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nick's colleagues are being looked after by the police federation and wiltshire police. ur support so we are making sure they are getting fat as well. what about the local community as well? presumably police officers will be involved in reassuring members of the public who will be watching this coverage and feeling pretty fea rful. watching this coverage and feeling pretty fearful. absolutely. my collea g u es pretty fearful. absolutely. my colleagues are all over the salisbury area today giving that reassurance, talking to the community, answering their questions as much as we can and trying to help them feel reassured and save. i don't live in salisbury but it is a safe place to live. wiltshire police are trying to reinforce that. and how are the officers themselves, those colleagues of nick, feeling, how are they responding to all of this? i think they are showing their professionalism through and through. they know nick, they work closely with him and care about him and they are managing to come into work, do thejob for the are managing to come into work, do the job

he has now been named as detective sergeant nick bailey of wiltshire police. the police are working closely... in parliament this morning, the government promised a robust response, once it is clear he was behind the attack. the use of a nerve agent on uk soil is a brazen and reckless act. this was attempted murder in the most cruel and public way. people are right to want to know who to hold to account. but if we are to be rigorous in this investigation we must avoid speculation and allow the police to carry on their investigation. so, the government not blaming russia yet, at least not openly. but some are. who else could have such cause with this man? there are some indirect signs of russian involvement. it means only one man can give the order. vladimir putin. nobody else. investigators do come through this was russia's are doing, the united states offered its support in terms of a possible british response. i've had quite a lot about this and i have talked to a number of people in the uk government that have mentioned this episode to me. it is very concern

thank you and i will hand over to chief constable of wiltshire police, hugh prichard. stable of wiltshire police. you will be aware that detective sergeant nick bailey has today been discharged from hospital, which is absolutely fantastic news. nick and his wife sarah have asked me to read some statements on their behalf. however, nick and his family have stressed that they do not wish to take part in any media interviews. so here is what nick has asked me to read for him today. people ask howl what nick has asked me to read for him today. people ask how i am feeling. there really no words to explain howl feeling. there really no words to explain how i right now. surreal as the word that keeps popping up and it really has been completely surreal. i have been so very overwhelmed by the support, cards and messages i have received. everyone has been so incredible. some days, we have had about 300 messages from offices, the wider police family and the public. the level of support has been unbelievable and i have tried to respond to what i can. but i want to say i have reall

represent the fantastic offices, staff and volunteers that perform a role day and night for me in wiltshire policehe last seven days, have been inundated by support from our colleagues in the wider uk policing family, across the country and i am so grateful and feel gratitude for the support that they are provided to me unto others as we work through what's been a clearly unprecedented week. seven days ago today, my officers and staff, alongside other emergency responders attended the first report, a report of a male and a female who were gravely unwell on a park bench in salisbury. little did they know what they were dealing with at that time at why would they? they displayed courageous approaches oi'i they displayed courageous approaches on that day, a selflessness as they walked in to try to deal with the two people who had suffered harm. in the same way that offices up and down the country every day do. responding to cases such as this in wiltshire, across the country, often with an incomplete picture, often with an incomplete picture, often with gaps in their knowledge base and intelligence b

he is a huge presence in wiltshire police, a well—loved and massively dedicated officer. receiving high, specialist treatment. he is well, he's sat up. he's not the nick i know, but he is receiving a high level of treatment. he's very anxious, he's very concerned. he did his very best on that night. all of our stuff that attended the incident in salisbury in the maltings performed the role that police officers and police staff do every day up and down the country. the inquiry‘s not letting up. police began what appeared to be a major search and possible decontamination of sergei skripal‘s house today. for a while, they even taped off the graves of his wife and son. the use of a nerve agent on uk soil is a brazen and reckless act. this was attempted murder in the most cruel and public way. people are right to want to know who to hold to account. but if we are to be rigorous in this investigation we must avoid speculation and allow the police to carry on their investigation. the bbc has been told the nerve agent used was not sarin or vx, which have been used as weapons of t

back to our top story, in the last few minutes wiltshire police say a restau ra nt minutes wiltshire a restaurant in surrey has been closed asa restaurant in surrey has been closed as a precaution after a former russian spy on the woman he was with we re russian spy on the woman he was with were left critically ill in hospital with suspected poisoning. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello, and welcome to sport stay with me, will perry. the headlines. someone is trying to smear me. the words of sir bradley wiggins, who insists he is not a drugs cheat. magic matic to the rescue, manchester united come from 2—0 down to steal the points with crystal palace. we hearfrom england's rep b union head coach for the first time since that train journey that he wa nts to since that train journey that he wants to forget, where he claims he was physically and verbally abused. and we will start with that damning report from the digital culture media and sport committee, which claims sir bradley wiggins and team sky crushed and ethical line by using drugs, which were

pretty brief statement there from mr pritchard the temporary chief constable of wiltshire police. tting a lot of specialist help from the beginning, but also just saying again this is not been declared a terrorist incident. he did also say that a small number of emergency service personnel were assessed after the incident. let us get this report on the latest developments from our correspondent, richard lister. two figures believed to be sergei skripal and his daughter yulia caught on cctv on sunday. within hours they would be fighting for their lives. poisoned by an unknown substance. there was a man like slumped over the bench being sick iechl was told there was a woman on floor. i couldn't see her. there was paramedics around. the man he saw has a complex pass. mr skripal is a russian convicted of spying for the west before coming to the uk. investigation of the area outsided a shopping centre where he and his daughter were found unconscious has continued today. some emergency services personnel at the scene on sunday were taken to hospitalfor the scene on sunday were taken to h

wiltshire police, the dorset and wiltshire fire service and the south west ambulance service, as wellgland. possibly the most important pa rt england. possibly the most important part of that was the public health advice. we heard earlierfrom dame sally davies, chief medical officer for england. around four to 500 people are being advised to take precautionary measures, people who had been either in zizzi restaurant oi’ had been either in zizzi restaurant or the mill pub between last sunday lunchtime and monday night. they are being told to wash their clothes, to clea n a ny being told to wash their clothes, to clean any possessions as a precautionary measure following this nerve agent attack. that was jenny harries from public health england, saying it has been a difficult incident. she was answering questions about why possibly people we re questions about why possibly people were not told about this precautionary measure before. she said there had been rigorous examination of the substance now and they found traces in both the restau ra nt they found traces in both the restaurant a

they say they are working, wiltshire police, are working with counterterrorism police, too.eople on that bench, or anyone who has any information about what happened to come forward. at the moment we know that to remain in a critical condition in hospital. police are confirming the two victims are still critical. the 66—year—old man and a 33—year—old women. we note the man is sergei skripal and his daughter yulia skripal, the two in a critical condition in hospital in salisbury. thank you for the update. it's six months since the second most powerful hurricane in atlantic history struck. hurricane irma ploughed into the british virgin islands causing catastrophic damage. aleem maqbool sent this report from the island of tortola where 85 percent of the buildings were either damaged or completely destroyed. it is perhaps unsurprising given that irma was the most powerful hurricane ever to be recorded in this part of the world. six months on, even though people are trying to get on with their lives, trying to get on with their businesses if they can, that the reminders of what

tonight at ten, wiltshire police praise the bravery of an officer who went to the aid of the russian former spy and his daughter, poisoned by a nerve agent. detective sergeant nick bailey is said to be in a serious condition in hospital. he's well, he's sat up. he's not the nick that i know, but of course he's receiving a high level of treatment. tonight, the area in salisbury where the attack took place remains cordoned off. but it's still unclear how and why sergei skripal and his daughter yulia were targeted. we'll have the latest reaction from moscow, as the kremlin continues to deny it had any involvement in the attempted murders. also tonight. an old baileyjury is shown video of the moment a bomb partially explodes, on a tube train last september. donald trump signs off on higher tariffs for aluminium and steel imports, sparking fears of a global trade war. new figures show tens of thousands of patients had non urgent operations cancelled, as the nhs struggled to cope with the winter crisis. and the cycling senior citizens, who are as fit as fiddles. and coming up on sportsday

he is a huge presence in wiltshire police, well loved and massively dedicated officer. receiving high, specialist treatment. he is well, sat up. he not been nick i know that he is receiving a high level of treatment. the inquiry‘s not letting up. police began what appeared to be a major search and possible decontamination of sergei skripal‘s house today. for a while, they even taped off the graves of his wife and son. we are committed to doing all we can to bring the perpetrators to justice, whoever they are and wherever they may be. the investigation is moving at pace and this government will act without hesitation as the facts become clearer. the bbc‘s been told the nerve agent used was not sarin or vx, which have been used as weapons in the past, but rarer. decontamination teams were heavily protected on sunday. look at this picture from earlier that day. no respirators or suits. these officers could not have known they were about to deal with the use of a chemical weapon in their city. i guess it really brings home to us and the public again that we run towards dang

00 — a former russian spy is one of two people critically ill after a suspected poisoning in wiltshire. policenvestigating the scene have closed a restaurant in the town. sir bradley wiggins tells the bbc he is not a drugs cheat after mps accuse him of crossing an ethical line. and thousands of people in england and wales have faced disruption, this time from rising temperatures as burst pipes drain water supplies. a russian man who spied for britain lies critically ill. we asked a former mi6 officer what they think is going on. good evening and welcome to bbc news. could this be another example of a russian being poisoned on uk soil? the bbc understands that a man in hospital tonight, sergei skripal, a russian convicted in moscow for spying for britain and now living in the uk, is in a critical condition. he and a young woman were found unconscious on a bench in a shopping centre in salisbury. she is also critically ill. a number of locations in the city centre have been cordoned off and police in full protective gear have been using hoses to decontaminate the street. the hospital where the c

so far the tiny wiltshire police force has led the investigation but that changed today in a significantartment. this afternoon the metropolitan police have confirmed that, due to the unusual circumstances, the counterterrorism network will be leading this investigation as it has the specialist capability and expertise to do so. after all, as the foreign secretary made clear in parliament this afternoon, this incident could have implications for britain's relationship with russia. should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility, then her majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly. sergei skripal was arrested in 2004, accused of spying for m16, convicted, but in 2010 handed over to britain as part of a spy swap. sergei skripal‘s wife, older brother and son have died in recent years — the family believe in suspicious circumstances. he has been living quietly here, vigilant and fearful of russian intelligence, his relatives said, but under his own name. he would not have been hard to find. tom symonds, bbc news, salisbury. in moscow, the russian government has veh

wiltshire police have effectively handed this investigation over to the counterintelligence unit at theuggests they are thinking this may lead in that direction, but at the same time they are stressing they have not established any crime committed, certainly not an act of terrorism. but toxicology is crucial to this. how did these two individuals become so sick so quickly? that is the main focus of attention. at the moment, we can confirm government laboratories, not so far away, are analysing samples. if they come back positive for a toxic substance, i think that will lead the investigation in the direction from here on in. police say that some members of the emergency services have been treated and looked at as a result of responding to this incident, but police are now convinced there is no wider problem with the general public. we understand that three police officers have been treated. 0ne understand that three police officers have been treated. one of them this afternoon remained in hospital but was not said to be in a serious condition. very much stressed here today that there is

detective sergeant nick bailey from wiltshire police, who went to help them, was also taken to hospitalinister's questions on wednesday, theresa may told the commons she'd held a meeting of the national security council and the next day, the home secretary came to the commons to update mps. the use of a nerve agent on uk soil is a brazen and reckless act. this was attempted murder and the most cruel and public way. —— this was attempted murder in the most cruel and public way. the investigation is moving at pace. and this government will act without hesitation as the facts become clearer. as my right honourable friend the foreign secretary made clear on tuesday, we will respond in a robust and appropriate manner once we ascertain who was responsible. we, on this side of the house, are appalled that the idea that anyone might be poisoned on the streets of our towns and cities. we share with the government a determination that this case be brought to a speedy and just conclusion, and that similar incidents are prevented in the future. i have written to her to ask that there could be a rev

00 — a former russian spy is one of two people critically ill after a suspected poisoning in wiltshire. policeed a restaurant in the town. sir bradley wiggins tells the bbc he is not a drugs cheat after mps accuse him of crossing an ethical line. and thousands of people in england and wales have faced disruption, this time from rising temperatures as burst pipes drain water supplies. a russian man who spied for britain lies critically ill. we asked a former mi6 officer what they think is going on.

wiltshire police praise the bravery of an officer, who went to the aid of the russian former spy andsoned by a nerve agent. tonight the area in salisbury where the attack took place, remains cordoned off. new figures show tens of thousands of patients had non urgent operations cancelled, as the nhs struggled to cope with the winter crisis. and on newsnight tonight harrassment, bullying and intimdation inside the palace of westminster — we have an exlcusive report and testimonies from the women at the centre.

we have also heard from the chief cause of wiltshire police who said he had visited the policeman whois attack, and he described him and his family as amazing, saying they were trying to get through this trauma they have been through. he said he also took to them a handwritten card from ten downing st containing their good wishes and he passed on the wishes of the people here in salisbury for the continued recovery. thank you very much. a further five names have a furtherfive names have been added to the 39 labour's mps and peers who have signed a letter urging jeremy corbyn to spend a senior official over her handling of complaints about anti—semitism. christine shawcroft stood down as head of the party's disputes panel, after calling for the reinstatement of a council candidate accused of denying the holocaust, but she remains a member of labour's national executive committee. with me is our political correspondent iain watson. where is all this going? this is a very interesting question, the numbers of people signing this letter is going up, the pressure on jeremy corbyn is increas

wiltshire police chief constable kier pritchard also read a statement on behalf of detective sergeantexplaining his experience. people ask how i'm feeling. there are really no words to explain howl feel right now. surreal is the word that keeps popping up, and it really has been completely surreal. i have been so very overwhelmed by the support, cards and messages i have received. everyone has been so incredible. some days, we've had about 300 messages from officers, the wider police family and the public. the level of support has been unbelievable. and i've tried to respond to what i can. but i want to say i have really appreciated every single message. the words of detective sergeant nick bailey read out from his fleece co nsta ble. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome. the headlines tonight. 58 all out, england's slumped to their worst total in test cricket as new zealand ripped through the batters on day one of the first test in auckland. all hail gareth bale. a hat—trick in china helps him break in rush‘s goal—scoring record, he is on 29 after his efforts i

that was wiltshire police speaking earlier.nd many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are randeep ramesh, chief leader writer at the guardian and martin bentham, home editor at the london evening standard. sir bradley wiggins said he did not cheat the mps say he and team sky ci’oss an cheat the mps say he and team sky cross an ethical line by using drugs that are allowed under anti—doping rules to enhance performance instead for medical purposes. the report by the dcms select committee says he crossed the ethical line, is that fair, did you? no, we didn't. not at any time during my career did we cross the ethical line. as i have said, i had a medical condition that i went to a doctor. this has been treated since 2003, when i was diagnosed with it to the doctors at british cycling at that time. this was the treatment i had been prescribed for that occasion, which was seven years ago 110w. occasion, which was seven years ago now. under specialist supervis

will be prime minister join me in commending wiltshire's police and health care services, who have donet the level of dedication and public service present not justin level of dedication and public service present notjustin butcher but up and down the country in our public services. —— notjust in wiltshire. i'm happy to join my honourable friend in commending the valuable work done by emergency services in wiltshire, who are a fine example of the dedication and commitment of our public services and emergency services across the whole country. i have no doubt that the only way to deal with putin's resume in russia is robust, decisively and together as a parliament and a country. i want to add my voice to those talking about the repression of the russian people themselves, not least in chechnya, but pitting continues to back the brittle resume and his attacks on the lgbt community. i urge the prime minister to speak with the culture secretary about russian today's broadcasting licence. why should we be watching their propaganda in this parliament? i have said in response toa number of par

wiltshire police have declared a major incident after the two were taken ill in salisbury on sunday. a nathoo has the latest. police are racing to establish just what happened here. last night, officers were examining the contents officers were examining the contents ofa bin officers were examining the contents of a bin near where a sergei skripal and a woman were found unconscious on sunday afternoon. the high street italian restaurant nearby was closed. the staff inside question. detectives are trying to piece together the events that led to the police being the city. there was an older guy and a younger girl, she was leaning on him, it looks at she was passed out. he was doing some strange hand movements, looking to the sky. i felt anxious, i felt like movements, looking to the sky. i felt anxious, ifelt like i movements, looking to the sky. i felt anxious, i felt like i should step in. to be honest, they look so out of it, i wasn't sure how i could help. they remain in a critical condition in hospital. sergei skripal was a former russian secret service officer, convicted of treaso

so far the tiny wiltshire police force has led the investigation but that changed today in a significantent. this afternoon the metropolitan police have confirmed that, due to the unusual circumstances, the counterterrorism network will be leading this investigation as it has the specialist capability and expertise to do so. after all, as the foreign secretary made clear in parliament this afternoon, this incident could have implications for britain's relationship with russia. should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility, then her majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly. sergei skripal was arrested in 2004, accused of spying for mi6, convicted, but in 2010 handed over to britain as part of a spy swap. sergei skripal‘s wife, older brother and son have died in recent years — the family believe in suspicious circumstances. he has been living quietly here, vigilant and fearful of russian intelligence, his relatives said, but under his own name. he would not have been hard to find. tom symonds, bbc news, salisbury. in moscow, the russian government has vehemen

been guarded by police over the past few weeks have now been handed back from the met police to wiltshire police treated as a crime scene it will be a case of decontaminating these sites. the warning to local people is this will not be days or weeks, this is likely to take months. still a large amount of police activity and people in pursuits and the cleaning operation is going to take rather a long time. —— people in suits. 39 labour mps and peers have signed a letter, urging jeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official, over her handling of a complaint about anti—semitism. christine shawcroft stood down as head of the party's disputes panel, after calling for the reinstatement of a council candidate accused of denying the holocaust, but she remains a member of labour's national executive committee. 0ur political reporterjessica parker has been telling me what impact this letter could have on mr corbyn and the wider party. it certainly ramps up the pressure on this issue. ifjeremy corbyn had been hoping for this issue to quieten down over the easter weekend, this shows that it is not going to do

. >> he is a is a huge presence in wiltshire police, well-liked, well loved, ssively dedicated office he is clearly receiving high specialist treatment. he sat up. know,not the nick that i but he is receiving a high level of treatment. he is very anxious, very concerned. he did his very best that night. all of the staff that attend the incident in salisbury, they performed the role that police aff dors and police every day up and down the country. tom: the inquiry is not letting up. police began what appeared to be a major search and possible decontamination of sergei skripal's house today. for a while they taped off the graves ohis wife and son. >> the use of a nerve agent on u.k. soil is a brazen and recklessttct. this waspted murder in the most cruel and public way. people are right to want to know who to hold to account. but if we are to be rigorous in this investigation, we must avoid speculation and allow the police to carry on their investigation. tom: the bbc has been told that the nerve agent used was not sarin or vx, which have been used as weapons in the past, but rarer. de

have personally been amazed at the strength and resilience of nick, he is an absolute credit to wiltshire police the wider policing family. but while the prime minister seems to have convinced britain's european allies to stand strong on russia, later today in brussels, they will be talking brexit, where she may be hoping for a softer line. president trump has named john bolton as his new national security adviser. he's going to replace general hr mcmaster, who's been sacked in the latest change in white house personnel. mr bolton is a former us ambassador to the un, he's a hawk, he's renowned for his blunt speaking, and has advocated using military force against iran and north korea. he will be the third national security adviser in 14 months. he takes up the post next month. here's chris buckler. at what sometimes appears to be a co nsta ntly at what sometimes appears to be a constantly changing white house, president trump's latest appointment could mark the dawning of a new era in american foreign policy. the customary new tweets, donald trump announced that effective next month, john bolton

wiltshire police released a statement on behalf of the third victim, detective sergeant nick bailey.ly are hugely grateful for all the messages of support from the public and colleagues from the police family. he was part of a group of officers and other emergency service colleagues who dealt with the incident and he does not consider himself a hero. he was merely doing hisjob, a job he loves and is immensely proud of. salisbury is a proud city, trying to get on with normal life. shoppers in the market and officials drawing up a plan to help businesses affected by the police operation. more barriers were going up tonight at the park bench where it all began and it might be weeks yet before this is all over. steve bannon has told a conference of the far right national front movement in france that it national front movement in france thatitis national front movement in france that it is part of a global movement to. he took aim at what he called the globalised elite and the mainstream media. he spoke of a growing wave of populism across europe. you saw in italy that the 5—star movemen

the local police federation representative here in wiltshire has been speaking to the bbc, paying tributefices as they may couldn't have possibly known that it would be an event like this that they were responding to matters what police officers do, put themselves in danger when responding to call—outs this. here in salisbury city centre, the focus is 20 piece together a timeline of what exactly happened to sergei skripal and yulia when they came to the city centre. they had lunch at the restaurant and then dave visited this pub but police are trying to piece together their movements before they ended up on this bench behind me and were found unconscious. the home secretary amber rudd is due to give a statement in the house of commons in the next hour. this morning she told the bbc that action will be taken against those found to be responsible. this was a very serious incident which is why we've got the police down there in full force conducting the investigation. which is why we're giving all the support we can, the medical support necessary to the people who've been affected. of course

more questions likely to be answered at a scheduled press conference in the next hour given by wiltshire policencellor philip hammond has rejected calls to announce the end of austerity, but he says there is a light at the end of the tunnel. speaking ahead of tuesday's spring statement, mr hammond said the government would still need to continue paying down the debt. labour have the accused the government of holding back growth. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. is that a spring in the chancellor's step? philip hammond looked reasonably cheerful this morning as he arrived to deliver his message that the economy could be turning a corner, after a gloomy few years of relatively few growth, a hint things could be looking brighter. there is light at the end of the tunnel because we are about to see dead starting to fall after it has been growing for 17 continuous years. that is a very important moment. but we are still in the tunnel at the moment. we have to get debt down. we have got all sides of other things we need to do. we have taken a balanced approach. that debt is too hi

so far the wiltshire police force had been coordinating the operation but in a significant developmentan police have confirmed that because of the unusual circumstances, the counterterrorism network will be leading this investigation, as it has the specialist capability and expertise to do so. after all, as the foreign secretary made clear in parliament this afternoon, this incident could have implications for britain's relationship with russia. should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility, then her majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly. sergei skripal was arrested in 2004, accused of spying for m16, convicted, and in 2010 handed over to britain as part of a spy swap. sergei skripal‘s wife, elder brother and son have died in recent years. the family believe in suspicious circumstances. he has been living quietly here for some years, but under his own name. he would not have been hard to find. tom symonds, bbc news, salisbury. the russian embassy in london says the plight of sergei skripal and his daughter causes serious concern. but they also accuse t

wiltshire police released a statement on behalf of the third victim of the nerve agent thomas detectiveant nick bailey. salisbury, too, is a proud city and trying to get on with normal life, shoppers are out in the market and officials drawing another plan to help businesses affected by the police operation. the whitmore berry is going on tonight at the park bench where the emergency began, it may be yet before it is all over. well, those barriers i talked about just there have actually gone away again. it looks like police found a bit of a struggle to fit them tonight. so let's see what happens on that particular front. but that shows actually how intensive this operation is. an awful lot of activity, a lot of painstaking work. at some point this city will be free of all this investigation. at that point it will go behind the scenes as counterterrorism specialists start to pick up these evidential breath and ultimately they are going to have to provide two ministers and the public some answers as to who was behind this crime. clive? 0k, dominick, thank you for that. life in salisbury.

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wiltshire police has released a statement on behalf of detective sergeant nick bailey.rve agent. salisbury is a proud city. it is trying to get on with normal life. shoppers are out in the market. officials are drawing up a plan to help businesses affected by the police operation. with more barriers going up tonight at the park bench where the emergency began, it may be weeks yet before it is all over. 0ur correspondent dominic casciani says the challenge for police is to establish how the nerve agent was administered. what i think is interesting to note is the fact that now that we understand the traces of the nerve agent were found in zizzi here in the centre of salisbury, that narrows down potentially the window, the investigatory wind of the detectives. the skripals were in salisbury for about three hours last sunday afternoon and we now know that after the eight four after the 80 zizzi, they had traces of the nerve agent on them and that suggest they would have already have been infected, contaminated, before they went off and did other things in the city which wil

wiltshire police released a statement on behalf of the third victim, detective sergeant nick bailey.family are hugely grateful for all the m essa 9 es are hugely grateful for all the m essa g es of are hugely grateful for all the messages of support from the public and colleagues from the police family. he was part of a group of all sizes and other emergency service colleagues who dealt with the incident and he does not consider himself a hero. he was merely doing hisjob, a job he loves and is immensely proud of. salisbury isa and is immensely proud of. salisbury is a proud city. trying to get on with normal life. shoppers in the market and officials drawing up a plan to help businesses affected by the police operation. a little earlier our political correspondent chris mason said that despite amber rudd's update, there are still a number of questions that remain unanswered. what we got from the home secretary was in effective the a progress report on the logistics around the investigation and it was very complex investigator reworked under way but we do not have any answers to those

wiltshire police, who declared a major incident this afternoon, said their officers had been at fullby then, 16 hours after we had joined the queues, most of the a303 had been reopened. tonight, as snow settles again, drivers may well be thinking a journey that could end in an unwelcome adventure. robert hall, bbc news, wiltshire. the extreme weather has affected emergency teams too, with south western ambulance service telling people not to call unless there is a threat to life. across the uk, many doctors, nurses and support staff have walked through snow and ice in an attempt to ease the pressure on services. from the royal devon and exeter hospital, jon kay reports. this is the road to exeter‘s main hospital, serving nearly half a million people. how are you getting on? in a&e eight—year—old anna has come off her sledge. have you got a headache now? are you hungry at all? and she might need a scan. her doctor is one of many who have struggled into work. she should be fine. 0k, great, thank you. how did you get in? i cycled on a mountain bike, that's about five miles, there was a

traces of the nerve agent were found, has now been handed from counterterrorist police back to wiltshire police will begin next week, with the focus of the main inquiry now on mr skripal‘s house in the suburbs, where police work could take many months. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury. thejustice secretary, david gauke, has ordered a review of cases where prisoners are released directly from high—security prisons. it follows the high court decision to overturn a parole board decision allowing the release of the serial rapist, john worboys. the board's chairmain, nick hardwick, was forced to resign yesterday but says the justice department should also take responsibility for failings in the case. june kelly reports. asjohn worboys remains inside waiting for a new parole hearing, outside in the political arena, the row over his case continues. the head of the parole board has been forced out of his job by the worboys shambles. in the commons yesterday, the justice secretary, david gauke, admitted mistakes in his own department, but made clear he thought the blame for the mess lay at the doo

yes, like they say, he is still very seriously ill, and what the police federation and wiltshire policem. and all of nick's colleagues worked really hard, really well together, and their professionalism is unsurpassed. they have been able to put their feelings to one side and will come into work, day after day, to perform on behalf of the public, to keep them safe. day after day, to perform on behalf of the public, to keep them safelj am not sure how much training someone would get for something like this. obviously police prepare for many situations, but already one officer has said after seeing nick, he is not the no, this has come as a huge shock in terms of what you would come across in everyday life. absolutely, i mean, thisjust doesn't happen in the united kingdom, does it? we have officers who have been trained to a high standard to deal with hazardous materials, incidents that involve things like that. but for the average bobby on the street, we get average bobby on the street, we get a call for help from the public and we rushed towards the public to keep them safe, to help the

bailey has been released will be welcomed by not only himself and his family but the whole of wiltshire policese who have been trying to give him support during these last few days. he said at one point in the statement he was getting 300 m essa 9 es the statement he was getting 300 messages a day from the public and collea g u es messages a day from the public and colleagues offering their support. a memorial service has been held today in memory of the five people killed in the westminster terror attack a year ago today. khalid masood, who also died in the attack, drove into pedestrians on westminster bridge, before stabbing pc keith palmer outside the houses of parliament. mps observed a minute's silence, and the prime minister laid a wreath in parliament square. vicki young reports. a year ago today, on this estate and on westminster bridge, we were visited by what i regard as evil. senior politicians and faith leaders led tributes today to of the attack. westminster fell silent in their honour and remembered the shocking events of a year ago. the fear as khaled massoud ploughed his car in

we have also heard today that the chief constable of wiltshire police have visited the police officerthe attack here. he has now returned home. his name is nick bailey and he has returned home. he was visited by the chief constable, who described his family as amazing. he also took with him a handwritten card from number ten downing street, expressing the prime minister's thanks to him for the action he took, and many cards and wishes of good luck and recovery from people in the city. thank you, simon jones, in salisbury. to bring you some news that was just coming through in the last few moments from colleagues in our glasgow newsroom, we are hearing that a 90—year—old woman has died after she was knocked down by a bin lorry in edinburgh. this happened this morning, we are told, and the road was closed for a long time, because there were investigations that have to be carried out. i think this news therefore onlyjust filtering through, but confirming, the emergency services confirming that a 90—year—old woman was knocked down by a bin lorry in edinburgh and sadly has died. those are

yesterday they took overfrom wiltshire police. t is being treated as a terror attack, but because of the unusual circumstances of the incident and the counter terrorism police have the resources to deal with this. last night there was a flurry of police activity. you can see the corden in place at the scene. behind me. there are others in place at a near by restaurant and pub and there was further searches in the restaurant. that seems to have died down. we know the focus is on that substance is that is being trying to be identified. it may be some days before know who what that is. the cobra committee a meeting of government officials, security officials and intelligence officials that convenes today and will be chaired by the home secretary. that gives an indication how seriously the government is taking this incident here in salisbury. thank you. we will talk more about this later. annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. the top economic adviser to the white house, gary cohn, has resign

potentially weeks worth of investigation to go through, that was the line from the chief constable of wiltshire police. we know a special service is taking place at the moment in salisbury cathedral, the moment in salisbury cathedral, the bishop of salisbury is going to say it has been a difficult week describing what has happened as a violation of his community. he says we are praying for the victims, including the officer was caught up in this and he will again ask that people support each other and also they hope some kind of normality returns as quickly as possible. as we spoke we got reaction from a local resident, steve cooper who was at the mill pub on sunday afternoon. this has been his response to the advice given out earlier today. this has been his response to the advice given out earlier todaylj only became aware of it a few hours ago andl only became aware of it a few hours ago and i was wearing this watch and these shoes and with the same phone and chatting to my friends in the pub who cannot remember what they we re pub who cannot remember what they were wearing and we have not taken a

nick isa nick is a much loved, dedicated police officer with us in wiltshire. isa police officer with us in wiltshire. he is a large character and we miss him. also in the next hour — china's congress approves the removal of term limits for its leader. the move effectively allows president xi to remain in powerfor life. the chancellor rejects calls by labour to announce the end of austerity in his spring statement on tuesday. and have you ever signed an online petition to parliament? the week in parliament will be discussing if they actually make a difference. that's in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. up to 500 people in salisbury who went to the same pub and restaurant as a poisoned russian spy and his daughter are being advised to wash their clothes and clean any possessions they handled while there. england's chief medical officer, dame sally davies, stressed the risk from the nerve agent was extremely low. the advice is aimed at those who visited zizzi restaurant and the mill pub in salisbury, as the investigation into the poisoning of

wiltshire. he was able to give a detailed briefing on the police investigation.actually a wiltshire police investigation at the moment, it's being led by counter—terrorism officers but he will have been appraised of all the details and passed them to the prime minister. thirdly, it was all about theresa may meeting real people, the real people of salisbury here. she met business owners in shops alongside here, some of whom have complained about the amount of police activity harming business. mrs may spoke of compensation for them. and also mrs may met members of the emergency services who took part in that incident two weeks ago. later on she went to the hospital, where sir georg yulia skripal have been treated and met their detective such a nick bailey, who was caught up in the incident. he attended the skripals that day and we understand she had a private conversation with him. details are not being released. this afternoon we understand the army and police went to the village where nick bailey lives and took away two cars. we don't know whether they wear his c

so far, the tiny wiltshire police force has led the investigation, but that changed today in a significantnt. this afternoon, the metropolitan police have confirmed that, due to the unusual circumstances, the counterterrorism network will be leading this investigation as it has the specialist capability and expertise to do so. after all, as the foreign secretary made clear in parliament this afternoon, this incident could have implications for britain's relationship with russia. should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility, then her majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly. sergei skripal was arrested in 2004, accused of spying for mi6, convicted, and in 2010 handed over to britain as part of a spy swap. sergei skripal‘s wife, elder brother and son have died in recent years, the family believe in suspicious circumstances. he has been living quietly here for some years, but under his own name. he would not have been hard to find. tom symonds, bbc news, salisbury. we'll get reaction from russia in just a moment, but first, a look at what we know so far. let's

nick isa nick is a much loved, dedicated police officer with us in wiltshire. d we miss him. also in the next hour — china's congress approves