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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 · Dec 4, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

Novichok public inquiry to reveal findings in Dawn Sturgess poisoning case

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

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

UK sanctions Russian spies who ‘targeted Britain in sustained campaign’

The spies are also blamed for a prolonged campaign of cyberattacks across Europe

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Russian use of chemical weapons in Ukraine ‘widespread and growing’ European intelligence warns

Moscow is accused of using deadly choking agent chloropicrin to flush Kyiv’s troops out of trenches

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Putin threat of biological attack on UK streets: Novichok poisonings in Salisbury were 'wake-up call'

The Novichok poisonings in Salisbury were a “wake-up call” to the threat from Vladimir Putin’s Russia of a chemical or biological attack on Britain’s streets, says Defence Secretary John Healey.

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025

Bulgarian boss of Russian spy ring gets more than 10 years in prison, UK judge says

Roussev, who worked out of a former guesthouse in the English seaside resort town of Great Yarmouth, had a stash of spy equipment that police described as an "Aladdin's cave" when it was raided.

Euronews · May 12, 2025

Man discharged after coming into contact with mystery substance near Salisbury

The man, believed to be in his 40s, was assessed at the scene in Charles Road, Durrington

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025

Spy claims by Kremlin against British diplomat and spouse of another in Moscow are 'baseless,' says No10

The timing of the expulsions raises suspicions of a tit-for-tat move by the Kremlin

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2025

‘Burn him alive on the street’: the Russian journalist targeted in UK by spy ring

Old Bailey trial of six Bulgarians charged with espionage has provided chilling evidence that Kremlin wanted reporter to be killed

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2025