amber rudd was keen to make that very clear. and yet as we look at these pictures, emma, we're just looking at pictures from salisbury now of the military personnel in full hazmat suits, loading the ambulances on the back of a military vehicle. every day that goes past with this kind of image really creates pressure on the government to deal with it this question of whether russia is engaged in state terrorism in the uk. you were talking earlier about the questions from the opposition about other cases and whether this should be a wider focus on incidents where a violent, u nfortu nate events on incidents where a violent, unfortunate events have happened to other russian citizens in our country. absolutely. those pictures of the forensics on the streets of salisbury and in those huge objective suits, you know, very unusual but it absolutely underlines just how dangerous this nerve agent is. a highly toxic substance which is. a highly toxic substance which is very dangerous. with the potential to kill people who come into very cl

we are expecting a statement from amber ruddin expecting a statement from amber rudd in the next hour or so, which may provide some new answers to the many ongoing questions surrounding this case. at the cobra meeting there will be updates given to government ministers from police, the intelligence services, but also from public health england the ministry of defence, that is on the work they're doing with the troops that have been deployed in this case. ben wallace, the security minister, speaking to the bbc this morning, described this as a very brazenly committed, nasty crime. he said there are range of responses that the uk can take to river ouse binders, but he stressed that investigators must first gather the right sort of evidence to a tribute is claimed to somebody, which with g? of , 7 j with g? of uk , 7 j respend with. the. fell. fergggf kk if that is appropriate. resources if that is appropriate. russia has continued to deny any involvement but earlier this week, the foreign secretary, boris johnson, said a uk response to take the form of sanctions, suggesting that dignita

we will bring you that statement from amber rudd live here thatis statement from amber rudd live here that is expected around noon. let's speak now to hamish de bretton—gordon who is the former commanding officer of the british army's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear regiment. thank you very much for your time. it is not exactly a fingerprint but how strong the lead is the identification of this nerve agent give to the investigation? hopefully very strongly. it is fortuitous in a way that this is all going on very close to porton down which is the leading toxicology lab in the world with the best express the best scientists. they should be able to do something cold chemical attribution, where they can deconstruct the samples that they have got from the scene and probably from blood from those who have been injured and if they are lucky, they should be able to work out exactly where these chemicals came from so it isa where these chemicals came from so it is a start. each country who has made chemical weapons in the past make them slightly differently. there is a footpr

home secretary amber rudd is chairing a meeting of the government's cobra committee. sergei and yulia skripal remain in a critical condition in hospital. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload. the promise of the education secretary as he attempts to resolve the school recruitment crisis. president trump says a deal with north korea is "very much in the making" as he agrees to a meeting with kim jong—un. the 21—year—old nephew of the actress liz hurley is in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed in london. and in half an hour, how has vladimir putin's leadership changed russia's relationship with the rest of the world 7 our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford investigates in russia: rejecting the west, that's at a30. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary, amber rudd, has been chairing a second meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, as the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy continues. these pictures show specialist soldiers trained in chemical warfare helping police deal with

home secretary amber rudd has chaired a meeting of the government's cobra committee — as the investigation continues into the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. focused on making sure that we keep people safe and that we collect all of the evidence so that we will be absolutely clear where it should lead. no more changes to exams, and a reduction in teachers‘ workload — the education secretary promises to make changes, as he attempts to resolve the school recruitment crisis. talks between the eu, japan and us on president trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium have broken up with no exemption agreed. syrian government forces make gains in ghouta, encircling its main city and splitting the territory held by rebels. also in the next hour... ireland win the six nations championship. they beat scotland by 28 points to 8 — while in paris, england lose to france 22—16. and a special oscars edition of talking movies. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police have identified more than 200 witnesses, and are examining around 240 pieces of evidence in the investigation in

home secretary amber rudd will chair a second emergency meeting of the government's cobra committee later as the investigation continues into the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. specialist troops have been deployed to salisbury, a police car is being examined, and the grave of sergei skripal‘s wife has been cordoned off. he and his daughter yulia remain in a critical condition in hospital "a deal with north korea is very much in the making" — the words of president trump on twitter, as he agrees to a meeting with leader kim jong—un. the 21—year—old nephew of the actress liz hurley is in hospital after being stabbed repeatedly. and a british medal on day one of the winter paralympics. millie knight and guide brett wild take downhill silver in pyeongchang. this time last year, i sustained quite a severe concussion on this slope where i crashed into the finish line. and to now cross the line today as paralympic silver medallists is amazing. and in half an hour here on bbc news, does the answer for curing cancer lie in artificial intelligence? click investigates

amber rudd told parliament sergei and yulia skripal remain in a critical condition in hospital, and the police officer who went to their aid is in a serious condition. the use of a nerve agent on uk soil is a brazen and reckless act. this was attempted murder in the most cruel and public way. we'll have the latest on the counter—terrorism investigation into where the nerve agent came from. also this lunchtime... a passenger tells a court how her hair caught fire when a bomb went off on a london underground train last september. domestic abusers could be electronically tagged or banned from drinking alcohol, in a new crackdown proposed by the government. longer waits in a&e and fewer non—urgent operations — new figures make grim reading for the nhs. and, going for gold — britain is hoping for a record medal haul at the winter paralympics. and coming up in the sport on bbc news... eddiejones makes three changes for england's six nations clash with france this weekend. captain dylan hartley misses out through injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the home secre

in the last few minutes, the home secretary, amber rudd, has begun to chair a meeting of the government's cobra committee. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload. the promise of the education secretary as he attempts to resolve the school recruitment crisis. "a deal with north korea is very much in the making," the words of president trump on twitter as he agrees to a meeting with kim jong—un. but his spokeswoman says the summit won't happen unless washington sees concrete actions by pyongyang. and the nephew of the actress liz hurley is recovering after being repeatedly stabbed in an attack in central london. now on bbc news, it's click. this week:

amber rudd. too many children and young people reach "crisis point" because services are not working effectively together, according to regulators. the care quality commission has warned that national, regional and local action is needed to ensure services work to support young people's mental health needs. in december, the government published a plan, or green paper, aimed at improving children and young people's access to mental health support in schools and colleges in england. the government has committed to making available an addition £11; billion to improve children suspect mental health services to deliver two commitments... spend is reaching the front line, it's an issue i know the honourable lady and members have concerns about. in this report, we see evidence of services actively putting up barriers to treatment. resulting in children and young people reaching crisis point before being able to get access to the right treatment. children are suffering because of those high eligibility

the home secretary, amber rudd, is to chair a second meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, as the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy continues. specialist soldiers, trained in chemical warfare, have been sent to salisbury in wiltshire, where sergei and yulia skripal were exposed to a nerve agent. both remain in a serious condition in hospital. sarah corker reports. nearly 200 military personnel have been drafted in to help recover and gather evidence in salisbury. some of the soldiers specially trained in chemical warfare. there has been a flurry of activity at the cemetery where sergei skripal‘s wife is buried. full protective suits and gas masks an unnerving sight here. a police car is among the vehicles that have been taken away by the army for decontamination. and we're learning more about the skripal family. this is the voice of irina petrova, a childhood friend of yulia skripal, who knew her family well. she talked to the bbc. translation: she always had the best grades at school in everything. she was perfect. that's why she so easily a

it has been interesting watching the different responses from amber rudd and borisjohnson about how they view this. amber rudd saying we've got to wait for the evidence before jumping to conclusions but many mps had already made up their minds who was behind this. i'm afraid they had because the russia complain about brusher phobia, the british press wanting bad press about russia, and it has to be the thought of the kremlin so they feel persecuted and don't take it seriously. it is an anti—russia campaign. in this country, it is a very serious issue. many of them would say that is history here, that the russians have form and moscow has form in this kind of thing. you can go back to the stalin years with the murder of trotsky and people like that and after the war, and of course litvinienko in 2006. people say immediately, oh, it is in fact litvinienko mark two and if you look for polonium 210, it isn't there, it isa for polonium 210, it isn't there, it is a new agent which they say they know but they are not revealing what it is. the next question is who produced it? because it is so

home secretary amber rudd, she is pointing at some kind of international arrangement. uk is pa rt international arrangement. uk is part of the international criminal court after all and possibly they will push to go down that route. well defence secretary gavin williamson, his take on it was they had turned their back on british values and so they should be given the opportunity of an appearance in a british court, it should be dealt with elsewhere he said. countervailing political pressures on this. some would argue that they should be tried here because some of the big for british. i think that is a very strong argument. and also a strong argument, that you cannot make someone deliberately stateless. that is the principle for a minute and look at the practicalities. why this was done and said was they did not want blowback, they did not want the associates of mohammed emwazi, jihadijohn, coming back potentially going underground and causing trouble or triggering things. they of the recent attack in france, a spontaneous picking up of thejihadi message from islamic st

the home secretary, amber rudd, is due to make a statement this morning in the house of commons about the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. while police have now identified the type of chemical, it's not yet known where it was made or who could have carried out the attack. tom burridge has more. this was sergei skripal last month at a corner shop. now police believe someone tried to kill the former spy and his daughter with a nerve agent. it happened here in the small cathedral city of salisbury. a police officer who attended to the pair now also in a serious condition in hospital. what nerve agent was used is the question experts at this military research centre are trying to answer. nerve agents essentially cripple the nervous system of the body and are not easy to manufacture. nerve agents require a non—insignificant financial, logistical and technical back—up to actually be manufactured. and so that would lead to more likelihood of a state manufacturing it. life in salisbury right now is anything but normal, this is the restaura

earlier, the home secretary amber rudd spoke to us. she said there was no cause for the public to panic. this was a very serious incident, which is why we've got the police down there in full force, conducting the investigation, which is why we're giving all the support we can, medical support necessary. let's speak to our home affairs correspondent, leila nathoo, who's in salisbury this morning. we have also heard the policeman in hospital is now talking although in a very serious condition. police still investigating. yeah, police are still trying to piece together the movements of sergei and yulia skripal on the sunday afternoon when they came into salisbury city centre and ended up unconscious on that bench behind me that is under the police tent. the police are appealing for anyone in salisbury city centre on sunday afternoon from 1pm to get in touch. they believe sergei and yulia skripal went to zizzi restaurant, the restaurant remains cordoned off. they also believe they went to a nearby pub, the mill. they want to speak to anyo

home secretary amber rudd is chairing a meeting of the government's cobra committee. sergei and yulia skripal remain in a critical condition in hospital. no more changes to exams, and a reduction in teachers' workload. the education secretary promises to make changes, as he attempts to resolve the school recruitment crisis. talks between the eu, japan and us on president trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium have broken up with no exemption agreed. president trump says a deal with north korea is "very much in the making" as he agrees to a meeting with

i have just chaired a meeting amber rudd has given this update. . i havejust chaired a meeting of cobra. there are over 200 police officers in the area conducting this work. we will have an update from them on the investigation later this afternoon. and you have decided to widen the investigation into other suspicious deaths on uk soil. do you expect cooperation from russia on this? my priority is getting all the information as quickly as possible, and also the safety and security of people in the community, which is why we have such close coordination with the department of health and what public health england. in terms of other investigations, there will come a time when i need to satisfy myself in terms of getting assurances from the police and other investigators about them. but at this moment, my priority is investigation itself. will you hand over samples of the nerve agent to the russians as they have asked? the russians have started to respond. the prime minister has been very clear that they have until midnight tonight to satisfy her reque

the home secretary amber rudd has beenin the home secretary amber rudd has been in salisbury today, it was a private visit but she was attending a service at the cathedral. an easter service, also designed to show solidarity with the people of the city who have been so affected by the events here. no doubt, too, she will have been monitoring the latest developments from russia, there were tit—for—tat expulsions, and keen to be updated on the position of the skripals in hospital. encouraging news about yulia skripal that came out yesterday, her condition improving. let's speak to the chemical weapons expert richard guthrie. let's talk about the condition of yulia, she's getting better? she is much younger than her father, and the much younger you are, if you have burns or you break bones, the more likely you are to make a quick recovery. it's also possible she had a smaller dose than her father and the dose is important. how vital will it be for the police investigation for the police to speak to her, she is going to be able to communicate? a lot will depend on whether she is fit en

home secretary amber rudd is chairing a meeting of the government's cobra committee. sergei and yulia skripal remain in a critical condition in hospital. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers' workload. the promise of the education secretary as he attempts to resolve the school recruitment crisis. president trump says a deal with north korea is "very much in the making" as he agrees to a meeting with kim jong—un. the 21—year—old nephew of the actress liz hurley is in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed in london. and in half an hour, how has vladimir putin's leadership

earlier today the home secretary, amber rudd, attended an easter service at salisbury cathedral this morning as a sign of solidarity with the city. simon jones is in the city and joins us. what else is happening there today? i think today you get the impression that this is a city very much trying to come together, almost a month after this attack. the home secretary was here, i have low—key visit for her, she attended a service for children at the cathedral in the city this morning. then much more high profile, hundreds of people gathered outside the cathedral for a procession through the city. this happens every easter but what was different today was that those attending had the skripals in their thoughts and prayers. one of the speakers after the procession said, this was the place getting over trauma and the bishop said people here feel the city has been violated. he said, out of this bad, hope will arise. talking of hope, wilts i counsel are hoping people will come back to the centre —— wiltshire council. the police cordons are going to remain here, even when the crime sc

give us time, amber rudd said. she met and praised those who have helped victims and decontaminated the area, including firefighters. i am in their sympathetic approach and professionalism as they engage with these people. and now as they reflect, they are concerned sometimes for themselves and their families but they have all said to me that they would not have done anything differently. and then to the hospital continuing to provide the hospital continuing to provide the highest level of care to the victims. detective sergeant nick bailey, exposed to nerve agent during the incident, is making good progress. his friends await news. always really easy to speak to, to get hold of, always delivers. and he delivers it effectively and efficiently. he always has a sense of humour around efficiently. he always has a sense of humouraround him. efficiently. he always has a sense of humour around him. he does it easily and nothing is ever too much trouble for him. sergei skripal remains in critical condition, his daughter,

amber rudd, the home secretary, talking to mps in the commons earlier, and we'll keep you up—to—date with any developments in that story. the danish man accused of murdering a female journalist aboard his homemade submarine and then cutting up her corpse is on trial this morning in copenhagen. inventor peter madsen admits dismembering kim wall's body and throwing it out to sea, but denies killing her. ms wall was working on a story about madsen when she went missing last august. our correspondent maddie savage is following the case in copenhagen. a packed pressroom, more than 100 journalists from all over the world and, injust the journalists from all over the world and, in just the first couple of hours, prosecutors have presented a wide range of pieces of dark and grim evidence that they hope will see peter madsen convicted of the swedish journalist kim wall's murder. some of this may be a difficult listen. we've been showing video of police divers going to the sea bed to retrieve one of kim wall's arms, which had been cut from the body. we've been shown a photo of her underwear, d

the home secretary, amber rudd, has said more is now known about the substance involved in the suspected poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. the home secretary says the police will reveal more details later today, and insists the investigation must respond to evidence, not rumour. sergei skripal and his daughter yulia remain critically ill in hospital in salisbury in wiltshire, after collapsing on sunday. richard galpin reports. with the former russian intelligence officer sergei skripal and his daughter yulia still fighting for their lives in hospital, counterterrorism police are now running the investigation. and they want any witnesses to come forward with information. for example, at the restaurant where the skripals eight not long before they collapsed on a bench in the city centre. today, another sign of how seriously this incident is being treated. good morning. you attending cobra? senior ministers and intelligence officials holding a meeting at the government's emergency response committee called cobra. and afterwards, the home secretary announced they had been p

rudd also visited the hospital. and his daughter and also the police officer that came to their assistance are all being treated and speaking of medicine the police and wilcher of said that as many as twenty one people have been treated in connection to potentially coming into contact with this nerve agent so we're seeing an extensive investigation unfolding and at the same time extensive media speculation which just isn't letting up in case you haven't heard about who may be behind this it's. back take a look at what's being said bad things have been known to happen to russians who crossed vladimir putin the fact that a nerve agent was use strengthens the likelihood that this was a state sponsor of some sort and russia is the chief suspect of course the u.k. has turned a blind eye to assassinations on its soil and has instead tried to protect the kremlin and the speculation isn't limited to the media some of the politicians here have been indulging in it as well despite the words of the home secretary not to keep a

our latest headlines: home secretary amber rudd has chaired a meeting of the government's cobra committee and says police have identified more than 200 witnesses in the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. this investigation is focused on making sure that we keep people safe as a priority. that is what the cobra meeting was about. and also making sure we collect all the evidence so, when it comes to attribution, we will be absolutely clear where it should lead. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload — the promise of the education secretary as he attempts to resolve the school recruitment crisis. talks between the eu, japan and us on president trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium have broken up with no exemption agreed. the eu trade commissioner had called for the eu to be excluded from the tariffs. ireland win the six nations championship, beating scotland 28—8 with a bonus point. meanwhile, england lose to france in paris, scoring just 16 points to their rival‘s 22 points. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now fo

the home secretary amber rudd, chaired a meeting of the government's emergency committee cobra today, and says investigators are being given all the resources they need. sergei skripal and his daughter yulia, are still in a critical condition, and the officer who tried to help them after the nerve agent attack, nick bailey, remains in hospital. dominic casciani reports. a vehicle designed to save lives, not posing a grave risk to the public. this was the scene matt salisbury‘s andy wist station this evening, as chemical warfare specialist the gains the latest date of this involving operation, more than 180 military personnel now helping a counterterrorism population that already includes more than 250 detectives. well, this is the second major military operation in salisbury and the last 24 operation in salisbury and the last 2a hours. last night we saw them ta ke 2a hours. last night we saw them take away a police car from the hospital. today they are taking away ambulances which were potential leak contaminated last sunday. everyone in the city is watching and waiting to see when

the home secretary, amber rudd. now let's take a look at some other news from westminster in brief. there was a call for misogyny to be treated as a hate crime. of women if they are targeted simply because of their gender. been so normalised by being continually unchallenged. some of the insults she'd received. now, all of these insults have been tailored to me because i am a woman. people on twitter, but it's not. this is everyday common language. which would inadvertently conflict with the principles of equality. and electricity prices. shop around for the cheapest possible energy deals. in reduced circumstances. did not switch supplier in the last three years. denounced as marxist. or astronomical bills. from other customers. with leaks and burst pipes. on emergency stocks of bottled water. protected businesses and, indeed, residents around the country. thames water made pre—tax profits of £638 million last year. plans in place. thames water are very much under the spotlight. i'm angry with them, too. this is a recurring pattern. service than they have today. for air weapons.

the home secretary, amber rudd, has chaired a second meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, as the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy continues. she said more than 250 counterterrorism police have been deployed, identifying more than 200 witnesses and 240 pieces of evidence in the city of salisbury. soldiers trained in chemical warfare helped to re m ove trained in chemical warfare helped to remove two ambulances for investigation, and kwast they had been contaminated by the nerve agents used in the attack —— in case they had been contaminated. sergiy and his daughter yulia remained in critical condition in hospital. a short while ago the education sector and gave details.” a short while ago the education sector and gave details. ijust shared an emergency meeting of cobra following the dreadful events that took place in salisbury last sunday in order to get an update on the investigation going forward. the two victims remain in hospital, and they are critical but stable. detective sergeant bailey, who was also a victim, also affected, is al

give us time, amber rudd said. the area, including firefighters. as they engage with these people. that they would not have done anything differently. of care to the victims. during the incident, is making good progress. his friends await news. always really easy to speak to, to get hold of, always delivers. and he delivers effectively and efficiently. he always has a sense of humouraround him. he does it easily and nothing is ever too much trouble for him. better to treatment. the investigation has become part of life in central salisbury. everybody is scared a little bit. hopefully everything is all right in the next couple of days. your t—shirt says it all. calm is exactly how people have remained. do you feel concerned? would not bring my son. event, but life will move on. there is so much love here, i don't think that would happen. reverberating around the world. a global trade war. angela merkel said it would be best if the european union was exempted. the eu is seeking talks on the issue. prince has ended with a massive arms deal. deal. saudi arabia has agreed to buy 48 typhoon

amber rudd said that. borisjohnson has said that. what exactly might that entail? could that be the expulsion of diplomats from the uk? more sanctions? and to what extent would britain be able to get other countries behind us to respond to a potential attack from russia. what about questions from the uk, giving asylu m about questions from the uk, giving asylum but not protecting in this case? yes, there's been a lot of talk about other cases. notjust this one. the one we all know about is alexander litvinenko. his widow said that britain did not respond roughly enough when that happened and there was proof that russia was behind it. she and others think more should have been done. borisjohnson has said very much that, actually, britain has been at the forefront of all of this. seizing the assets of russians in this country, stopping people coming here and travelling with the users. it's a matter of how much further the new google. —— travelling with visas, and it is a matter of how much further you can go. mrjohnson said others were not prepared to stand up to

this was a police matter this is very much a government level matter now as well amber rudd the home secretary she's come out of a cobra meeting and this is a highly unusual thing in itself it really happens following terrorist attacks and in moments of national crisis she's come out and she said look we all need to keep a cool head about this and we need to make sure that we respond. to all the evidence that they collect and then we need to decide what action to take the terms of substance we update we had from that meeting was that the or thirty's she says appear to know more about what it was that poison. but that she couldn't divulge any more information now script the thirty three year old woman who's now been identified as his daughter yulia they remain critically ill and in tents of care in hospital the investigation into how they got ill has now been stepped up significantly london's metropolitan police have said that due to the unusual circumstances of this case its counterterrorism unit has taken over the investigation they are now heading it up the met has also said the me

rudd, the home secretary, talking about the fact they are now looking into many cases, many deaths. in the uk. in recent years. one of the things to point out, when you look at the stream of deaths that are unexplained or mysterious, however you want to describe them, over the last decade, it looks too much like... suspicious? jono yes, suspicious. —— yes. like... suspicious? jono yes, suspicious. -- yes. you have the strangulation, and also the former soviet businessmen. it slightly plays to all of our desire for these conspiracies but given the whole diplomatic situation, there seems to be more than a coincidence going on. it will be interesting to see what conclusions are drawn and it adds fuel to the fire of this expected response from the uk. what will the british government do now in response to all of this going on? let's look at the spring statement. in terms of its dominance, it's been com pletely in terms of its dominance, it's been completely overridden by all of the events going on in the last 2a hours a day you have the chancellor philip hammond delivering what he c

rudd said it was too early to speculate on who was responsible. there are over two hundred fifty counterterrorism police from eight out of all eleven counterterrorism units involved there's over two hundred witnesses involved and there's over two hundred forty pieces of evidence so we need to give the police and all the investigative parts around them the space to get on with that sergei st paul revealed the names of dozens of russian agents to british intelligence prior to his arrest in moscow in two thousand and four six years later he was given refuge in britain as part of an exchange for russian spies the brazen attack on script paul has been likened to the two thousand and six killing of former k.g.b. agent alexander litvinenko who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive polonium two ten a recent investigation by the website but feed described fourteen deaths of people linked to russia that may have involved foul play besides the union go they include russian businessmen boris berezovsky speculation is mounting that the kremlin could a

well look this was a police matter this is very much a government level matter now as well amber rudd the home secretary she's just come out of a cobra meeting and this is a highly unusual thing in itself it really only happens following terrorist attacks and in moments of national crisis things like floods as well and she's come out and she said look we all need to keep a cool head about this and respond to evidence and not rumor in terms of substance we the only update we had from that meeting was that the or thirty's she says appeared to know more about what it was that poisons. but that she couldn't divulge any more information now. the thirty three year old woman who's now been identified as his daughter yulia they remain critically ill and in intensive care in hospital the investigation into how they got ill has now been stepped up significantly london's metropolitan police have said that due to the unusual circumstances of this case its counterterrorism unit has taken over the investigation they are now heading it up that the met has also said the metropolitan police that they'

we received an update from the british home secretary amber rudd. a police officer who was first on the scene responded also was exposed to the agent. he is now talking and engaging. his progrenosis is better than skripal and his daughter. >> thank you, erin mclaughlin in england this morning. >>> the officials will be in washington to brief the officials. the biggest issue is the u.s. and north korea to start to talk to each other. the north has agreed to stop nuclear weapons if security measures are met. china is encouraging talks sooner rather than later. >> james mattis says he does point out there is optimism. the trump administration is thinking about appointing an outside expert along with secretary of state rex tillerson. this is because the lineup of diplomat whos who deal with nor korea is depleted. one of our top diplomats just retired recently. >> and in that region, it is non existe existent. >>> in syria, advising allies against the regime. the pentagon is monitoring the situation. the potential conflict unfolding near the scene of the

with us now is our correspondent leila nathoo. did amber rudd make any comment when she visited this morning? she visited this morning? she is expected to speak later, she is still in salisbury this morning. is still in salisbury this morning. police cordoned, at the bench still covered by a police tent. covered by a police tent. talked about how the community had been affected. been affected. and the wiltshire police chief co nsta ble. co nsta ble. the first responders over there, in salisbury city centre. salisbury city centre. expecting to hear from the home secretary later. secretary later. agent was delivered, administered, when it happened and how. when it happened and how. widened, that seems to be by police activity is going on. activity is going on. thank you. of staff in england. he will provide extra funding to meet the higher costs. of aluminium and steel. at the white house late yesterday. it's sparked fears of a global trade war. with charges on us madejeans, motorbikes, bourbon and oranges. dozens of female staff. mps and a lack of proper redress. a claim that he bulli

the home secretary, amber rudd. now let's take a look at some other news from westminster in brief. there was a call for misogyny to be treated as a hate crime. mps argued the definition should be extended to include the abuse of women if they are targeted simply because of their gender. misogyny is everywhere in our society. absolutely everywhere. to the point where we often miss it because it's been so normalised by being continually unchallenged. she went on to detail, in very explicit language, some of the insults she'd received. now all of these insults have been put to me because i am a woman. we can kid ourselves that these are a few bad and ominous depot on twitter but it's not. this is everyday common language. i think we need to be careful about creating laws which would inadvertently conflict with the principles of equality. mps held theirfirst big debate on a bill to cap gas and electricity prices. the aim is to provide some protection to customers who don't shop around for the cheapest possible energy deals. those paying the default tariff are much more likely to be in

rudd don't believe that the british passport should be manufactured by them. just down the road in durham is the passport office. there wasn't much appetite here today for french—made british passports. well, i think it should be made up here. ijust don't get it. if we're leaving the eu, why take it abroad? it's prestige. a british passport should be printed in made in england. and they shouldn't be made elsewhere in europe? i don't think so, no. regardless of cost? regardless of cost. the british government should step in and try and make sure... i think it's, the name of the company, de la rue or something... ? they should maybe get the contract. but again they may have to look at the price. the government says the deal could save the taxpayer up to £120 million, and they're playing by the rules. great uk companies compete on a world stage, and we often win business around the world, and will continue to do so, both before and after we leave the european union. and they say on the new—look passports will only be added here, not abroad. danny savage, bbc

rudd's statement on tuesday before the announcement of sanctions. a real ratcheting up, all of this, while we await the sanctions that eventually president vladimir putin is going to implement and announced. we believe they are coming, there may be some diplomatic tit—for—tat expulsions as well but it's just a matter of time according to sergey lavrov when he was speaking earlier in the day as well. they are saying no evidence at the moment with the poisonings in salisbury which of course have dominated the news in the earlier pa rt dominated the news in the earlier part of the week. but of course it does bring our attention back to dissidents of russians in exile in this country and there'll be many more we understand from commentators who will be fearful now. yes. the other week, but that, who will be fearful now. yes. the otherweek, but that, but who will be fearful now. yes. the other week, but that, but based on a book that was a documentary effectively, chronicling of russian involvement worldwide. there are a lot of people who were at one

s home secretary, amber rudd, said saturday the probe is making progress fast. >> there's over 200 witnesses involved, and there's over 240 pieces of evidence. >> reporter: the police are reviewing hours of cc-tv footage from sunday, including these new images. they show what appears to be a man and a younger woman walking together, as another woman with a dog passes them. minutes later, a police car speeds by toward the area where scriepal and his daughter, yulia, were found on a park bench unconscious. british authorities say the pair were exposed to a nerve agent. london university professor andrea cella: >> they say kind of state-sponsored thing. you don't make nerve agents in the shed at the bottom of your garden. >> reporter: the british government says it's too electoral to lay blame but suspicions are falling on russia. skripal was arrested in russia for spying on the british. he did jail time before coming to the u.k. as part of a prisoner swap in 2010. russian officials have ridiculed suggestions that the kremlin was behind sunday's attack, and on russian state tv, this anchor warn

not sure why we are showing you amber rudd. and with me tonight taking a look at the papers at 10.40 are the broadcaster david davies and lucy fisher, senior political correspondent at the times. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. these are our headlines tonight. the stage is set at stoke for manchester city. will they split up and will it be another step towards the premier league title? michael carrick has five league titles on his cv, but the manchester united captain is calling it a day at the end of the season. and the championship is theirs, but now ireland are targeting the grand slam. twickenham is the focus in the final week of the six nations. good evening. we will have the very latest from stoke in a minute ahead of the final game of the weekend's premier league fixtures, but so much talk today has been the fallout from the very first match of the weekend's fixtures. that was old trafford, as manchester united beat liverpool. follow f

persons home secretary amber rudd has called for the police to be granted the time interest or says to probe the poisoning of former russian spy said ok screen pal and his daughter yulia. there are over two hundred fifty counterterrorism police from eight out of our levon counterterrorism units involved there's over two hundred witnesses involved and there's over two hundred forty pieces of evidence so we need to give the police and all the investigative parts around them the space to get on with that. or the statement followed a cabinet meeting on the nerve agent attack in salzburg last sunday military personnel have been deployed to help police with the investigation and potential decontamination route also confirmed both russians remain in a critical condition former m i five officer animation and believes almost anyone could have poisoned the script is the key thing they need to be doing and they will be doing is looking into what scripture has been doing in his life since he's moved to the u.k. and i think that's where the the motive for this attack is going to come from because l

last month, the home secretary amber rudd said she was absolutely convinced and committed to the idea of them facing justice. the defence secretary gavin williamson however, says the men should not return to britain because they turned their backs on british values. their interview come a day after a uk soldier embedded with us forces was killed by a roadside bomb in a counterterrorism operation against the militants, making him the first british member of the armed forces killed in combat fighting is. back to that story about the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell who is calling on lord sugar to "delete and disown" a tweet depicting jeremy corbyn sitting in a car alongside adolf hitler. the labour leader has faced pressure this week to stamp out anti—semitism within his party. jonathan blake is here now. this was a tweet that had been sent already, lord sugar posted this picture. just explained what it is. lord sugar posted this last night on twitter, it is an image featuring adolf hitler in a car at the nuremburg rally with someone sitting next to him and the face of jeremy corbyn su

amber rudd, the home secretary, saying this yesterday, 200 counterterrorism officers involved. and identified now, possibly 240 eyewitnesses here in salisbury who may well have heard or seen something. just underlining quite how public this investigation is. and the people of salisbury, still businesses around this area stillbuslnesses aroundthts area-— the shopping centre mic ii they there l the if? they there l the at if they there l the at this they are thererfar—the communityrat'this thanks so much. in the last hour, china's people's congress has voted to approve a constitutional amendment, abolishing two—term limits for the country's president. the move will allow xi jinping to stay in office beyond the end of his second term in 2023, and possibly rule indefinitely. among the nearly three thousand delegates, just two voted against the change and three abstained. 0ur correspondent, stephen mcdonnell, is in beijing. no big surprise. no, the result was emphatic and the way that china is to be governed will be different from today. we all expected xijinping to be will be

last month the home secretary amber rudd said she was "absolutely convinced and committed to the idea of them facing justice." the defence secretary gavin williamson, however, said the men should not return to britain because they "turned their backs on british values." their interview comes a day after a uk soldier, embedded with us forces, was killed by a roadside bomb in a counterterrorism operation against the militants — making him the first british member of the armed forces killed in combat fighting is. james waterhouse, bbc news. moscow has more than doubled the number of british diplomats it plans to expel in the continuing row over the poisoning of a former russian spy in the uk. in another move this morning, the foreign office said it was considering a request to allow russian consular access to sergei skripal‘s daughter, yulia, who was poisoned along with her father earlier this month. our correspondent simonjones joins us from salisbury. simon, first of all, this request for access, what do we know about it? well, yulia skripal is of course a russian citizen, and if s

it appears to be the focus of police attention today and the home secretary amber rudd she visited souls . she visited the hospital where script powell and his daughter remain unconscious as well as the hospital which also have the police officer that treated. his daughter who is conscious now and feeling a bit better. so take a listen to what the home secretary had to say. people's curiosity about all those questions and wanting to have and there will be a toy to have those on but the best way to get to them is to make sure that we give the police the space that they need. well we'll cheer police have said that as many as twenty one people are now being treated in connection with potentially coming into contact with this. agent that was used on. his daughter so the extensive investigation continues but sir too does the speculation as to who was behind this and in case you haven't heard about who it may be take a listen. bad things have been known to happen to russians who crossed vladimir putin the fact that a nerve agent was use strengthens the likelihood that this was a state sponsor

rudd was in seoul very a little bit earlier on as well that is of course the town where this all unfolded and west. lived to take a listen to what she had to say i understand people's curiosity about all those questions and wanting to have. there will be a toy. but the best way to get to them is to make sure that we give the police the space that they need to also visited the hospital. and his daughter and also the police officer that came to their assistance are all being treated and speaking of medicine the police and wilcher said that as many as twenty one people have been treated in connection to potentially coming into contact with this nerve agent so we're seeing an extensive investigation unfolding and at the same time extensive media speculation which just isn't letting up in case you haven't heard about who may be behind this it's. back take a look at what's being said bad things have been known to happen to russians who crossed vladimir putin the fact that a nerve agent was use strengthens the likelihood that this was a state sponsor of some sort and russia is the chief suspect