if sergei skripal, that would be even more remarkable. it would mean that the medical staff have been extremely good, because originally, they said there was no antidote to novichok 234, but apparently they have been using antidotes which have worked, which is quite remarkable. so it is a remarkable medical story as well asa a remarkable medical story as well as a political story. the big question is whether yulia skripal are her father question is whether yulia skripal are herfather can question is whether yulia skripal are her father can be question is whether yulia skripal are herfather can be any question is whether yulia skripal are her father can be any assistance to the police investigation as to how they were poisoned. what are your thoughts on that?” how they were poisoned. what are your thoughts on that? i expect that yulia skripal will not be able to give much information, but if you keep talking to her, she may say something which she remembers which may in fact be important. but sergei skripal is the important one, because

as to the affair of sergei skripal... the british invited weapons experts for the skripal affair and said they would deliver information about the work of this group. the report was first spread for a short summary. and then a complete report, a confidential version from the organisation for the prohibition of the then is to stop in this report, this organisation, for the prohibition of chemical weapons... that the chemical content, samples of which the british provided, the inspectorate to get with them and there was a long chemical formula given but not any name for any particular gas. and our specialists... they pointed to this formula, but this formula point site toa formula, but this formula point site to a substance which was developed in many countries. —— points out. it is not a particularly secret weapon. as my colleagues are saying here... they are saying, we have proof but we cannot share it. we also cannot receive confidential information. these are questions that has something to do directly with life and

it's not sure whether sergei is recovering to the same extent. they will now become crucial witnesses in an investigation which is one of the most complex and largest the police have ever undertaken. earlier our political reporter jessica parker gave us the latest from outside salisbury district hospital. this afternoon we had a statement from the medical director here at salisbury district hospital, doctor christine blanchard, and in it she said what was really the key point, i want to update you, she says, on the condition of sergei skripal. he is responding well to treatment, improving rapidly and is no longer in a critical condition. this comes a day after we heard in a statement directly from yulia skripal that she was growing stronger by the day, she had been awake for over a week and any statement she thanked the people of salisbury for helping her and her father when they were found incapacitated on a park bench. this is quite a turnaround, given it was two weeks ago when we heard through court, when a judge was granting chemical weapons

i also want to update you on the condition of her father, sergei skripal. he is responding well to treatment and improving rapidly, and is no longer in a critical condition. it was on 4 march that the two were found incapacitated in the centre of salisbury. they were critically ill. a police officer, who was one of the first to respond to the incident, was also admitted to hospital. he was discharged a fortnight later. the skripals had been heavily sedated, and were unable to communicate. but last week, yulia regained consciousness. now herfather, too, appears to be making progress. it's fantastic news. somewhat unexpected. we were concerned they were in a very serious state but we heard earlier this week that yulia is getting better. to hear that sergei skripal is also recovering, that's excellent news and i hope to hear more encouraging news in the weeks ahead. in a statement, a foreign office spokesperson said: yulia skripal is communicating. yesterday she put out a statement through the police, saying she was getting stronger daily. but it's not yet cle

i also want to update you on the condition of her father sergei. he is improving rapidly and no longer in a critical condition. 0n the 11th of march, the two were found incapacitated in the centre of salisbury, critically ill. a police officer one of the first to respond to the incident was also admitted to hospital and discharged a fortnight later. last week, yulia regained consciousness and now her father appears to be making progress. it's fantastic news and somewhat unexpected. we heard earlier this week that yulia is getting better and to hear that sergei is recovering well is also great news and i hope to hear more in the coming week. in a statement, the foreign office has said... yulia skripal is communicating, yesterday she put out a statement saying she was getting stronger daily. it's not sure whether sergei scrip out is recovering to the same extent. they will now become crucial witnesses in an investigation which is one of the most competent and largest the police have ever undertaken. earlier our political reporter jessica parker spoke

sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk. the world was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk. the world was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. how close do you believe we came to that? i don't think that it was very close. i believe it was a situation created by very reckless behaviour of our western colleagues, who accused the syrian government and thus as allies of the syrian government, in applying chemical weapons against civilians. without waiting for the opcw to inspect the place. actually, at the moment when opcw was physically ready to move from lebanon to syria, they executed the strikes. as the representatives of our military explained, the channel has been engaged all the time. so to be clear about that without using jargon, the us and allied forces gave you indications of how the strikes were to be carried out, and you gave th

i also want to update you on the condition of her father, sergei skripal. he's responding well to treatment, improving rapidly, and is no longer in a critical condition. it was on 4th of march that the two were found incapacitated in the centre of salisbury. they were critically ill. a police officer, who was one of the first to respond to the incident, was also admitted to hospital. he was discharged a fortnight later. the skripals had been heavily sedated and unable to communicate, but last week, yulia regained consciousness. now her father too appears to be making progress. it's fantastic news. somewhat unexpected, i think. we were obviously concerned they were in a very serious state, but we heard earlier this week that yulia is getting better. but to hear that sergei himself is also recovering well is excellent news and i hope to hear more encouraging news in the weeks ahead. in a statement, a foreign office spokesperson said: yulia skripal is communicating. yesterday, she put out a statement via the police, saying she was getting stronger daily. but i

sergei skripal is in a critical condition. leila nathoo, steve rosenberg, and jon sopel for us there. now let's quickly round up some of the other main news for you. brazil's former president has until friday afternoon to turn himself into police and begin serving a i2—yearjail term for corruption. ajudge has ruled that luiz inacio lula da silva cannot stay free while he goes through further appeals. he is still hoping to register as a candidate and compete in october's presidential election from prison. he has long been favourite to win. a court in germany has released the ousted catalan leader carles puigdemont on bail, saying it cannot send him back to spain to face rebellion charges. it will still consider returning him to face corruption charges. spain accuses mr puigdemont of encouraging rebellion when he led catalonia's push for independence last year. president trump has denied knowing that his lawyer paid the pawn star stormy daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about a sexual encounter she says she had with mr trump in 2

i hope sergei skripal will also recover. i am sure happy. i hope sergei skripal will also recover. i am sure that one day yulia will come back to moscow. he also denied russian involvement in the attack. amid the claims and counterclaims, what is the uk case? theresa may says it is not a shock ofa theresa may says it is not a shock of a nerve agent develop by russia. british scientists say that it can properly only be met by a nationstate, but they do not know which one. instead, it is secret intelligence that they say implicates russia. the conclusion that has the international support of thousands of countries. russia rejects this. it says other countries could have produced it. it has requested samples of the substance were testing and has called for a joint investigation. at the united nations this evening there were smiles between ambassadors, but not for long. as russia accused britain of fabricating intelligence to question the legitimacy of the russian state. translation: couldn't you come up with a better fake story? we all know what the worth of british intelligence infor

sergei skripal has been in hospital since the beginning of march. he is responding well to treatment, improving rapidly, and is no longer in a critical condition. so what could mr skripal‘s recovery mean for the criminal investigation. also on the programme... the met police commissioner offers reassurance to londoners, after a string of murders. we have not lost control of the streets. i can understand why some people are very worried at the moment, particularly in some areas of london. aggression outside the ring — the mixed martial arts star conor mcgregor, appears in court after attacking his rivals' coach. and, worth his weight in gold. gareth evans wins for wales, at the commonwealth games. later in the hour, we will have sports day on the bbc news channel with all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports he's been recovetind. after being poisoned with a nerve agent, at the beginning of march. his daughter yulia who was also attacked, is said to be gaining strength daily. britain says russia is behind the po

i also want to update you on the condition of her father sergei skripal. he is responding well to treatment, improving rapidly, and is no longer ina improving rapidly, and is no longer in a critical condition. as he will appreciate, i will not be giving any further details at this time. that the statement from the hospital. alastair hay is professor of environmental toxicology at leeds university — and is our leeds studio for us now. good evening. are you surprised that someone good evening. are you surprised that someone who has been attacked with a nerve agent is now improving at a p pa re ntly nerve agent is now improving at apparently some pace? not at all. i know of other cases where people have been exposed to many times the lethal dose of the nerve agent and have made complete recoveries, the father and daughter have survived because they've had prompt and efficient medical care. use a prompt and efficient, to what extent would energise medics have known what they we re energise medics have known what they were dealing with, have known how to deal

i also want to update you on the condition of her father, sergei skripal. he's responding well to treatment, improving rapidly, and is no longer in a critical condition. it was on 4 march that the two were found incapacitated in the centre of salisbury. they were critically ill. a police officer, who was one of the first to respond to the incident, was also admitted to hospital. he was discharged a fortnight later. the skripals had been heavily sedated and unable to communicate. but last week, yulia regained consciousness. now herfather, too, appears to be making progress. it's fantastic news. somewhat unexpected, i think. we were concerned they were in a very serious state, but we heard earlier this week that yulia is getting better. but to hear that sergei skripal is also recovering well is also excellent news and i hope to hear more encouraging news in the weeks ahead. in a statement, a foreign office spokesperson said: yulia skripal is communicating. yesterday, she put out a statement via the police, saying she was getting stronger daily. but it's not y

i also want to update you on the condition of her father, sergei skripal. he's responding well to treatment, improving rapidly and is no longer in a critical condition. as you will appreciate, i won't be giving any further details at this time. the whole affair, of course, remains a deadly serious business, but that being said, an information battle is underway an information battle is under way between russia and britain, with moments of apparent farce. russian and uk un ambassadors quoting alice in wonderland at each other. russia raising the issue of sergei skripal‘s pet cat and guinea pigs — with a subsequent admission from the british they were left to starve and die in the sealed skripal house. other information about the case seems only to come out of the british, after it's raised by russia. if it is a propaganda war, it has not felt as though the british are winning this week. i'm with gabriel gatehouse. reports on russia so well and so often for us. the surprise of sergei skripal coming through this and being in a better condition, so much to

i also want to update you on the condition of her father, sergei skripal. he's responding well to treatment, improving rapidly, and is no longer in a critical condition. it was on 4th of march that the two were found incapacitated in the centre of salisbury. they were critically ill. a police officer, who was one of the first to respond to the incident, was also admitted to hospital. he was discharged a fortnight later. the skripals had been heavily sedated and unable to communicate. but last week, yulia regained consciousness. now herfather, too, appears to be making progress. it's fantastic news. somewhat unexpected, i think. we were obviously concerned they were in a very serious state, but we heard earlier this week that yulia is getting better. but to hear that sergei himself is also recovering well is excellent news and i hope to hear more encouraging news in the weeks ahead. in a statement, a foreign office spokesperson said: yulia skripal is communicating. yesterday, she put out a statement via the police, saying she was getting stronger daily. but

sergei skripal and his daughter yulia seen here. they were exposed to a nerve agent, a toxic chemical designed to shut down the humanody but they've been fighting its effects and today the hospital gave this update. >> as yulia said, her strength is growing daily. i also want to update you on the condition of her father, sergei skripal. he's responding well to treatment, improving rapidly and is no longer in a critical condition. reporter: it was on the fourth of march that the two were found incompass at a timed in th center of salisbury. they were critically ill. the police officer who was first on scene was also hospitalized and discharged aee later. now yulia and her father appear to be making progress. >> it's fantastic news. somewhat unexpted but we heard earlier in week that yulea is getting better but to hear thalf sergei him is recovering well is excellent news. reporters: in a statements, a spokesperson for the foreign office said we are very pleased that both mr. skripal and his daughter yulia a improving. this is a tribu

it's not clea whether sergei is recovering to the same extent. they will now become crucial witnesses in an investigation which is one of the most competent and largest the police have ever undertaken. —— largest and most complex. a little earlier, i spoke to professor david nutt from imperial college and asked him what chance the skripals had of making a full recovery. nerve agents do not park in the brain, they do not directly kill you. they indirectly kill you. if you. they indirectly kill you. if you do not die within the first hours or so, there's a good chance you will recover. particularly as there are treatments that can be administered. it seems the treatments that they got in this initial circumstances where the right ones. how do you tell that this was a nerve agent? that is a very good question. he would have asked the hospital experts, but whatever they did clearly built with the two main issues which you get when nerve agents, one with the heart stopping and debriefing stopping. if you can overcome both of those, in time the age

has gone too far with its accusations over the poisoning of sergei screwball and his daughter. earlier joined my colleague collin bray in the studio to discuss the latest statement from sergei lavrov. you will not be possible to get away from the question. and what else is. british colleagues. the russian foreign minister has focused in detail on everything going on in this case first and foremost he said that he's very glad that the daughter of the russian citizen yulia recovering and he said that he hopes that her father on the mend to also he has stressed that. russia still has a lot of questions that has asked repeatedly but which remain unanswered pretty much russia even wrote an official mail an official letter to the o.p.c. w. those questions include some technical details that russia has inquired to the c.w. asking them what information the u.k. has passed to the un nobody regarding the investigation because this is something that london is refusing to share with moscow and whether or not the o.p.c. w. in turn will be sharing that with russia russia's been asking these

i'm really happy, and i hope that sergei skripal will also recover. i'm quite sure that one day she will come back to moscow. today the foreign office said ms skripal had been told about the russian embassy's offer of consular assistance but had yet to take up the offer. that didn't stop the ambassador again protesting at his lack of access. today, scotland yard and the british government is refusing to communicate with us. no answer. the telephones are switched off. that's the problem for us. one month on from the attack on the skripals, the russian defiance continues. at an extraordinary news conference, for almost two hours, the russian ambassador denied that russia was involved in the salisbury attack, denied that they ever even made novichok nerve agent and denied that russia was internationally isolated. and tonight russia will step up that defiance at the united nations calling a meeting of the security council to challenge the accusations laid at the door. james landale, bbc news. in a moment, we'll speak to our correspondent steve rosenberg i

the police have said a nerve agent was found on sergei skripal‘s front door. our security correspondent, gordon corera, has more. nearly six weeks on, police cordons are still in place in salisbury, as the investigation continues. today, thought, the government provided new details today, though, the government provided new details to press its case that russia was responsible. we already knew that the highest concentration of the nerve agent was found on the front door handle of sergei skripal‘s home, but today, in a letter to nato allies, mr sedwill also claimed that yulia skripal had her e—mail hacked by russian military intelligence, the gru, at least as far back as 2013. her father was seen by the gru as a traitor because he had spied for britain. some of these new details come from secret intelligence, collected in part by mi6. there had been a debate amongst officials about how much could be released, but the view at the highest levels was that it is important to provide as much as possible to try and convince doubters at home and abroad. this after

sergei and yulia skripal continue to recover. sergei in hospital, yulia at a secret location. it's more than six weeks since they were victims of the nerve agent, and like them, the city where they were attacked has many more months of recovery ahead. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury. syrian state media are claiming that united nations chemical weapons inspectors have entered the town of douma in syria, the scene of a suspected attack ten days ago. western powers believe president assad's forces were behind the attack which led to the missile strikes by britain, france and the us. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet sent this report from aleppo. aleppo's ancient ramparts now a monument to president assad's staying power. once in rebel hands, once the scene of the war‘s worst fighting, which divided the city and cost so many lives. now, for the government, a site of celebration, chosen notjust to mark syria's independence, but to show the world the war is going its way. i could not stand here, you could not stand here, we would have been sniped or beheaded

march four, yulia skripal and her father sergei skripal and her father sergei skripal left his home in salisbury, his front door would later be found to have the biggest concentration of nerve agent on it. three hours later they were found convulsing on a bench insoles brie city centre. when nerve agent was implicated and russia put forward as front and centre of government suspects, it was a catalyst to a month—long diplomatic row. —— on a bench in salisbury city centre. diplomatic row. —— on a bench in salisbury city centrelj diplomatic row. —— on a bench in salisbury city centre. i welcome the fa ct salisbury city centre. i welcome the fact yulia has been discharged from hospital and i wish the best for her recovery and a huge thank you to all of the staff at the hospital in salisbury who have looked after her and her family so well. the russians have an idea any involvement, saying it isa have an idea any involvement, saying it is a fake story and with a puzzling tweet, their embassy in london said: they have already said they would like to talk to her as she is a rus

pal is now reported to be recovering from the attack her father sergei is still in critical condition and relations between the west and russia and now at their lowest point since the cold war. russians forest russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that london cannot ignore moscow's legitimate questions over the script all investigation which should i stress that we will continue to react adequately to unfriendly steps but at the same time we want to find the truth we insist on an objective responsible investigation in full accordance with the convention on the prohibition of the use of chemical weapons. or earlier i spoke with anthony glees he's director at the center for security and intelligence studies i asked him about the apparent discrepancy between the statements we heard from boris johnson and the porton down laboratory. i think people like me that is to say objective academic observers have got to be very focused on what the process needs to be in order to come to a firm conclusion with probability that borders on certainty that a particular country was responsible for

but it's not yet clear whether sergei skripal is recovering to the same extent. but how is it that either of them have been able to withstand the impact of such a deadly substance? there are so many variables that are poisoning from novichok might take. so you have the environmental conditions in which the poison might have been left and how they picked it up. the quantities that got into him. we hear it's through the skin, which is a lot more of a protective barrier and if it was inhaled. so overall it's a pleasant surprise, good news for him and good news for the investigation. yulia, and perhaps herfather too, will now become crucial witnesses in the investigation, described by counterterror police as one of the largest and most complex they have ever carried out. leila nathoo, bbc news, salisbury. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is at the foreign office tonight. the possible recovery of the skripals, that could be a vital break in the case for investigators. yeah, ithink break in the case for investigators. yeah, i think it could be very significan

sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk. the world was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. how close do you believe we came to that? i don't think that it was very close. what is russia's next move? sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk. the world was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. how close do you believe we came to that? i don't think that it was very close. i believe it was a situation created by very reckless behaviour of our western colleagues, who accused the syrian government and thus as allies of the syrian government, in applying chemical weapons against civilians. without waiting for the opcw to inspect the place. actually, at the moment when opcw was physically ready to move from lebanon to syria, they executed the strikes. as the representatives of our military explained, the channel has been engaged all the time. so to be clear about that without using jarg

skripal (sot) about the condition of both yulia and sergei skripal. both patients have responded exceptionally well to the treatment we have been providing. but equally both patients are at different stages in their recovery. we have now discharged yulia from salisbury district hospital. yulia has asked for privacy from the media and i want to reiterate her request. i also want to take this opportunity to wish yulia well. this is not the end of her treatment but marks a significant milestone. her father has also made good progress. on friday i announced that he was no longer in a critical condition. although he is recovering more slowly than yulia, we hope that he too will be able to leave hospital in due course. earlier i spoke to our security correspondent frank gardner. we the public and the media are not being told where she is going to be held so in the immediate short—term she will have been taken to any one of several government owned and controlled secure locations. it could be in a block of flats, it could be a country house with a garden.

sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk. the world was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. how close do you believe we came to that? i don't think that it was very close. i believe it was a situation created by very reckless behaviour of our western colleagues, who accused the syrian government and thus as allies of the syrian government, in applying chemical weapons against civilians. without waiting for the opcw to inspect the place. actually, at the moment when opcw was physically ready to move from lebanon to syria, they executed the strikes. as the representatives of our military explained, the channel has been engaged all the time. so to be clear about that without using jargon, the us and allied forces gave you indications of how the strikes were to be carried out, and you gave them some indication that you would not retaliate. i'd prefer not to get into the nitty—gritty of this military term military channels. there is a channel existing

it's just over four weeks since sergei and yulia skripal were found poisoned by a nerve agent on this bench in salisbury, four weeks during which the former russian intelligence officer and his 33—year—old daughter have lain critically ill, at times in a coma. but today, miss skripal revealed that she at least is on the mend. in a statement, issued on her behalf by the police, she said: today, russian television broadcast an unverified recording of an alleged phone call between yulia skripal and her cousin, viktoria. she's hoping to come to britain to visit miss skripal with the help of russian diplomats if british officials are prepared to risk giving her a visa. in london, the russian ambassador welcomed the news that miss skripal is recovering. i'm really happy and i hope that sergei skripal will also recover, and i'm quite sure that one day yulia will come back to moscow. but he once again denied any russian involvement in the attack. so amid the claims and counterclaims, what's the uk case? theresa may says the substance used is novichok, a type of nerve agent developed by ru

first of all, the news that sergei skripal is recovering. and on a personal level, that's great news. but there are lots of people who are going to want to talk to him. yes, they are, and i don't think they are going to be able to immediately dropped him. the note from the medical director at salisbury district hospital repeatedly says that she is going to insist on the privacy both of mr skripal and his daughter, yulia, throughout this. but she does say that he is responding well to treatment, that he is improving rapidly and is no longer in a critical condition. now, the significance of that means that the significance of that means that the two key individuals at the heart of this investigation we now know are getting better. at some point, they will be able to speak. that means that all of those people who wish to ask them questions will be able to us questions, both the british investigators, and also all of those russians, the investigators, the russian diplomats and others, saying they really, really wa nt and others, saying they real

you can, please see the pub behind me where sergei skripal and his daughter visited just before they fell ill. —— you can probably see the pub. there has been police tape since the incident, and also what several other places, including sergei skripal‘s own home. this evening the public meeting heard that the police cordon were becoming down some time in a next few hours to be replaced by hoardings in anticipation of the decontamination taking place. that could take several weeks, and it is fairto could take several weeks, and it is fair to say that people in salisbury are still quite worried, many of them telling me they are still nervous, some of the traders saying that many people are not coming into the city because they are so worried about what has been going on. but the deputy chief constable of wiltshire police says that, actually, salisbury is incredibly safe. we are absolutely aware of the impact of the incident on some mothers of the public, but from the policing perspective, it is a very safe city to come and visit, and we would encourage people to come into the cit

i'm really happy, and i hope that sergei skripal will also recover. and i'm quite sure that one day she will come back to moscow. today, the foreign office said ms skripal had been told about the russian embassy's offer of consular assistance but had yet to take up the offer. that didn't stop the ambassador, again, protesting at his lack of access. today, scotland yard and the british government is refusing to communicate with us. no answer. the telephones are switched off. that's the problem for us. one month on from the attack on the skripals, the russian defiance continues. at an extraordinary news conference, here at the russian embassy, for almost two hours, the russian ambassador denied that russia was involved in the salisbury attack, denied that they ever even made novichok nerve agent and denied that russia was internationally isolated. and tonight, russia will step up that defiance at the united nations, calling a meeting of the security council to challenge the accusations laid at its door. james landale, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a

sergei and yulia skripal continue to recover, with sergei, still in hospital, yulia in a secret location. it is more than six weeks since the attack and the diplomatic, political and personal consequences continue to resonate. the year—long squeeze on wages is showing signs of coming to an end. official figures show the gap between inflation and wages narrowed between december and february. other figures show unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 1975. our economics editor kamal ahmed has the details. over the last few years i think things have been fairly tough but we are beginning to feel a bit more confident about the future. i am lucky enough to have my own home, i've got two young kids and it is quite tough to provide for them. it is nice to get a little wage increase but by the time i've got it in one hand it is out the other... our incomes, a vital part of the economy. and away from the statistics, the real—world, how people are feeling about the year—long incomes squeeze. as soon as we get a pay rise, food goes up, everything goes up, so that pay rise is, hello,

sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk. the world was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. how close do you believe we came to that? i don't think that it was very close. i believe it was a situation created by very reckless behaviour of our western colleagues, who accused the syrian government and thus as allies of the syrian government, in applying chemical weapons against civilians. without waiting for the opcw to inspect the place. actually, at the moment when opcw was physically ready to move from lebanon to syria, they executed the strikes. as the representatives of our military explained, the channel has been engaged all the time. so to be clear about that without using jargon, the us and allied forces gave you indications of how the strikes were to be carried out, and you gave them some indication that you would not retaliate. i'd prefer not to get into the nitty—gritty military term military channels. there is a channel existing between

her father sergei who was an ex russian spy or poisoned with a nerve agent in britain last month the russian embassy says that it wants access to you but it is not known what she wants to do but one point it was fear duty a script would die in this hospital now after a steady improvement in her health doctors have deemed her well enough to leave. we have now discharged from salisbury district hospital i also want to take this opportunity to wish her well this is not the end of her treatment the significant milestone five weeks ago and have for the sergei were exposed to a nerve agent identified by the u.k. as savior here novacek they were found slumped unconscious on a park bench in the center of the sleepy english city. doctors said they were able to keep the script alive until their bodies healed naturally they say said condition is also improving although he's recovering more slowly. we hope that he too will be able to leave hospital in due course. it appears said ok script powell was the targets of the attack the former russian spy was convicted of passing information to the u.k.

live from russia accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says last weekend's attack was faked on the old us from london a team of international of chemical weapons inspectors arrived in syria will begin that investigation tomorrow also on the program. untruthful slimeball disposed of trump's assessment of this man is former f.b.i. director james carter makes mr kerry's memoir is published next week i mean she's less than complimentary about the president will bring you a preview. into my seat by adding your accounts is that a new coach for the bottom and nico kobayashi took just two years to work his magic . from first so munich have high hopes. welcome to the program. russia says it has proof that last weekend's poison gas attack in syria was staged following orders from britain the russian defense ministry says london told the white helmet rescue group in syria to fake the gas attack in the town of duma but describes the accusation as a blatant lie inspectors from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons are due to

what sergey lavrov has said... to ta ke what sergey lavrov has said... to take leave in the western world for deterrence of russia, the second reason. these two goals, as my minister said, were behind everything that happened. anybody? james landale, bbc. how can you say you're following due process and abiding by the rules of the international community when you say you will not accept the findings of this body unless russian investigators are involved? can i just clarify your answer to my colleague's question? when he asked, what is russia's current theory of who is behind the salisbury attack? we have heard many theories in russian voices as to who might be responsible. the british countries, which other countries, sweden... you said, "we are not blaming anyone." i just want to be absolutely clear, as of now, 20 past two, today, the official position of the russian state is that they are not blaming anybody? and we want to see the evidence. this is the conclusion, and answered your question. then, after the evidence, having evidence, we will make conc

herfather, sergei skripal, the former russian spy, may also be discharged soon. theresa may and donald trump pledge to work together to bring to account those responsible for a suspected chemical attack in syria. a coroner rules that failings by care agencies didn't contribute to the death of the murdered six—year—old ellie butler. and tributes to a burglar who died in a struggle with a home—owner in south london have been taken down near the house where he died. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7.00, beyond 100 days will be live in washington as facebook founder mark zuckerberg is questioned by us senators over privacy and security. as yulia skripal leaves hospital, we'll ask what's next for her future, as moscow says it will regard any attempt to resettle her as abduction. and we'll have the latest on the alleged chemical attack in syria, as international leaders consider their response to the crisis. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. c

in march using a nerve agent with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov claims the attack was staged to justify the expulsion of its diplomats. there who wouldn't put it we're going to been a while since we've seen such a blatant mockery of international law diplomatic ethics and basic decency. i will point out that we will continue responding adequately to unfriendly moods but at the same time we want to find the truth who still eat least. on wednesday russia failed in its bid to become part of the investigation into the poisoning it was voted down at a meeting of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons in the hague britain's representatives said it would be perverse to allow the alleged attackers to carry out the investigation but russia says that the u.k. cannot ignore its questions about the legitimacy of its claims moscow has called a meeting of the united nations security council later today to discuss britain's accusations. and the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov added that london cannot ignore moscow's legitimate questions over this couple investigatio

, although whitehall has —— herfather sergei is believed to have been in a more serious condition and is making a rapid recovery, although whitehall has stressed it is not true to say he has fully recovered, that there may be ongoing medical issues but it seems that he, and certainly his daughter, but certainly sergei as well have recovered enough to take an active part in this huge counterterror operation that is ongoing to answer some of the questions about where they were, what they were doing on the day they were poisoned but also give some broader context about their life here in salisbury and why they may have been targeted. back to our breaking news and that is that a van has ploughed into by standards and the town muenster.m their rv leaned reports coming from news agencies and the police about what exactly has happened. you can see pictures of the emergency services on the scene. police and ambulances, there. 0n the line is daniel kollenberg, who witnessed the aftermath of the incident. daniel, thank you forjoining us this afternoon. tell me what you have seen after this inci

yulia skripal, who was poisoned alongside her father sergei with a nerve agent in salisbury last month, has made herfirst public statement since the attack. she said she was getting stronger by the day, and thanked medical staff and members of the public who'd helped them. she described her ordeal as somewhat disorientating. tonight, moscow's envoy to the united nations has dismissed the uk's claim that russia was behind the attack, and said london was poisoning russia's relations with other countries. here's our diplomatic correspondent james landale. it's just over four weeks since sergei skripal and yulia were found poisoned by nerve agent on this bench in salisbury, four weeks since they've lain critically ill, at times in a coma. but today, miss skripal revealed she at least is on the mend. in a statement, she said: she thanked the stuff of salisbury district hospital for their care and added: today, russian television broadcast an unverified recording of an alleged phone call between yulia skripal and her cousin, victoria. she's hoping to come to britain to visit miss skripal wit

her father sergei, the former russian spy, may also be discharged soon. as mark zuckerberg testifies before us lawmakers, we hearfrom as mark zuckerberg testifies before us lawmakers, we hear from the american social media expert known as the queen of facebook, and we talked to a russian dissident who says he has twice been poisoned by the state. what advice would he give spy the state. what advice would he give spy girl as she leaves hospital? that's on newsnight later. —— yuli skripal. —— yulia skripal. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the chief executive of facebook, mark zuckerberg, has apologised to a us senate committee for allowing companies, such as the british data firm cambridge analytica, to misuse personal data. he said that facebook did not take a broad enough view of its responsibility and accepted that russia had exploited the network in the us presidential election. our media editor, amol rajan, reports. it was the interrogation he feared and had long resisted. mark zuckerberg has never testified before congress. now, with the

sergei skripal is in a critical condition in hospital. thank you very much. david lammy, the labour mp for tottenham, has said that the level of violence in london is the worst he's ever known. it comes after the latest victim was named as israel ogunsola — an 18—year—old who was fatally stabbed on a street in hackney yesterday evening. it brings to more than 50 the number of people killed in the capital this year. adina campbell reports. tributes for the latest victim killed in london. 18—year—old israel ogunsola died last night after being stabbed here in hackney will. he was studying at a local academy. friends say he was popular, warm and humble. his body was found in this alleyway. as day by day the number of victims of violent crime keep rising. last night, also in the area, a man in his 50s died after being assaulted, and earlier this week 17—year—old tanesha melbourne was killed in a drive—by shooting a few miles away in tottenham. speaking exclusively to the bbc, her brother says the family are devastated. to the bbc, her brother says

this is from russia accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says last weekend's attack was faked orders from london a team of international chemical weapons inspectors has arrived in syria and will begin their investigation tomorrow also on the program. russia. truthful slimeball that's president trump talking about this man his former f.b.i. director james comey is the last published next week and he's less than complimentary about the president will bring you a preview. welcome to the program russia says it has proof that last weekend's poison gas attack in syria was staged following orders from britain the russian defense ministry says london told the white house rescue group in syria to fake the gas attack in the town of duma britain says the accusation is a blatant lie inspectors from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons it used to begin their investigation on saturday. which is almost a week since their cries show the world suffocated syrian children gasping for air . among the hundreds of victims of a suspecte

sergei skripal, the former russian agent poisoned in the u.k. is improving rapidly and no longer in critical condition. and it's supposed to be spring here in washington but the cherry blossoms could soon be covered in slush so we've taken a look before they go. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. day the fares of a trade war between the u.s. and china escalated further and stocks on street took another dive. it all started when president to slap aatened additional $100 billion of tariffs on chinese goods. beijing responded with threats of a fierce counter strike. the could you -- dow has closed down 575tr points. mrp admitted the downturn may be a short term consequence. >> i'm n saying there won't be a little pain but thegr market s n 40%, 42% so we might lose a little of it but we might have a much stronger country when we're finished. we have to do things that others wouldn't do. jane: a point that president trump's press secretary meeting.d at the press >> we are moving forward in that process

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mr lover of —— sergei lavrov confirmed... and secondly,... it? mr lover of —— sergei lavrov confirmed... and secondly, . .. 23. nobody is going to have press conferences if these things happen once again. whee what do you think -- what do you think convinced him to accept and believe the uk position... on the second question, i don't know. there was no common sense. it is not fair, all of them were called spies. well, we don't buy it. so, it's 23 british diplomats were expeued it's 23 british diplomats were expelled from moscow. and, at of course, the relations between two countries are at their lowest level today. at least, you know... for many years. this is a first. as far as this lavrov statement, he just illustrated our logic. we believe that the british side is not cooperating with us. they are giving us no cooperating with us. they are giving us no information, they are not ready to give us access to the investigation, so, he believed that that was the communication. otherwise, it is not a provocation. he was cooperating. —— if it

berlin brush it accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says last weekend's attack was faked on orders from london the team from the international chemical weapons watchdog is now on the ground in syria to investigate also coming off day for the displaced people of color the united nations attempts to raise almost two billion dollars from donor nations but falls well short of its target what lies ahead for the war torn nation. hello i'm terry martin and welcome to the program. russia says it has proof that the poison gas attack in syria last weekend was staged on orders from britain the russian defense ministry says london told the white helmets a group in syria to fake the gas attack in the town of duma inspectors from the international chemical weapons society have now arrived in the country and are expected in duma on saturday earlier the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov told reporters that there was no evidence of oil and gas attack on the for you to do with chemical weapons inspectors will go to the city of duma where the

sergei lavrov‘s also talked about the salisbury poisoning. you may remember that last week web the international chemical weapons watchdog agreed with the uk's assessment of the nerve agent that was used, though it didn't name it as novichok, as the uk has done. off the back of that report, its foreign secretary said quote: "there can be no doubt what was used." "there remains no alternative explanation about who was responsible — only russia has the means, motive and record." mr lavrov had something to say about that. this chemical substance indeed was invented in the zaani union then one of the inventors led to the united states and made the bombing of public and if you want to check before raising the issue, please do so, the united states patented this formula and it was formerly taken by the united states special services the united states special services the name i don't remember but it very seriously damages the person, it kills him or her but it operates very fast and the sample ta ken her but it operates very fast and the sample t