The Latest Breaking News from Skripals

Salisbury house where Skripal was poisoned with novichok up for sale

Estate agent is offering 30% share in former Russian spy’s house for £114,000, with the rest owned by council

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25

Was Navalny poisoning by frog toxin meant to send a message?

Yvette Cooper may think so, and use of epibatidine may seem exotic, but experts say situation is more ambiguous

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

Vladimir Putin ordered Skripal novichok poisonings in show of ‘Russian power’, Dawn Sturgess inquiry finds

The foreign secretary has warned in the wake of the report that the Russian president represents ‘an active threat’ to British citizens

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

Novichok attack: MI5 left ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal 'alarmingly accessible' to Putin's assassins

Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after being exposed to the chemical weapon which was left in a discarded perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2025

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

Ex-medical chief described ‘car crash’ meeting with Gove after Skripal poisoning

Dame Sally Davies emailed then-cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood days after the Skripals were poisoned, describing her meeting with the minister.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024

Ex-chief medical officer had ‘nightmares’ about someone picking up Novichok vial

Dame Sally Davies told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry that she worried someone would pick up discarded Novichok after the Skripals were poisoned.

Evening Standard · 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

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

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2024