over the investigation they are now heading it up that the met has also said the metropolitan police that they're working alongside will should police they're carrying out extensive inquiries and that this investigation is it the early stages and any speculation is unhelpful at this time the newspapers may not have got that memo though they are still speculating wildly about this poison spice story as it's become known you've got it all over the front pages here talking about the chemical used or the father and daughter surrogates folks knew it would end badly my favorite here is furious boris gets tough with my god you've got headlines talking about putin swearing revenge on the spy. also m i five. this one talking story this one talking about m i five believing that the russians tried to kill the former spy so almost as though it's a foregone conclusion in the papers and a lot of them talking about football but also about this story about the world cup and that's in reference to comments made world cup here as well quite a lot of linking this story to the world cup and that is in r

over the investigation they are now heading it up the met has also said the metropolitan police that they're working alongside will should police they're carrying out extensive inquiries and that this investigation is it the early stages and any speculation is unhelpful at this time the newspapers may not have got that memo though they are still. speculating wildly about this poison spice story as it's become known you've got it all over the front pages here talking about the chemical used or the father and daughter surrogates folks knew it would end badly my favorite here is furious boris gets tough with my god you've got headlines talking about putin swearing revenge on the spy. also my five this one talking story this one am i five believing the russians tried to kill the former spy so almost as though it's a foregone conclusion in the papers here and a lot of them talking about football but also about this story about the world cup and that's in reference to comments made world cup here as well quite a lot in this story to the world cup and that is in reference to comments made b

the head of the metropolitan police, cressida dick, interviewed by the times. she has said that children are being tempted into crime by social media. moscow is demanding permission to question yulia skripal in the i. gavin williamson has doubts over the hostile takeover at engineering firm gkn. our mutual snigger‘s health scare following his open—heart surgery even scare following his open—heart surgery even the daily star. a mixed bag. lots of washer on the front pages. we will start with the times. web giants drive violence at children. children being pushed to crime within minutes of seeing this. that‘s one of the really surprising lines from this interview with cressida dick, the relatively new... i think she has been in office for a year, commissioner of the metropolitan police. she is focusing on the impact social media can have on the impact social media can have on violence. she said within minutes. people will find that pretty surprising, i think. the statistics are pretty scary. 13 murders through knife crime in london in the first two weeks

over the investigation they are now heading it up that the met has also said the metropolitan police that they're working alongside will should police they're carrying out extensive inquiries and that this investigation is at the early stages and any speculation is unhelpful at this time the newspapers here may not have got that memo though they are still speculating wildly about this poison spice story as it's become known you've got it all over the front pages here talking about the chemical used or the father and daughter surrogates folks knew it would end badly my favorite here is furious boris gets tough with my dad you. headlines talking about putin swearing revenge on the spy. also m i five this one talking story this one talking about m i five believing the russians tried to kill the former spy so almost as though it's a foregone conclusion in the papers here and a lot of them talking about football but also about this story about the world cup and that's in west friends to comments made so the world cup here as well quite a lot linking this story to the world cup and that is

when tested by the metropolitan police, they failed after 15 minutes. and a former cabinet minister questions if a fellow peer is right to play host to the founder of a far right group. ata time to the founder of a far right group. at a time with increased risks to hate crime, we have been receiving eight letters. -- hate. conservative mps have been pressing the government not to allow the eu to continue to fish in the uk's waters after brexit. in its latest version of the brexit agreement released on thursday, the eu added in opportunities for the uk to comment on fishing quotas. one conservative believed people would unite against the idea of continued access to uk waters. people are united that the worst pa rt waters. people are united that the worst part of the eu membership is the common fisheries policy. when we leave the european union, we leave that policy. on that day, the armada of eu trawlers plundering the fishing grounds of the uk since 1973 will not be happy their best years are behind them. will he make sure the royal navy has the resourc

that's what i said when i when i referred earlier to the metropolitan police we don't know the evidence the police evidently don't have it otherwise they wouldn't be still conducting an investigation all the so-called evidence is secret it comes out of british government sources from porton down and so on the secret military installation we are in a situation very similar to the situation in the run up to the iraq war i'm not saying there's necessarily going to be a war but we're in the same situation where intelligence so-called is allegedly being given to ministers and ministers are sexing it up but no one in the public is allowed to know what that intelligence is or to examine it we are taking everything on trust so far the fact the idea that they've been poisoned by this particular nerve agent the idea that the nerve agent could be identified as russian and so on we have no way of verifying this evidence because it is secret everything about the affair is secret including the whereabouts of these cripples themselves and their their current health condition so we have no way of knowi

police describe it as and the metropolitan police describe itasa and the metropolitan police describe it as a much shorter period than expected. how does this lead into the wider enquiries as to how the fire happened and how it spread so rapidly? the metropolitan police are still in the middle of looking at that, carrying out forensic examinations at the scene and also expert tests off—site. they say they will not say at the moment whether any will not say at the moment whether a ny test will not say at the moment whether any test results will have any implications on an overall criminal investigation, but they have said that officers have shared their findings with the ministry of housing and department for communities and local government, for them to take any action required. housing secretary sajid javid is going to make a statement on the subject from 11:30am which people can watch here on bbc news. no information yet on who made the doors, who manufactured them, who supplied them and who put them into g re nfell tower. supplied them and who put them into grenfell tower. the ne

she knows, as the house knows, that was the metropolitan police. this is how can salisbury, wiltshire as the home secretary to look at whether our local police services are given the nature of these threats, equipped and informed adequately to deal with them? canl can i say to him that of course the ability to bring in the capabilities of the counterterrorism police who don'tjust of the counterterrorism police who don't just operate of the counterterrorism police who don'tjust operate in the metropolitan police but have regional bases around the country as well, is part of the structure we have in relation to police forces. i'm sure he will be making sure the police look at the immediate response they have to this incident to ensure we certainly don't want to see an incident like this happening again and that is why we are sending a clear message to the russian state but we want to ensure our police forces are but we want to ensure our police forces a re aware but we want to ensure our police forces are aware of the threats they face. the prime min

the you agree with the metropolitan police commissioner here? yeah, i fully agree with the commissioner, she is absolutely right. social media is unfortunately playing a very negative role in the escalation of knife crime. it contributes to the often futile arguments which developed and are amplified into much bigger things, which often lead to young people arranging to meet carrying knives and stabbing one another. it also, you know, youtube videos glorifying knife crime lifestyles. all of these things are contributing to the rising knife crime figures that we are seeing at the moment. and so if you agree on the problem, and if there is wide agreement on the problem, what is the solution? well, i think the people missing from this debate are the social media companies. it is their platforms which are being used, you know, incorrectly, to drive knife crime, u nfortu nately, incorrectly, to drive knife crime, unfortunately, figures higher and higher. and we really need to get them into the debate, and we have heard the police talk about this, pol

over the investigation they are now heading it up the met has also said the metropolitan police that they're working alongside will should police they're carrying out extensive inquiries and that this investigation is at the early stages and any speculation is unhelpful at this time the newspapers here may not have got that memo though they are still speculating wildly about this poison spice story as it's become known you've got it all over the front pages here talking about the chemical used or the father and daughter surrogates folks knew it would end badly my favorite here is furious boris gets tough with my god you've got headlines talking about putin swearing revenge on the spy here also m i five this one talking this on my five believing the russians tried to kill the former spy so almost as though it's a foregone conclusion in the papers here and a lot of them talking about football but also about this story about the world cup and that. in west france to comments made world cup here as well quite a lot of linking this story to the world cup and that is in reference to commen

that is just in from the metropolitan police. the time is 5:36pm. the house of commons digital, culture, media and sport committee has been hearing evidence today from sandy parakilas, a former operations manager for facebook, who claims that he warned senior executives at the company that its approach to data protection risked a major breach. it follows allegations that the british firm cambridge analytica misused data about facebook users for political purposes, something the company denies. but it is a complex web of allegations and denials. we‘re going to try and make sense of it all. with me is james ball, an investigative journalist who worked on wikileaks with julian assange, as well as playing a key role in the coverage of the nsa leaks by edward snowden. it‘s good to have you with us, james, thank you very much. what sense can people make of what happened here? those with no technical knowledge, who don‘t know what how the sting data means, for example, how would you explain it? so, at the centre of all of this —— harvesting data.

we have been given a new photo by the metropolitan police of the maroon bmw. we had information the police we re bmw. we had information the police were keen to hear from anyone bmw. we had information the police were keen to hearfrom anyone in salisbury who saw the bmw between one and 145 in the city centre but they are now appealing for information from anyone who might have seen sergei skripal and yulia skripal early in the morning, they have named three main roads through salisbury, and those roadsjoin sergei skripal to the cemetery where his wife and son are barry will —— are buried. the police believe that sergei skripal went to visit the graves of his family. we have seen some decontamination work going on there. how much activity is actually taking place in the area where you are now? at this spot where the benchis are now? at this spot where the bench is there has been little activity today but there has been small movements of emergency services, at the house and the cemetery, and we saw significant activity yesterday, that was probably the busie

earlier, metropolitan police assistant commissioner neil basu — who is head of counter—terrorism policing in the uk — gave this update. we are assessing all evidence available and exploring all investigative avenues including extensive cctv footage from across the city and over 380 exhibits so far. it is vital that we gather all the evidence available to us and we leave no stone unturned in establishing the full circumstances. we have received lots of calls from the public and i continued to urge anyone who was in salisbury between 1pm and 4pm on sunday the 4th of march to call police. in particular are appealing for anyone who saw sergei skripal and yulia skripal in their car, a red bmw with the registration plate hd 09 watts a 0scar. in the salisbury area between approximately 1pm and 1:45pm on sunday the 4th of march with them if you saw them in that, please contact us. you saw them in that, please contact us. and anyone who has images or footage that may assist the investigation please upload them to oui’ investigation please upload them to our secure website. the public are going

simonjones, the metropolitan police. simon jones, thank you. with me now is yuri vendik, from the bbc‘s russia service. at the moment they are saying there is no connection between the glushkov death and the poisoning of the skripals. but the timing is going to raise eyebrows? yes, it is puzzling indeed. it is connected in the way that they are both connected to russia. at the same time we have to russia. at the same time we have to keep in mind that both of them we re to keep in mind that both of them were opponents of current russian authorities. they were not ideological opponents. one was a former double agent and the other just a businessman and partner boris berezovs ky, just a businessman and partner boris berezovsky, who struggled with putin for power but not on ideological grounds. yes, there is no connection at the moment. this coincidence, let us at the moment. this coincidence, let us call it, looks very, very strange. who have you been talking to? you have been in contact with some people who know, who knew nicola brushed off? ye

but amid the diplomatic war of words, the metropolitan police announced that a russian businessman who had been found dead at his south west london home on monday, had been murdered. the 68—year—old nikolai glushkov was a former associate of known opponents of president putin. detectives said they were keeping an open mind but there was nothing to link his death to the nerve agent attack. in salisbury, two weeks on, police were still in protective gear in investigating the attempted murder of the former russian intelligence officer sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, still making the streets safe. simon jones is outside nikolai glushkov‘s house in new malden and has this update. police activity continues here at the home of mr glushkov, as it has throughout the week since his body was discovered here on monday evening. the amount of police activity throughout the week is a lwa ys activity throughout the week is always suggested this was perhaps more than an unexplained death, as it has been labelled by the metropolitan police at the start of the week. today we got confirmatio

what the metropolitan police have appealed for, information concerning the car of sergei skripal, it is a red maroon bmw and we had an appeal from the met saying that they wanted to hear from anyone in salisbury on that day who might have seen the car early in the afternoon here in the city centre and what they are now saying is they would like to hear from anyone who saw the pair are in the bmw earlier in the morning around about 915 on the three main roads in salisbury. those three main roads link the house of sergei skripal to the cemetery where his wife and his sun are buried. we have seen a lot of activity at the cemetery from the authorities, police and other officials. the police seem to believe that the skripals went from the house to visit their relatives at the cemetery on sunday morning and they want more people to come forward and they say they have had hundreds of people coming forward with information and they have hours of cctv footage that they are looking through for clues. the car of sergei skripal seems to be a big focus of the investigation. tell us more about the

police, failed after the metropolitan police considered that this test result might have wider implications for public safety, and alerted my department. versus stephen hawking, who died on wednesday at the age of 76, was remembered at prime minister's questions. —— professor stephen. theresa may paid tribute to his courage and persistence, and his brilliance and humour, which inspired people across the world. jeremy corbyn said, as well as being an acclaimed scientist, professor hawking was also passionate about the nhs and universal healthca re. the international trade secretary criticised president trump's decision to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium into the united states. liam fox told mps he had been working with the european union to win an exemption from the tariffs. dr fox said the 25% duties could harm uk industries as well as those in other countries. we do disagree with the decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports based on national security considerations. these unilateral trade measures have weakfoundations in international law, and they are

police officer thank you so much for your time thank you. i've videos emerged showing the moments leading up to a palestinian man's death during an israeli armed raid in the west bank just a warning you may find some of the following scenes upsetting. you've seen us already can be seen running down an alley wielding an object of some kind he's been shot at by an israeli soldier the soldier and his colleagues proceed to kick him on the ground and then dragged him along an alley he died later from his injuries israeli army has changed its version of events several times firstly the i.d.f. said he'd attack the soldiers with a knife and received first aid at the scene but then it said he attacked them with an iron bar and was taken to the hospital now according to the i.d.f. latest statement us are already died from tear gas inhalation the soldier who opened fire on us or already was interviewed by i.d.f. investigators he claimed he thought his life was in danger we have also gathered some opposing views on the incident from our guests. they're

mark rowley, assistant commissioner of the metropolitan police, has been giving an update on the investigation. he says hundreds of detectives and intelligence officers are now working on the case around the clock. this is being treated as a major incident involving the attempted murder by an administration using nerve agents. these two people remain critically ill in hospital. sadly in addition, a police officer who was one of the first to attend the scene in response to the incident is now also in a serious condition in hospital. mark rowley of the met police. let's speak to the labour mp chris bryant, who is a member of the foreign affairs select committee. good to see you. thank you for joining us. . this nerve agent, or nerve agents, they are complex and difficult to manufacturer. no criminal gang is going to be carrying this in a rucksack. it is highly likely that we are talking about a state or a country being involved in this, we not? indeed. i think things have moved on substantially from yesterday. i know a lot of people said this, yesterday we we re a lot of people said this, yester

i'm also clear that my department and the metropolitan police will ensure the bereaved and survivors are kept informed of progress. i commit to dating the house when further information is available and no later than the end of april. i should stress that, in carrying out these tests, conclusions should not be drawn about the nature of because of the 6 re nfell about the nature of because of the grenfell tragedy. that is a matter for a separate police investigation, and it mustn't be allowed to run its course. honourable members will be aware that dame judith hackett is undertaking independent review to ensure the regulatory system is robust. she has been made aware of these latest findings and, having accepted the initial recommendations set out in her interim report in december, and look forward to her final report, expected in the spring. in: eff =5 we' the risk to the public has received, the risk to the public has not fiber-ass all possible steps are not changed. all possible steps are being taken to investigate the issues and take action where needed. double etc is paramount a

we have been reporting that counterterrorism police from the metropolitan police force have taken over the investigation, we will bring you the latest there on that investigation as soon as that begins. —— sergei skripal. rather cool afternoon, snow continued to fall in western scotland, temperature split, milder air, certainly to the south, temperature in double figures, one or two showers, continuing through the evening rush—hour, some running up the evening rush—hour, some running up through east anglia, one or two in the south east of england and wales. snow falling through the evening, across parts of the north grampians and northern highlands. that will stock to move away as we go through tonight. showers tonight, taking us back into western parts of scotland, western england, one or two further channel islands. good brea ks two further channel islands. good breaks for the cloud, leading to a frost, patchy frog, —— patchy fog, one or two spots will be icy. mixture of rain, hail, sleet, hill snow. we could see some heavy rain working through east anglia and the south�

police, they say the officers have showed a lack of judgment and they will be spoken to and reminded of how to use social media responsibly. it is a lack of judgment. if you are flying a plane and carrying people's lives. yes, this is the front page. this pilot is caught playing a game at 30,000 feet. i don't expect pilots to be com pletely feet. i don't expect pilots to be completely focused all of the flight. completely focused all of the flight. there will be a auto flight mode and it is safe but that isn't a good look. if you are scared of flying that is the last thing you wa nt to flying that is the last thing you want to see so that is poor judgment. and with rising knife crime in london, i don't think they meant it maliciously but that is bad judgment. easyjet have said they will speak to the individuals involved as well. keep your head down and do yourjob and get off social media. that is your message, michael, thank you very much indeed. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there fo

this afternoon the metropolitan police have confirmed that, due to the unusual circumstances, the counterterrorism network will be leading this investigation as it has the specialist capability and expertise to do so. after all, as the foreign secretary made clear in parliament this afternoon, this incident could have implications for britain's relationship with russia. should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility, then her majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly. sergei skripal was arrested in 2004, accused of spying for m16, convicted, but in 2010 handed over to britain as part of a spy swap. sergei skripal‘s wife, older brother and son have died in recent years — the family believe in suspicious circumstances. he has been living quietly here, vigilant and fearful of russian intelligence, his relatives said, but under his own name. he would not have been hard to find. tom symonds, bbc news, salisbury. in moscow, the russian government has vehemently denied any suggestion of involvement and promised to cooperate with the inquiry if asked. a foreign ministry sp

the head of metropolitan police blames social media for normalising violence and leading more children to commit stabbings and murders. creative subjects like art and drama are being cut by schools to save money. that's the verdict of britain's largest teaching union as it begins its annual conference in brighton. more tears and further apologies in the wake of australia's cricket scandal. the former vice—captain david warner says he knows he might never again play for the national team. right now it is hard to know what comes next, but first and foremost... sobbing ..is the well-being of my family. coming up in half an hour: click investigates facebook‘s data sharing practices and explores who has your personal data and what is being done with it. a very good afternoon to you and welcome to bbc news. two british men — believed to have been members of the islamic state cell known as "the beatles" — have complained they can't have a fair trial because the uk government has stripped them of their citizenship. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh, who've been detained by kurdish

with regard to reopening it, we asked the metropolitan police department in d.c. they said if additional evidence is presented. >> here is some. >> they'll reopen it. i also want to make it clear that in these documents, right, the documents that were released under foia that the fbi and mpd said they don't have any evidence that there was foul play here. but, again, the fact that they're claiming that he fell down multiple times alone in a drunken state in his hotel room. >> until he died is hard to -- jason. >> more reporting, obviously. >> jason leopold, senior investigative report were buzzfeed again. congratulations on a heavy lift of a scoop here. >> thank you, rachel. i really appreciate it. >> all right. we'll be right back. stay with us. you might take something for your heart... or joints. but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. >>> that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomo

with regard to reopening it, we asked the metropolitan police department in d.c. they said if additional evidence is presented, they'll reopen it. >> here is some. >> they'll reopen it. i also want to make it clear that in these documents, right, and they said they don't have any evidence that there was foul play here. but again, the fact that they're claiming that he fell down multiple times alone in a drunken state in his hotel room -- >> until he died is hard to -- jason, congratulations on a heavy lift of the scoop here. >> appreciate it. ♪ tired of wrestling with seemingly impossible cleaning tasks? using wipes in the kitchen can be ineffective. try mr. clean magic eraser. simply add water, to remove burnt on food and grease. try mr. clean magic eraser. (vo)is ahhhmazing!ful simple goodness meaty morsels. a tender texture. with real meat and a blend of peas and carrots i can see. a totally new kind of awesome going on here! (avo) new beneful simple goodness. tender, meaty morsels with real ingredients you can see. >>> that does it for us tonight. we'll see

in the last hour, the metropolitan police have said they are treating as murder the death of a russian businessman in surrey earlier this week. 68—year—old nikolay glushkov was found dead at his home in new malden on monday. a postmortem examination has revealed he died from compression to the neck. police say there is currently no link between his death and the attempted murder of a former spy and his daughter in salisbury nearly two weeks ago. naomi grimley as the latest. a dramatic new twist in the last hour. the met police have a new investigation in its hands. this time into the murder of nikolay glushkov. officers have been investigating his death carefully since he was found at home in new malden on monday. but a postmortem has now finally died from compression the next. in the 1990s, glushkov was director of the state airline. he was charged with money—laundering and fraud, and spend some time injail in russia. glushkov was a close friend of russian tycoon boris berezovsky, and like his friend fled to the uk, where he was granted political asylum. in 2013, berezovsky hims

the head of the metropolitan police blames social media for normalising violence and leading more children to commit stabbings and murders join us in half an hourfor a special addition of the bbc pod cast brexitcast recorded in front of a live studio audience at the bbc‘s studio theatre. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. russia is expelling more than twice as many british diplomats as it had previously announced as a consequence of the nerve agent attack in salisbury. the british mission in moscow must be reduced by more than 50 staff. the foreign office here says it is considering the implications of the russian decision. the government's also weighing up a russian demand to be given access to yulia skripal in hospital. our correspondent simonjones is in salisbury for us. let's deal with the issue of access to yulia skripal, what do we know about that? well, yulia skripal, unlike her father, remains about that? well, yulia skripal, unlike herfather, remains a russian citizen and if someone gets into trouble abroad they have the right to seek consular staff from their own country.

police say counter-terror police are looking into the case as a precaution because of associations he had was called claimed asylum in the u.k. in two thousand and four after serving a five year prison sentence in russia for fraud british authorities have said there's no evidence his death is connected to events in the salzburg. no the russian defense ministry center for reconciliation says almost one hundred fifty civilians half of them children have been able to leave syria's rebel held enclave of eastern ghouta says that they left through a humanitarian corridor and were sent to temporary accommodations the evacuation comes as part of a deal struck by of the center and rebel leaders in the insurgent held a region as part of the agreement some of the fighters there will also be able to leave if they guarantee safe passage to civilians. in eastern goodere which is close to damascus came under rebel control back in two thousand and twelve since then government forces have been trying to recapture the area fighting intensified there last month and in recent days the syrian government h

police a counter-terror of police are looking into the case as a quote precaution because of associations he had to scoff claimed asylum in the u.k. in two thousand and four after serving a five year prison sentence in russia for fraud british authorities are said there's no evidence his death is connected to events in salisbury. syrian air tonight latest the russian defense ministry center for reconciliation says almost one hundred fifty civilians half of them children have been able to leave series rebel held on klav eastern ghouta it says they left a humanitarian corridor that's been opened up and was sent to temporary accommodation evacuation comes as part of a deal struck by the center and the rebel leaders in the insurgent held region as part of the agreement some of the fighters there will also be able to leave if they guarantee safe passage to civilians that said he said god has been besieged by government forces since twenty thirty fighting intensified the last month and in recent days the syrian government as we're going to large portion of the territories sensually driving the

the metropolitan police say it's too early to say what impact these tests and others may have on the criminal investigation into what happened here, which will determine whether corporate manslaughter charges can be brought. but these latest results will only fuel the community's demand for answers about why the fire was so devastating and why so many died. lucinda adam, bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister visits all brief for the first time since the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. —— salisbury. there are calls to dismantle northampton county council after it fails to deal with a huge deficit. if you hadn't guessed, just from a little light across the bbc, it is the day when thousands of young people get behind the microphone or in front of the camera for school report. the focus of this year's project is helping young people to identify real news and filter out so—called fake news. trying to give them the tools to makejudgments trying to give them the tools to make judgments for themselves, making editorial judgments for themselves. in the studio w

some breaking news coming into the bbc from the metropolitan police, it is an update into the complex investigation into the attempted murders of sergei skripal and his daughter yulia, in salisbury. according to the statement from the metropolitan police, as a result of detailed forensic and i into thick examination, detectives now believe that the screen pals came into contact at their home address with the nerve agent —— is the highest concentration of the nerve agent has been at the front door of their home. the deputy assista nt door of their home. the deputy assistant commissioner, dean hayden, said that those living in the skripals' neighbourhood can expect to see officers carrying out searches as part of the investigation around that address but he was keen to reassure everyone who lives in the area that the risk remains low and that the searches are precautionary. an update on the numbers, around 250 counterterrorism detectives are working around the clock on the investigation, as you might expect, supported by a range of experts and partners. officers are trawling through

police have described the investigation as quote extremely challenging and complex saying it could take weeks if not months we do know of course that for the u.k. the guilty have been found very early on in this whole situation and the u.k. foreign secretary boris johnson had this to say in brussels today let's take a listen. i think you can see this is a classic russian strategy of trying to conceal the truth to the haystack hold more you sound of the stage. well boris johnson's a rhetoric of course has been apparently getting more and more intense while the investigation is still underway he's also said recently that not only russia is has been investigating the delivery of nerve agents for assassination but also creating and stockpiling novacek and of course we know that moscow has been saying that the u.k. the slovak czech swedish and possibly u.s. labs were closely studying novacek since the ninety's so still very very much finger pointing going on but it seems that there's no cooperation whatsoever in this regard between the u.k. and russia and they're still not seeing eye to eye

police saying the probe could take many months despite that the media were very quick to blame russia as artesia reports. the west is in no doubt russia tried to poison one of its ex agents on putin's orders but if true that's actually a bit embarrassing professional assassins cover their tracks they don't leave their fingerprints all over the scene yet that's what using a nerve agent produced only in the soviet union essentially amounts to at least if it was the russians on top of this this last nation but it looks like it was a botched job with collateral damage and it's attracting an intense amount of global scrutiny presumably that was not what was intended and not what you'd expect from a slick all powerful secret service russian or not and yet outrageous an illegal act on british soil an attack only you know one thing new generation against the west the increasingly violent erotic approach of the right just contempt of contempt of the rule of law and contempt of our values so which is it bumbling idiots or super spies if we look back it seems the answer to that question can be t

police here in washington continue the investigation. fred? >> thank you. very unnerving, ryan. taking a look at air force one there in west palm, and we know that at some point the first lady and the president will be boarding air force one and making their way back to washington this evening where they will be attending the gridiron dinner, which is a longstanding tradition where the president and washington-based mostly journalists kind of poke fun at one another, and we will see how that goes later on this evening. thank you so much. ryan nobles there outside of the white house with that frightening moment there outside of the white house. >>> meanwhile, president trump and his family and closest advi advisers are facing questions amid a slew of turmoil and turnover, and now, there is some look into ivanka trump's dealings. hope hicks is on her way out after resigning, and jared cu kushner loses his top security clearance. and the list goes on. so let's bring in cnn political analyst who is the editor and publisher of inside politics

we've heard from the metropolitan police described the ongoing investigation as quote extremely challenging and complex has not been stopping u.k. officials including u.k. foreign secretary boris johnson i think people can see this is a classic russian strategy of trying to conceal the needle of truth in a haystack old law you sound of the stage poisoning of surrogates creep is not an isolated case but the latest in a pattern of reckless behavior by the russian state while russia's guild's is really being pushed to the forefront and russia has to stay behind trying to somehow prove its innocence according to the approach the u.k. has taken we've seen that this is not the same story when it applies to different situations involving russia for once over the weekend boris johnson was asked about a hefty sum of money one hundred sixty thousand pounds that were donated to the conservative party by a russian woman and a wife of a former russian minister who worked with large amir putin for a tennis match with boris johnson and there apparently he seems that was all right and listen into evidence

amid the diplomatic war of words, the metropolitan police announced that a russian businessman found dead monday in his london home had been murdered. 68-year-old nikolai glushkov was a former associate oknown opponents of president putin. detectives said they were hekeeping an open mind but was nothing at this stage to link his death to the nerve agent attack. in salisbury, two weeks on, police were still in t protective gear investigating the intended murder of a former -- attempted murder of a former intelligence officer sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. still making the streets safe. james landale, bbc news. jane: here in washington, there's increased talk about who presidentmp t could replace next in his administration. days after he fired secretary of ate rex tillerson, there is strong speculation that nationae rity adviser h.r. mcmaster couldbl also be on thk. white house press secretary sarah sanders tried to play down the rumors. sarah: i spoke to a number of staff this morning, reassuring them that there were personnel changes -- no immediate personnel chges at this ti

to take a look at those sound pulls while that is going on we've heard from the metropolitan police describe the ongoing investigation as quote extremely challenging and complex saying that it would take weeks if not months to finalize the investigation that has not been stopping u.k. officials including u.k. foreign secretary boris johnson really at the forefront of some of the language has been using against russia saying that russia is the bad guy and there is no discussion there i think what people can see is that this is a classic russian strategy of trying to conceal the needle of truth in a haystack old law you sound of the station poisoning of surrogates creep is not an isolated case but the latest in a pattern of recluse behavior by the russian state. that behavior goes back many years while boris johnson's language has become his rhetoric has become more and more intensified events on ravel despite the world really still waiting to see evidence of proof of russia's involvement that the u.k. has been talking about words johnson has spoken of what he believes that there's enough evid

the metropolitan police confirmed in unusual circumstances that t counterterrorism network will be leading the investigation, as it has the specialists, capability, and expertise do so. tom: as the foreign secretary made clear in parliant this afternoon, this incident could ritain'scationsor relationship with russia. >> should evidence emerge of state responsibility, her majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly. tom: sergei skripainwas arrested 004, accused of spying for mi6, convicted, and in 2010, handed over to britain as part of a spy swap' sergei skripals wife, elder brother, and son have died in recent years, the family believes in suspicious circumstances. he has been living quietly here, vigilantnd fearful of russian intelligence, relatives said, but under his own name. he would not have been hard to find. tom symonds, bbc news. laura: 800 people have been killed inyr then region of eastern ghouta t in the pa weeks, according to a monitoring group. elit is the last rtronghold and is being bombarded by government forces. russia's military, which supports the syri

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they then contacted the metropolitan police about the discovery and that is when the link was made. while there is no formal identification as yet, as i say, police believe they are the deceased woman's immediate family. a postmortem examination is due on all four bodies. at this early stage police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with what has happened here but they are treating what happened to the woman at a murder investigation. they are asking anyone who has any information to come forward. we understand that next of kin have been informed but we still don't know the names of those who have died. the headlines on bbc news: moscow is denied any involvement in the suspected poisoning a former russian spy in wiltshire. counterterror officers are leading the investigation. donald trump gives a cautious welcome to news that kim jong—un says he's willing to sit down and talk, after reports north korea is willing to discuss giving up its nuclear weapons, in return for security guarantees. a murder investigation's been launched after a woman's body was found at