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Skripals ask not to appear at Salisbury novichok poisoning inquiry

Former Russian spy Sergei and his daughter, Yulia, fear for their safety if they give evidence at hearing into death of Dawn Sturgess, says barrister

The Guardian - UK

Labour suspends candidate over pro-Russian social media post

Andy Brown will still appear on the ballot in the Aberdeen North and Moray East constituency

The Independent UK

Scottish Labour suspend candidate over 'pro-Russian' social media post

A SCOTTISH Labour candidate has been suspended by the party following reports that he shared material online which appeared to downplay Russia’s…

The National (Scotland)

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Labour candidate suspended over 'pro-Russian' social media post

A candidate for Labour has been suspended by the party following reports that he shared material online which appeared to downplay Russia's role in the Salisbury poisonings.

Evening Standard

UK government’s refusal to confirm Skripal spy role is ‘surreal’, lawyers say

Michael Mansfield KC criticises argument for restriction orders before inquiry into 2018 novichok poisoning of Dawn Sturgess

The Guardian - UK

Russian activist claims she was poisoned ‘possibly by nerve agent’ while in Europe

US-based democracy activist says she was left with ‘strange symptoms’ and ‘acute pain’

Evening Standard

Fears over Russia using chemical weapons if Ukraine counter-offensive succeeds

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK is ‘very much on our guard about what happens next’.

The Independent UK

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Inquiry into novichok death of Dawn Sturgess to begin in autumn 2024

Exclusive: Date set for start of long-awaited hearing into Wiltshire woman’s 2018 poisoning

The Guardian - UK

'I lost my soulmate and home in Salisbury poisonings - five years on I want answers'

Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after she was exposed to the nerve agent Novichok left in a perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018

Daily Mirror

Government defends ‘exceptional’ delays in Salisbury poisonings inquiry

Dawn Sturgess died after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok left in a discarded perfume bottle in July 2018.

The Independent UK

False widow spider caught eating shrew as Irish scientists investigate

A pygmy shrew was captured on a spider’s web on a bedroom window, the noble false widow spider then paralysed and hoisted the shrew up before eating it

Irish Mirror

House where retired Russian spy was poisoned with Novichok is sold 5 years after attack

Sergei Skripal and his daughter nearly died in the attack in Salisbury, Wiltshire, after it is believed Russian agents sprayed poison on the front door. The house has now been sold

Daily Mirror

Family of novichok victim raise concerns at lack of inquiry start date

Lawyers for relatives of Dawn Sturgess, who was killed in Wiltshire in 2018, call for process to be speeded up

The Guardian - UK

UK orders some details to be kept secret in Novichok poisoning inquiry

The British government has ordered some documents to be kept secret by an inquiry into the death of a woman killed by the Novichok nerve agent following the 2018 attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, the inquiry heard on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Salisbury attack inquiry will establish whether British government was right to name Russia responsible

Family of victim Dawn Sturgess express concern as no date yet set for public inquiry to start

The Independent UK

How an international assassination attempt brought horror to the streets of a sleepy English city

Andy Gregory looks back on the shocking and tragic events that thrust the Wiltshire city into global headlines

The Independent UK

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

A lawyer for Dawn Sturgess’s family said there was ‘no hope’ of the public inquiry beginning early next year.

Evening Standard

Government accused of delaying Novichok inquiry with ‘unnecessary’ security checks on evidence

The Government has been accused of delaying the inquiry into the Novichok poisonings by carrying out “necessary” security checks before handing over evidence.

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Daily Record

Terror expert claims Scotland at risk of chemical attacks by Vladimir Putin

Graham Yuill, a writer from Glasgow, says he understands from a "reliable source" that bases in Fife, Scotstoun and Govan could be targeted.

The Guardian - UK

Novichok poisonings: Nick Bailey reaches settlement with police force

Bailey says he has continued to suffer from trauma of nerve agent attack in Salisbury in March 2018

Daily Mirror

Putin's hit list of poisoning victims as Roman Abramovich left with skin peeling

Vladimir Putin has been accused of poisoning his political enemies, with high-profile incidents in the UK including the Salisbury attack and the death of Alexander Litvinenko

The Guardian - UK

Wiltshire novichok victim’s family concerned at public inquiry delay

Preliminary hearing in Dawn Sturgess case is told Ukraine crisis has contributed to delays

The Independent UK

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

The inquiry into the death of civilian Dawn Sturgess in 2018 will likely begin properly in 2023.

Evening Standard

Novichok inquiry to be held in Salisbury as chair promises ‘authoritative’ probe of Russian involvement

The public inquiry into the Novichok poisonings will be held in Salisbury, the new chairman has promised, as he pledged to deliver “authoritative” conclusions on Russian state involvement.

Daily Mirror

Salisbury Novichok survivor sickened at UK using attack not to grant Ukrainians visas

Charlie Rowley, whose girlfriend died in the 2018 Novichok horror, was astonished after the Home Secretary and immigration minister Kevin Foster wheeled out the excuse this week

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