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Claims against ‘cathedral-visit’ Novichok suspects to be tested at inquiry

Three Russian agents suspected of being responsible for the 2018 Salisbury poisonings will have the evidence against them “tested” at a public inquiry into what happened. A lawyer has been asked to “put on the hat” of suspects Denis Sergeev, ...

25 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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 ...

25 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Tensions between UK and Russia formed backdrop for spying case

The Berlin spy case came as Britain’s relations with Russia could not have been more finely balanced with Vladimir Putin amassing his forces on the border of Ukraine. After the Cold War ended in 1991, hopes of a warmer co-existence ...

17 Feb 2023 at 11:17

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

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 from Wiltshire ...

07 Nov 2024 at 15:45

Ex-army nurse says allegations role was linked to Novichok poisoning ‘malicious’

A former chief nurse of the British Army, who was one of the first to attend to Sergei and Yulia Skripal after they were poisoned with Novichok, has said any suggestions that her role was connected to the incident are ...

29 Oct 2024 at 11:49

Sergei Skripal told friends Putin would ‘get him’ if he returned, inquiry told

Sergei Skripal’s former next-door neighbour has told a public inquiry how the former spy said President Vladimir Putin would “get him” if he returned to Russia. Ross Cassidy was giving evidence as the Dawn Sturgess ...

28 Oct 2024 at 17:53

Ex-police officer holds back tears as he recalls impact of Novichok poisoning

A former police officer who was poisoned by Novichok held back tears as he gave evidence to the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry about how the incident had affected him mentally and physically. Nick Bailey was contaminated ...

07 Nov 2024 at 13:14

British Novichok victim’s family told ‘do not touch her coffin’, inquiry hears

The family of the “innocent” British woman who died after she was exposed to Novichok were told not to touch her coffin because of the Russian nerve agent, an inquiry has heard. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after ...

14 Oct 2024 at 18:55

Skripals will not give evidence at Salisbury poisonings inquiry over attack risk

A former spy and his daughter, who were poisoned by the deadly nerve agent Novichok, will not give evidence at the Russian-state Salisbury poisonings inquiry over fears for their safety. The judge leading ...

29 Sept 2024 at 11:21

‘Some material will be kept secret’ in Salisbury poisonings inquiry

The chairman of the Russian-state Salisbury poisonings inquiry has said it is inevitable there will be “perhaps quite a lot” of material kept secret from the public. Lord Hughes told a preliminary ...

06 Sept 2023 at 13:32

Reeves ‘very pleased’ Labour candidate suspended for pro-Russia posts

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she is “very, very pleased” that a Labour candidate has been suspended after pro-Russia posts appearing to play down the country’s role in the Salisbury ...

19 Jun 2024 at 08:21

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