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From Alexander Litvinenko to Sergei Skripal: the long road to reforming UK security

When Alexander Litvinenko was murdered in London in 2006, poisoned with radioactive polonium-210 slipped into a pot of tea, the UK was shocked. Litvinenko, a former Russian intelligence officer who had become a critic of Vladimir Putin’s government, died after a highly publicised illness.

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UK sanctions Russian scientists and labs behind chemical attacks, foreign office says

The institutions hit were SC Signal, a Russian state scientific research institute and GNIII VM, the country's Scientific Research and Testing Institute for Military Medicine.

Euronews

UK sanctions Russian scientists and research labs linked to Salisbury attack

The sanctions also targeted the Russians involved in the development of the Epibatidine toxin used against Alexei Navalny.

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UK sanctions Russian scientists over ‘barbaric’ Navalny and Salisbury poisonings

Sanctions imposed on Russian scientists and research labs involved in developing chemical weapons – including the Novichok nerve agent

The Independent UK

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

King marks ‘important new chapter’ for newly formed Gurkha artillery unit

Charles was presented with a mala flower garland as he arrived at Larkhill Barracks near Salisbury in Wiltshire.

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Amandaland is back – and its star is as insufferable as ever

Lucy Punch’s titular protagonist deals with a new rival in the opener of season two. Plus: a hair-raising documentary about the Salisbury poisonings examines a near catastrophe. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Salisbury Cathedral restores stained-glass treasure by Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris

Project to refurbish ‘Angels’ hailed huge success as dean says it will ‘lift spirits and rekindle hope’

The Guardian - UK

58-year-old woman used vase to murder her 93-year-old husband at 2am, cops say

Yorleni Shoff was initially charged with assault with a deadly weapon but her charges were upgraded to first-degree murder after her husband died

The Independent UK

Diana’s lady-in-waiting handed ‘catastrophic’ driving ban despite plea over brother’s care

Anne Beckwith-Smith, 74, told magistrates it would be ‘catastrophic’ if she was stripped of her licence

The Independent UK

Putin likely to stage another Salisbury-style attack, exiled oil tycoon says

Mikhail Khodorkovsky says Russian security services may seek to create a ‘sense of vulnerability’ in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces close in on key strategic city as ‘last battles’ rage

Kyiv says its military still holds on in northern part of Pokrovsk and is defending a smaller city nearby

The Independent UK

Top Russian GRU general and cyber ops chief shot in Moscow attack

Vladimir Alekseyev has been under the EU sanctions for orchestrating the novichok poisoning attack in Salisbury in 2018 that targeted Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

Euronews

Russian ambassador to UK claims Salisbury poisonings were staged in ‘Agatha Christie’-style plot

Vladmir Putin’s top diplomat in London has denied Russian involvement in the Salisbury poisonings, claiming they were staged in an plot reminiscent of an Agatha Christie novel.

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Evening Standard

Putin's assassins went through London Waterloo station with deadly Novichok which could have killed hundreds

They also stayed at hotels in the capital and used the Tube, Heathrow and Gatwick airports

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve got her back now’: novichok victim’s family ready to lay her to rest

Exclusive: Dawn Sturgess’s father pleased inquiry made it clear she was blameless victim after Skripal attack in 2018

Euronews

Russia's president 'morally responsible' for UK Novichok death, inquiry finds

Dawn Sturgess died after coming into contact with the Novichok nerve agent which was stored in a perfume bottle in an assassination attempt on double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury.

Evening Standard

Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for Novichok death of Dawn Sturgess – inquiry

Ms Sturgess died after being exposed to the chemical weapon which was left in a discarded perfume bottle.

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The Guardian - UK

Dawn Sturgess’s family say lessons have not been learned from her novichok poisoning

Relatives say British state has failed to ensure public safety after inquiry into 2018 death, linked to Russian attack on ex-spy

The Guardian - UK

Novichok poisonings, Russia’s role and UK response: key questions of inquiry

Innocent people were caught up in an assassination attempt on a former Russian spy in Salisbury in March 2018. How did this happen?

Evening Standard

Putin directed Salisbury Novichok poisonings as 'show of Russian power', inquiry rules

Putin directed the botched assassination attempt as a show of ‘Russian power’, a judge has found

The Independent UK

How Salisbury Novichok poisonings entangled a spy and Russian hit squad

Dawn Sturgess became the unlikely victim of the poisonings – with an inquiry into her death publishing its findings today

The Independent UK

Salisbury novichok latest: Putin is ‘active threat’ to public, Britons warned after poisoning death inquiry

Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper said the government will ‘not tolerate’ Russian aggression as she confirmed sanctions

The Independent UK

Salisbury novichok poisonings timeline: How Russian spy incident unfolded in 2018

Dawn Sturgess was killed by the Russian nerve agent, while a police officer and a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned

Evening Standard

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

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