William tries flying drone during Army live firing exercise The Prince of Wales joined the Welsh Guards on Salisbury Plain. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024
‘Bin surfer’ may have found novichok bottle minutes after agents dumped it, inquiry hears Wiltshire police believe perfume container used for nerve agent was discarded by assassins only to be picked up by partner of Dawn Sturgess The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024
TV interview with Salisbury suspects was shocking and welcome, says officer Dominic Murphy said the account the men gave of their time in the UK ‘was very different from the movements we actually saw’ Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024
Salisbury inquiry: novichok bottle may have been ‘re-sealed’ after poisoning Russian agents suspected of nerve agent attack may have used portable heat sealer during ‘missing 33 minutes’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024
Suspects visited Salisbury day before poisonings for ‘reconnaissance purposes’ Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia and former police officer Nick Bailey were all poisoned by Novichok in Salisbury in March 2018. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024
Police chief says public not warned about discarded novichok container Counter-terrorism commander says risk of contamination in Salisbury was not discussed with public health leaders The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2024
Salisbury novichok inquiry: container hunt like looking for ‘needle in haystack’ Counter-terrorism police chief tells of difficulty of search for vessel with poison after attack on Sergei Skripal The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024
‘Minuscule’ amount of novichok could have been fatal, scientist tells inquiry Witness from Porton Down laboratory says ‘many lethal doses’ of nerve agent were applied to Sergei Skripal’s door The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024
Maryland students charged with hate crimes over alleged beating of gay man Police say Salisbury University students set up fake profile to lure man to apartment, beat him and hold him prisoner The Guardian - US · Nov 12, 2024
Inquiry told of hunt for ‘ground zero’ in novichok poisoning of Sergei Skripal Counter-terrorism police chief says 250 officers were sent to Salisbury to investigate poisoning of former Russian spy The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2024
Dismissive response to poisoning suggestions ‘disappointing’, top officer says Commander Dominic Murphy said the officer had not ‘necessarily performed to the standard that we would have expected’. Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024
The Independent helps raise £90,000 to return 13th-century Bible to Salisbury Cathedral where it was written It is only one of six manuscripts to be attributed to the medieval artist the Sarum Master The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024
Decision to search Skripals’ home after poisoning 'still haunts me' - detective Detective Inspector Ben Mant’s colleague Nick Bailey was poisoned with Novichok after it was smeared on the door handle of the property in Salisbury Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024
Decision to search Skripals’ home ‘still haunts me’, detective tells inquiry Detective Inspector Ben Mant’s colleague Nick Bailey was poisoned with Novichok after it was smeared on the door handle of the property in Salisbury. The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024 Salisbury poisoning: Counter-terror police ‘left officers feeling they were overreacting’ The inquiry was told officers had searched on Google for information on the Skripals
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024 Counter-terror police ‘left Salisbury officers feeling they were overreacting’ An email from Inspector Gill Hughes in April 2021 said special branch had been ‘very dismissive’.
Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2024 UK blacklists mercenary groups in Africa in latest sanctions against Russia ‘Strikes at heart of Putin’s war machine’ also target people involved in Ukraine war and Salisbury nerve agent attack.
Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024 Salisbury poisoning suspect included in new sanctions against Russia Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the sanctions ‘build on the UK’s mission to combat Russian malign activity globally’.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024 Salisbury poisoning inquiry: police apologise for calling victim a ‘drug addict’ Dawn Sturgess died in July 2018 after she was exposed to novichok in discarded perfume bottle in Wiltshire
Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024 London Leaver: 'We felt like we were slaves to our mortgage until we moved to Salisbury' Caroline Hart and her husband found financial challenges were relieved as they also found a great ‘vibe and atmosphere’ in Salisbury
Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024 Consultant ‘removed from treating Yulia Skripal after asking her what happened’ Dr Stephen Cockcroft was the ICU consultant who treated Sergei and Yulia Skripal in the first 24 hours after they arrived at Salisbury Hospital.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 Consultant who treated Yulia Skripal ‘gobsmacked’ when she woke up, inquiry hears Stephen Cockroft says he had been ‘quite sure’ novichok victim had suffered ‘catastrophic’ brain damage
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024 Paramedic gave Sergei Skripal novichok antidote by chance, inquiry hears Knocked-over bag led to unintended use of drug to counter nerve agents, which may have saved former Russian spy
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024 Boy fell ill in Salisbury after feeding ducks with Novichok-poisoned spy Sergei Skripal, inquiry told Boy was traced and tested for Novichok after contact with the Skripals on 4 March 2018, inquiry told
Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024 Boy fell ill after Skripal contact on day ex-spy was poisoned with Novichok, inquiry hears Boy who was given bread to feed ducks by ex-spy among those reporting illness after Novichok attack