dawn sturgess‘s hostel. in amesbury, a branch of boots is behind a cordon, and a local church, as well as charlie rowley‘s house. it's not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent, and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we had previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. we had previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container, it could be less. this is one of the questions we want the russians to answer for us. they obviously know all the details. they made the stuff. all the community here tho

they think possibly sturgess and rowley found some kind of container with novichok inside, that deadlye nerve agent. possibly it was thrown away by the would-be assassin. the person or people who attacked the skripals. and they still can't say whether it was the same batch of novichok that poisoned all four of these people. until they find that container. that's the real sticking point here. but now with the death of sturgess, they say they are more determined than ever to bring someone to justice in this case. four months after that poisoning of the skripals, no suspects, no one has been arrested. >> and while we have you there, i wanted to use your expertise on what's happening in the government in the uk because boris johnson, the -- their secretary of state basically, has resigned. there is a real conflict here and a crisis over brexit and over the strategy. i want to play a little from the house of commons today. theresa may under fire. >> to recognize the passion that the former foreign secretary demonstrated in promoting -- in promoting -- >> order, order. unseemly atmosphere. i

charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found unconscious on saturday. the site where it's believed the two were poisoned — in the town of amesbury — is just a few miles away from the site of the russian poisoning in march. following the detailed analysis of those temples, we can confirm that the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok, which has been identified as the same nerve agent that contaminated both julia and sergei skripal. police confirm the man arrested on suspicion of murdering 6—year—old alesha macphail is under the age of 18. alesha went missing on the isle of bute on saturday. police are continuing to question a nurse, after arresting her on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. also this hour: the government puts forward new proposals on how it will manage fishing in british waters after brexit. ministers say that from 2020 the new plans would allow a fairer allocation of fishing opportunities. but others are warning of new barriers, to the eu market, for british fish. more than 2a

this time last week, dawn sturgess was out shopping at a local convenience store.rs, she was the first to collapse. now she and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition as doctors are once again fighting to save novichok victims. using the couple's movements, police have closed off a number of sites. in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens. they're not far from dawn sturgess‘s hostel. in amesbury, a branch of boots is behind a cordon, and a local church, as well as charlie rowley‘s house. it's not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent, and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we had previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container, it could be less. this is one of the questions we want the russians to answer for us. they obviously know all the details. they made the stuff. all the community here thought the poisoning episode was over. meanwhile, the families of the couple who collapsed here

police in wilshire recover more than 400 items and samples in connection with the poisoning of dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, who were exposed to the nerve agent novichok. defeat for england in their third place play off against belgium — as gareth southgate‘s side lose 2—nil. since donald trump became president, we can certainly say that a certain weekend routine has emerged. we know the president likes to play golf, he often does that at one of his golf courses in the us. we also know he often turns to twitter across the weekend to allow us to do his thinking on a number of issues he's feeling passionate about. the fact that he's not in america at the moment and is in fact staying in his golf resort here on the west coast of scotla nd golf resort here on the west coast of scotland has not changed that routine. he played golf earlier, teed off around half past one and before he took to the course he took to twitter to lambast certain american networks, calling them fake news, attacking them for their positions during the presidential campaign back in 2016, would you believe? you can also

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley fell ill two weeks ago.turgess sadly died last weekend, prompting a murder investigation, which is now active. charlie rowley is in a serious but sta ble charlie rowley is in a serious but stable condition in hospital, but doctors say his condition is improving, and crucially he's been able to talk to police officers, and they will now be desperate to know, really, how he came into possession of this small container of novichok. they are working on the assumption that the substance, the novichok in this bottle, was the same substance that was smeared or sprayed onto the door handle of sergei skripal‘s home in salisbury four months ago, leading to the poisoning of the former russian spy and his daughter, julia. they will be looking for further evidence to support that theory. meanwhile, scientists at porton down laboratory would be looking to see if there is a scientific link between the two poisonings, which they will do by looking at impurities in both of the samples of novichok, the novichok found in this

dawn sturgess was 44 and the mother of three children.to a new level of disbelief and tragedy. the news came from salisbury district hospital, where dawn had been taken just over a week ago. the hospital said... this afternoon, the head of the uk's counterterrorism policing says they have now launched a murder enquiry. it is both shocking and utterly appalling that a british citizen has died having been exposed to a novichok nerve agent. but make no mistake, we are determined to find out how dawn and her partner charlie came into contact with such a deadly substance, and we will do everything we possibly can to bring those responsible to justice. dawn and charlie were poisoned by novichok somewhere in salisbury or amesbury. local leaders say dawn's death is an unprecedented test for everyone involved. this is really testing that resilience now, and all we can do is ask people to be calm, to be patient, and let the professionals from the met and from our own police force do what they have to do, and to keep us safe. police were back again

chemical weapons experts have been decontaminating the hostel where dawn sturgess lived.the same type of nerve agent, known as a novichok, used against a former russian spy and his daughter back in march. the government blamed russia for the poisoning of the skripals, who survived. the home secretary in salisbury this weekend has called on russia to provide answers. the kremlin says it was not involved, but with a british citizen now dead, the ramifications of the chemical attack on salisbury are now even more serious. meanwhile, dawn stu rgess's partner, charlie rowley, is still in a critical condition in hospital. police are investigating how they came into contact with the nerve agent used in the attack. tom burridge, bbc news. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: turkey's recep tayyip erdogan will be sworn in as his country's president today, with sweeping new powers granted after a referendum last year. he says the constitutional changes are needed to drive turkey's economic growth and guarantee its security. but opponents say over the past 1

four months to the day after the salisbury attack, and dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have become the victims of nerve agent poisoning in britain. the couple were taken ill from their home on saturday are now critically ill in hospital. this is the moment the emergency unfolded on saturday night. the bbc has been given these phone images of the fire and ambulance services at the property. this man says he is a friend of the couple and saw what happened. he was sweating, dribbling and he couldn't speak and was making funny noises and was rocking back and forwards, there was no response, he didn't even know i was there. it was like he was in another world, hallucinating. the nerve agent was identified in porton down near amesbury in the same place used to identify the novichok liquid in march. tonight the metropolitan police counterterrorism unit confirmed the latest findings. following the detailed analysis of those samples, we can confirm the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok, which has been identified as the same nerve agent that contaminated both julia and