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Novichok poisoning public inquiry delayed amid heightened Russian tensions

The public inquiry into how a British woman was fatally poisoned after being exposed to Novichok has been delayed, in a decision which has been condemned by the coroner and the victim’s family. Dawn Sturgess died in July 2018 after she unwittingly ...

25 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Family of woman killed by Novichok say ‘patience wearing thin’ as probe delayed

The family of a British mother-of-three killed in suspected Russian state-sponsored poisoning said their “patience has worn extremely thin” after being told of further delays in the inquiry into her death. Dawn Sturgess’s family said the lengthy ...

15 Jul 2022 at 14:19

Labour shadow minister quits Starmer top team to ‘put constituents first’

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s frontbench has been hit by a resignation as shadow local government minister Mike Amesbury announced he would quit to “put his constituents first”. The MP for Weaver Vale in Cheshire said it had been an “honour” ...

30 Jun 2022 at 16:45

Soldier who mowed down teenagers in drunken rage jailed for eight years

A serving soldier who deliberately drove at a group of teenagers in Salisbury after downing six pitchers of cocktail in a Sunday drink session has been jailed for eight years. Cameron Bailey, 25, of the Mooltan Barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire, ...

27 May 2022 at 16:36

Paramedic describes finding Dawn Sturgess blue and not breathing on the floor

A paramedic has described finding Dawn Sturgess lying on the floor, blue and not breathing, after she was poisoned with Novichok, the inquiry into the circumstances of her death heard. The 44-year-old died after she was exposed to the ...

17 Oct 2024 at 17:04

Police officer apologises for describing Novichok victim as well-known addict

A police officer has apologised for describing Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess as a “well-known drug addict” in an email after her poisoning. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died on July 8 2018 after she was exposed to the nerve agent, which was ...

04 Nov 2024 at 16:34

Priti Patel restricted disclosure of documents to Novichok death inquiry

Former Home Secretary Priti Patel restricted disclosure of a “small set of documents” from an inquiry into the death of a British mother-of-three in a suspected Russian state-sponsored poisoning, it has emerged. Ms Patel signed a ...

11 Nov 2022 at 16:00

Novichok poisonings inquiry set to open in Salisbury

The inquiry into how a British woman was fatally poisoned after being exposed to the Russian nerve agent Novichok is set to open on Monday. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after being exposed to the chemical weapon which was left in a ...

14 Oct 2024 at 02:45

Labour MP loses whip after video appears to show him punching man

Mike Amesbury has lost the Labour whip after a video emerged appearing to show him punching a man to the ground. The party said the Runcorn and Helsby MP had been suspended “pending an investigation” into the incident. It ...

27 Oct 2024 at 19:43

New video appears to show Labour MP punching man repeatedly

A new video has emerged which appears to show Labour MP Mike Amesbury punching a man, then hitting him repeatedly after he falls to the floor. The footage, which has been published by the Mail Online, appears to show the ...

27 Oct 2024 at 17:16

Five arrested in murder inquiry after 36-year-old man’s disappearance

A total of five men have been arrested by police investigating the suspected murder of a 36-year-old man who has been missing for a month. Kiran Pun, from Amesbury, Wiltshire, was last seen at 7.30pm on December 1 ...

02 Jan 2023 at 13:18

Counter-terror police ‘left Salisbury officers feeling they were overreacting’

Counter-terrorism police left officers in Salisbury feeling as if they were “overreacting and completely making things up” when they suggested an ex-Russian spy may have been poisoned. An email from April 2021 ...

07 Nov 2024 at 15:45

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