early charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. he has been through an appalling experience most of us could never imagine. todayis most of us could never imagine. today is a welcome milestone in his recovery and we all wish him well as he continues to get better. the news of his release comes nearly two weeks after the death of his partner, dawn sturgess, from novichok poisoning. today in a park in salisbury, a few of dawn's friends gathered in a tribute to the mother of three. she was a very nice friendly person. she looked out for people. she lent people money and helped them in any way she could. it isa helped them in any way she could. it is a shame to see her go. she was a caring person and liked being a mother of everyone. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok in amesbury. police released pictures of a park in salisbury where it is possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. the operation came as some reports suggested the police may have been close to identifying suspects in the case. four months after th

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i'm pleased to confirm that, earlier today, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. charlie has been through an appalling experience most of us could never imagine. today is a very welcome milestone in his recovery, and all of us at salisbury hospital wish him well as he continues to get better. nearly two weeks ago, dawn sturgess, charlie's partner, died after she received a high dose of the novichok. today, in a park in salisbury, a few of those who knew dawn gathered to remember her as a mother and a friend. she was a really nice, friendly person. she always looked out for people. she lent people money if they needed, she helped them out any way she could. it's a shame to see her go, really. she was a really caring person. she liked to be the mother of everyone, really. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok here at charlie's home in amesbury. the source of the poisonous liquid was a small, glass bottle found here. police have now released these pictures of the park in salisbury where it's possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. the operation

rowley's brother has given to the media saying that when he visited charlie rowley in hospital he had said that he seemed to recall giving his partner a small bottle just before they became very well whether or not that bottle was the source of the nerve agent used to attack the script piles or whether it was from the same batch is still very much unclear. and in recent days there's been intense speculation in the u.k. media about the investigation into that original attack on the script pal's leaks from the police probe claim that investigators have used c.c.t.v. images to identify two russian culprits who allegedly fled the u.k. immediately after the attack on the square piles but there hasn't been any official statements from the police air or from the all storage sees to back that up in fact the u.k.'s security minister ben wallace has dismissed those leaks about these alleged perpetrators being identified as ill informed and wild speculation. by the bodies of more than twelve hundred civilians in the majority of them women and children have been found in three mass graves in the

rowley and dawn sturgess, and about charlie rowley and dawn stu rgess, and to about charlie rowley and dawn sturgess, and to find out how two a p pa re ntly sturgess, and to find out how two apparently random members of the public came into contact with this potentially didn't deadly nerve agent. but is there still danger? public health england says it doesn't think so and it is unlikely anyone else is contaminated. you do not need to seek advice from a health professional, unless you are experiencing symptoms, as any individual who had been significantly exposed at the same time would by now have symptoms. as forensic work continues in wiltshire, in london, later, there will be another meeting of the government's cobra committee, where perhaps some of the many outstanding questions can begin to be answered. ben ando, bbc news. yes, the government's cobra emergency meeting has been going on this morning. we will have word from that pretty surely we expect from the home secretary sajid javid. the government have been saying, and ben wallace the security minister, has been saying they ar

rowley's brother has given to the media saying that when he visited charlie rowley in hospital he had said that he seemed to recall giving his partner a small bottle just before they became very well whether or not that bottle was the source of the nerve agent used to attack the script piles or whether it was from the same batch is still very much unclear. and in recent days there's been intense speculation in the u.k. media about the investigation into that original attack on the script pal's leaks from the police probe claim that investigators have used c.c.t.v. images to identify two russian culprits who allegedly fled the u.k. immediately after the attack on the square piles but there hasn't been any official statements from the police tear or from the all storage sees to back that up in fact the u.k.'s security minister ben wallace has dismissed those leaks about these alleged perpetrators being identified as ill informed and wild speculation in. the bodies of more than twelve hundred civilians the majority of them women and children have been found in three mass graves in the sy

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley are critically ill after being poisoned by novichok — the same type used on the former russian spy sergei skripal. dawn sturgess was caught on camera in salisbury last friday — the day before she collapsed. the home secretary has pointed the finger at russia. it is completely unacceptable for our people to be either deliberate or accidental targets, or for our streets, our parks, our towns to be dumping grounds for poison. it's still not clear where the couple were when they came into contact with the novichok. we'll have the latest from the scene. eurosceptic minsiters meet to talk tactics as theresa may faces a cabinet showdown over brexit at chequers tomorrow. pumping out water gets rescuers closer to the trapped children in thailand but they still can't get them out. going underground in eastern ghouta. jeremy bowen discovers the hidden tunnels below what was once a rebel stronghold in the syrian war. and gareth southgate on why england's young lions may never have a better chance to make it to a world cup final. in wales: celebrations, includin

duncan: it has been a life-changing three weeks for charlie rowley, poisoned by a nerve agent, but now well enough to leave hospital. the hospital said he had been decontaminated to ensure that novichok could no longer affect him or anyone else. >> i am pleased to ciefirm that eatoday, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. charlie has been through ang appallperience most of us could never imagine. todais a welcome milestone i his recovery, and all of us here at salisbury hospital wish him well as he continues to t duncan: nearly two weeks ago, dawn sturgess, charlie rowley's partner, died from a dose of novichok. today at a park, a few of those who knew her gathered to remember her as a mother a a friend. ea>> she was ay nice, friendly person. t she always looked r people. she would help in any way she could. it is a shame to see her go. she was a really caring person, like the mother of everyone. ctncan: they came into con with the novichok at charlie's home in amesbury. the source othe liquid was a small glass bottle. police have released pictures of the park where it is possi

detectives say the substance which killed dawn sturgess and left charlie rowley in hospital, had been in a small bottle found at his house in amesbury. scotland yard says it doesn't know where the bottle came from and says it can't guarantee that there isn't any more of the substance left. to bring us more details is our correspondent andy moore. don't know where it came from, don't know if there is any more out there, not very reassuring for the public, but in some ways this development should be reassuring, shouldn't it? yes. what we've had today in the last hour or so is a detailed account of just last hour or so is a detailed account ofjust how difficult, risky and dangerous this investigation is. we saw some pictures there of the forensic tents etc outside the home of charlie. so every day starts with a plan for what investigators want to achieve. the investigators then have to put on their hazard suits, which can take 40 minutes, and they are working inside the tents in high temperatures up to 40 celsius. because of a high temperature, they can only stay about 15 to 20 minutes i

charlie rowley and dawn stu rg ess disappeared. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess whereat their home in amesbury when they were taken to hospital. a friend of dawn's says they've all been shaken by the news. it's just like all of a sudden one minute they were fine, the next minute they were fine, the next minute they were intensive care. it's scary. its four months since surgery and yulia skripal were targeted with the same nerve agency —— surrogate and yulia skripal were targeted with the same nerve agent. the question is how did the couple come into contact with novichok? you'd expect a halfway competent would—be assassin to dispose of those relatively carefully because there would be a forensic gold mine but it is possible and i think the implication is it's one of the leading lines of enquiry, that may be an item, one of these items, wasn't hidden as well as expected and has been found and that two individuals have become contaminated because of its. the government says the risk to health is low, but people who visited the

charlie rowley is thought to have found the substance in a perfume bottle. his partner, dawn sturgess, who was also poisoned, died earlier this month. fourteen people have been wounded in a knife attack on a bus in northern germany. local police say a man forced his way on to the vehicle in the city of lubeck and started attacking passengers with a kitchen knife. the attacker has been detained. it's not thought the incident is connected to it's not thought the incident is not connected to international terrorism. the french president, emmanuel macron, has sacked one of his bodyguards, more than two months after he was filmed hitting a protestor while dressed as a policeman. alexandre benalla was given a 15—day suspension shortly after the incident in may, but was allowed to return to his job protecting the president. he's now been arrested. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has said he's invited britain to work on a solution to the irish border issue next week. speaking after a meeting of european affairs ministers, mr barnier said they wer

charlie rowley and dawn sturgess we re charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were taken ill in this property behind me on the muggleton road in amesbury on saturday. it was thought they had maybe taken a drugs overdose but then it turned out they had been exposed in some way to the novichok nerve agent, the same russian manner fractured military grade nerve agent used to attack sergei skripal and his daughter yulia skripal in march. —— manufactured. there is intense police activity here behind me. these are pictures from the helicopter, showing that the police have erected a number of tents next to the flat where charlie rowley lived and where dawn sturgess was with him on saturday when they both fell ill. huge forensic operation to work out exactly what happened to this couple. we know they took a bus from here in amesbury last friday night and went to salisbury. it is understood that while they were there, maybe in queen elizabeth gardens, that is where they came into co nta ct gardens, that is where they came into contact with the novichok which may have been a residue left over by th

rowley and dawn stu rg ess to transport charlie rowley and dawn sturgess to hospital. back to that small bottle of novichok, which was confirmed yesterday by the police. i'm joined by a chemical weapons expert. you live in the area. are you reassured by this finding? very reassured. today, ifeel a you reassured by this finding? very reassured. today, i feel a lot happier than i was yesterday, and i'm pretty convinced this container is the container that carried the weaponised novichok, probably the container used to put the novichok on the door handle of the skripals house, and it was then discarded, which dawn and charlie picked up, and dawn subsequently died. i'd be surprised if we find any other debris containing novichok. we might find a couple that had the precursors, it's a binary weapon and it would have been weaponised somewhere, and the second important thing is the evidence that the police and security service will be able to get off this thing, there may well be dna, the container might lead to where it came from. it's a very good day today in the developmen

a friend says charlie rowley sometimes hung out here. could he have picked up something dropped then by the skripal‘s attackers? 0rdid he find a contaminated object? this weekend, in his local park, sealed off by police officers. today, the family of dawn sturgess mark their loss with the statement. but, tonight, doctors reported a small and significant improvement in the condition of charlie rowley. he's now conscious, which means he may be able to give the police critical information. the prime minster made it business as usual today as she met with her new cabinet — a day after foreign secretary boris johnson and david davis, the brexit secretary resigned over the government's brexit strategy. senior ministers have rallied round the prime minister, but two vice—chairs of the conservative party have now also resigned. meanwhile president trump, who's heading to the uk for a visit later this week, said the uk was in turmoil and described borisjohnson as a "friend" who he may speak to. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg.

at 6:20pm that evening charlie rowley collapsed. during the afternoon he'd been to a church event and a branch of boots. fellow residents from dawn sturgess' hostel have described how they've been tested for novichok poisoning. i had a scientist from porton down take a blood test, photographs and information on basically what room i was in, how close was i to dawn and charlie, asking me several different questions. it's still not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent. and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we have previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months. outside a container it could be less. this is one of the questions we need answered for us. the russians obviously know all the details, they made the stuff. it's scotland yard which is leading this investigation. tonight they described it as complex and fast—moving. and they warned it is expected to take months to complete. all the community here thou

charlie rowley is in a serious but sta ble charlie rowley is in a serious but stable condition in hospital, but doctors say his condition is improving, and crucially he's been able to talk to police officers, and they will now be desperate to know, really, how he came into possession of this small container of novichok. they are working on the assumption that the substance, the novichok in this bottle, was the same substance that was smeared or sprayed onto the door handle of sergei skripal‘s home in salisbury four months ago, leading to the poisoning of the former russian spy and his daughter, julia. they will be looking for further evidence to support that theory. meanwhile, scientists at porton down laboratory would be looking to see if there is a scientific link between the two poisonings, which they will do by looking at impurities in both of the samples of novichok, the novichok found in this small bottle, and that which was found on the door handle. if they find a link, if it was from the same batch, that raises some pretty serious questions. it has huge diplomatic implications, b

dawn stu rg ess charlie rowley in amesbury. dawn sturgess and charlie rowley fell ill on saturday and both are critical in intensive care. last night came confirmation that they had been poisoned by the nerve agent novichok. can you provide reassurance for the people of salisbury? in london, on from the attack in salisbury on sergei skripal and yulia skripal, the cobra meeting was happening together. the home secretary later briefed the house of commons. there is no evidence that either the man or woman in hospital visit did any of the places visited by the skripals. our strong working assumption is that the couple came into contact with the nerve agent in a different location to the sites that have been pa rt location to the sites that have been part of the original clean—up operation. in wiltshire a number of locations linked to the couple are now cordoned off. in amesbury there is charlie roly‘s flat, a baptist centre and a branch of boots the chemist. in salisbury, eight miles away, a hostel where dawn sturgess lived ha

well, this is where charlie rowley is being treated, at salisbury district hospital. the hospital has said that there's been no significant change in his condition, which has been for the last few days described as serious but stable. i have spoken to a member of his family this morning, who said that they had spoken to charlie, he is able to talk, but he is obviously coming to terms with the death of his partner, dawn sturgess, and all that entails. now, the police have been giving us details about the investigation, and the scale of this investigation, which of course is now a murder investigation. and they've described the search process, in their words, as "one of the most complex and difficult that uk "policing has ever faced". now, we do know that they found and recovered a bottle in amesbury, at the home of charlie rowley on friday. they do believe that is the source of the nerve agent novichok. and that is obviously a huge boost to their investigation. but the searches are continuing. they've said that they've collected around 400 items. now, those items inclu

the headlines at 11: dawn sturgess and charlie rowley remain critically ill after being poisoned by novichok — the nerve agent used against the former russian spy sergei skripal. dawn sturgess was caught on camera in salisbury last friday, the day before she collapsed. the home secretary has pointed the finger at russia. eurosceptic ministers meet to talk tactics as theresa may faces a cabinet showdown over brexit at chequers tomorrow. pumping out water, rescuers get closer to the dozen children trapped in caves in thailand, but they still can't get them out. and jim fitzpatrick reveals new information on how the dup and vote leave worked together on the eu referendum in spotlight: brexit, dark money and the dup. good evening. police say the couple who are fighting for their lives after being exposed to a nerve agent in wiltshire fell ill after touching a contaminated item. dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have been poisoned by novichok — the same nerve agent used on the former russian spy, sergei skripal and his daughter in march. the home secretary, sajid javid, has once again pointed

duncan: nearly two weeks ago, dawn sturgess, charlie rowley's partner, died from a dose of novichok. today at a park, a few of those who knew her gathered to remember her as a mother and a friend. >> she was a really nice, friendly person. she always looked out for people.lp she would n any way she could. it is a shame to see her go. she was a really caring person, like the mother of everyone. duncan: they came into contact with the novichok at charlie's home in amesbury. the source of the liquid was a small glass bottle. police have released pictures of the park where it is possible charlie or dawn picked up the bottle. the operion comes as reports suggest that officers are close to identifying suspects in the case. four months after yulia and sergei skripal were contaminated with novichok, along with the wolice officer, it is charlie rowley able to leave hospital to carry on his recovery alongside a huge, complicated police investigation. duncan kennedy, bbc news, salisbury. jane: orld news america."bc still to come on tonight's program, who will become the next prime minister of p

it's been a life—changing weeks for charlie rowley. contaminated by a nerve agents, but now well enough to leave hospital. i'm pleased to confirm that charlie was discharged today. he has been through an appalling experience most of us can never imagine. today is a very welcome milestone in his recovery, and all of us at the hospital wish him well. the news of his release comes barely two weeks after the death of his partner from novichok poisoning. today, in a park insoles three, a few of don's friends gathered in tribute. she was a nice person, always looked out for people. help them out anyway she could. it is a shame to see her go, she was a caring person. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok here at charlie's home. the source of the poisonous liquid was a small glass bottle found here. police released these pictures of a park insoles bray were it's possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. four months after the skripals were contaminated, charlie was able to leave hospital today. this is now the heart of a ma

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley are both in their40s, sturgess and charlie rowley are both in their 40s, local residents. neither of them are employed and there doesn't seem to be anything in their background to make them likely to be targeted specifically, no connection with the skripals and no connection with the skripals and no connection to espionage either in russia or the uk so it's entirely unclear why this couple would have come across novichok in the first place. so many unanswered questions at the sour. we know this has become at the sour. we know this has become a counterterrorism operation, it's been widened. as we remember with the skripals back in march, theresa may, the british prime minister, strong condemnation from her towards the russian authorities there and putin is saying they need to be held accountable. the fallout from that might well happen now. the russians deny any responsibility whatsoever from what happened to the skripals andi from what happened to the skripals and i am sure if pressed, they would deny having anything to do with this but the government

a friend says charlie rowley sometimes hung out here. could he have picked up something dropped then by the skripal‘s attackers? ordid he find a contaminated object? this weekend, in his local park, sealed off by police officers. today, the family of dawn sturgess mark their loss with the statement. but, tonight, doctors reported a small and significant improvement in the condition of charlie rowley. he's now conscious, which means he may be able to give the police critical information. tom symons, bbc news, salisbury. the time is quarter past six. all 12 schoolboys in thailand under football coach are rescued in a feat of extraordinary ingenuity and courage. and the red arrows streak over the skies of london to celebrate the centenary of the raf. so much history, in ten minutes. it's wonderful. actually makes you want to cry knowing it's all there. to protect you. absolutely brilliant. something to be proud of. england's footballers have arrived in moscow for theirfirst world cup semifinal in nearly 30 years. the team trained this mor

i'm pleased to confirm that, earlier today, charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. charlie has been through an appalling experience most of us could never imagine. today is a very welcome milestone in his recovery, and all of us at salisbury hospital wish him well as he continues to get better. nearly two weeks ago, dawn sturgess, charlie's partner, died after she received a high dose of the novichok. today, in a park in salisbury, a few of those who knew dawn gathered to remember her as a mother and a friend. she was a really nice, friendly person. she always looked out for people. she lent people money if they needed, she helped them out any way she could. it's a shame to see her go, really. she was a really caring person. she liked to be the mother of everyone, really. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok here at charlie's home in amesbury. the source of the poisonous liquid was a small, glass bottle found here. police have now released these pictures of the park in salisbury where it's possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. the operation

charlie rowley, one of two people exposed to novichok in amesbury last weekend, regains consciousness in hospital. it comes as health officials warn the public not to pick up suspcious items. here, the prime minsiter urges party unity following yesterday's high—profile resignations from cabinet. tonight, two vice chairs of the conservative party have also stepped down over brexit. 100 aircraft for 100 years. the royal air force celebrates its centenary in style with a huge flypast over central london. and tributes have been paid to the former foreign secretary lord carrington, who has died aged 99. hello, good evening and welcome to bbc news. we start tonight with the remarkable rescue of 12 boys and their football coach, who'd been trapped in a flooded cave in northern thailand for the past 17 days. the plight of the group and the dangerous work to free them has made headlines around the world. the first of the boys was brought out on sunday, and the last of the group, aged between 11 and 17, were freed earlier today. they're now together in hospital undergoing a series of check—

british police have confirmed to charlie rowley one of the two victims exposed to the north nerve agent in amesbury has been released from hospital has partnered on sturgis died in hospital earlier this month on his police as the story. charlie rowley is the man who along with his partner dawn sturgis was exposed to novacek in the village of amesbury which is close to souls' berry back on the thirtieth of june and they were both very ill they were taken to souls bre district hospital which happens to be the same hospital where scrip powell and his daughter yulia were treated for exposure to the same agent back in march charlie rowley's partner dawn sturgis died as a result of this incident on the eighth of july and although he had been in a critical state in hospital for a number of weeks the hospital has now announced that he is well enough to go home and that he's been discharged doctors' soulsby district hospital released a statement saying that charlie has been through an appalling experience that most of us could never imagine but this marks an important milestone in his recovery a

police have spoken "briefly" to the novichok poisoning victim charlie rowley as they try to find the source of the nerve agent which made him seriously ill and killed dawn sturgess. police have spoken "briefly" to the novichok poisoning victim charlie rowley as they try to find the source of the nerve agent which made him seriously ill and killed dawn sturgess. thailand celebrates — as officials say 12 boys rescued from the cave are in good health and recovering well. also — england is expected to come to a standstill tonight as fans tune in to the world cup. — with the aim to join france in the final. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live president trump has accused germany of being controlled by russia, as he prepares tojoin nato leaders for a summit in brussels. let's go to gavin lee in brussels. welcome to the 24th nato summit here at the new headquarters here in brussels. this organisation, remember, set up after the second world war to deal with the perceived aggression and threat from the soviet union now, still a perceived threat from russia. but an internal disput

rowley we re dawn sturgess and charlie rowley were poisoned when they handled and object containing novichok. what they are searching for is that object. it will be a bigger nest a geisha and a big operation. we are told they have not taken any objects for testing yet. it could be weeks or months before people here in salisbury, who are rightly quite anxious, get any answers. you heard that queen elizabeth gardens, this huge part in salisbury has been cordoned off. a huge area for officers to search. earlier today they sent up a drone to look for any suspicious items inside the park. speaking to people in salisbury, they were very anxious. they were told after the poisoning of the skripals there was no risk to the public. now, two seemingly random members of the public are gravely ill in hospital after being poisoned bya ill in hospital after being poisoned by a deadly nerve agent. also we have heard that businesses suffered after the first attack and they were starting to get back on their feet in preparation for a busy summer. there were hoping to get people into the town and the

charlie rowley is still in a critical condition in hospital. detectives have launched a murder investigation. let's go live tojune kelly who's in amesbury this evening... yes, in amesbury this evening... well, dawn sturgess t| this yes, well, dawn sturgess took ill at this lag behind me last saturday, and a few hours late at charlie rowley also took ill. they were both being treated at salisbury district hospital. the couple had spent much of friday together and it is believed that is when they handled this nerve agent in this 2a hours before they took ill last saturday. salisbury district hospital is the hospital that nursed sergei skripal and yulia skripal back to health and the hope was that this couple would also pull through but we have had this very sad news. we have had a statement from the national head of counterterrorism, describing it as shocking and terrible news, he says this terrible news only strengthens our resolve to identify and bring to justice the people or person responsible for this outrageous and barbaric act. now, we und

well, the bottle is being named as the source of the contamination which poisoned charlie rowley and dawn sturgess, so in that sense it is reassuring for the public because it suggests that there may be no other sources of novichok in the natural environment around here. ijust want to pick up on something you set at the start. there has been an update from the met police which is leading the investigation into both poisonings, the one in amesbury and salisbury and it said some really fascinating light on the painstaking task faced by officers who have been collecting evidence at the crime scene. the counterterror leaders that it is no exaggeration to say that the search process has been one of the most complex and he says that during the difficult that uk policing has ever faced, and he says that during the past two weeks since the poisoning in amesbury a total of 400 exhibits have been recovered of which a significant number are potentially contaminated and have been passed to scientists at porton down for intensive down for intensive testing. and he praises the bravery and dedicati

charlie rowley is the man who along with his partner dawn sturgis was exposed to novacek in the village of amesbury which is close to souls' berry back on the thirtieth of june and they were both very ill they were taken to souls bre district hospital which happens to be the same hospital where scrip powell and his daughter yulia were treated for exposure to the same agent back in march charlie rowley's partner dawn sturgis died as a result of this incident on the eighth of july and although he had been in a critical state in hospital for a number of weeks the hospital has now announced that he is well enough to go home and that he's been discharged doctors district hospital released a statement saying that charlie has been through an appalling experience that most of us could never imagine but this marks an important milestone in his recovery and they wish him all the best it also goes on to thank the clinical team wherever vice two local residents remains unchanged and that is do not pick up any items such as syringes needles cross medics all similar objects made of plastic metal ther

she and her partner, charlie rowley, fell ill after being exposed to what's being described as a high dose of novichok nerve agent. it's understood the couple each had it on one their hands. this was dawn sturgess in a local shop the day before she collapsed. with her death, a murder investigation has been launched by scotland yard. it is both shocking and utterly appalling that a british citizen has died having been exposed to a novichok nerve agent. but make no mistake, we are determined to find out how dawn and her partner, charlie rowley, came into contact with such a deadly substance. and we will do everything we possibly can to bring those responsible to justice. the couple's last journey together was on a bus from salisbury to amesbury. tonight, the police said there were no traces of novichok on the bus they took. it's understood charlie rowley‘s flat in amesbury is regarded as the key location, as police search for a container which was the source of the nerve agent. the work of the teams in their specialist heavy suits is being made harder by the heat. it was novichok whic

it's been a life—changing three weeks for charlie rowley. contaminated by a nerve agent, but now well enough to leave hospital. i'm pleased to confirm that earlier today charlie rowley was discharged from hospital. charlie has been through an appalling experience most of us can never imagine. the news of his release comes nearly two weeks after the death of his partner dawn sturgess from novichok poisoning. dawn and charlie came into contact with the novichok here at charlie's home. the source of the poisonous liquid was a small, glass bottle found here. police today released these pictures of a park in salisbury were it's possible charlie or dawn picked up that bottle. four months after yulia and sergei skripal were contaminated, charlie was able to leave hospital today. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines . with just months left to conlude a brexit deal, the eu's chief negotiator says there is progress, but there's still work to be done before reaching agreement. donald trump's former lawyer is reported to have secretly tape

charlie rowley is the biggest wea kness charlie rowley is the biggest weakness at the moment and they still don't know how they became infected. arguably was a syringe that seems to be the most common sort. the police need him to recover just for evidence and it is debatable whether they will ever actually find who was responsible. moving on to this story, in the new york times, and we know they are not a big proponent of the tribe administration by any means they are extremely critical but, still, we can look at their coverage of mike pompeo's visit to north korea and how the us is interpreting this and how the us is interpreting this and how north korea interprets this. how the us is interpreting this and how north korea interprets thism looks like the early forms of peace between the two sides are disappearing quite quickly. the peace talk are causing friction on both sides with frustration and the underlying seems to be the president trump and the administration promised quick cleared denuclearisation and the north koreans do not want to give that up. it was hoped on this trip tha

charlie rowley remains in hospital, seriously ill. his brother is concerned about his condition but he is now taking solids which is a sign of progress but still a lot of worry about his condition. people would want to make sure they are safe and that they would not come into co nta ct safe and that they would not come into contact with the novichok. not only the police need to isolate the source of where it was but it is also important that that receptacle, that bottle, where did it come from? where was it ought. is it something rare, unusual, bought at a pity you shop at a particular time. —— particular shop. and that may help discover who was responsible for the attacks. as france and croatia face off in the world cup final, another famous football team have been playing today — the senior team of the wild boars. theirjunior counterparts are still recovering in hospital after being trapped in a thai cave for more than two weeks. 0ur correspondent howard johnson was there to see them play. we are at a senior game of the wild b

charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found unconscious on saturday. further testing is now ongoing to establish the substance which led to these patients becoming ill. at this stage, it is not yet clear if a crime has been committed. police are continuing to question a nurse, after arresting her on suspicion of murdering eight babies, and attempting to murder another six. new footage is released showing the children trapped in caves in thailand. rescuers say they won't try to bring them out until it's safe, and that could be months. also this hour: the government puts forward new proposals on how it will manage fishing in british waters after brexit. ministers say that from 2020, the new plans would allow a fairer allocation of fishing opportunities. but others are warning of new barriers, to the eu market, for british fish. more than 2a million people watched england finally win a world cup penalty shoot out, making it the most—watched five minutes of television in six years. i'm sure we all wish to press them with the quality of our behaviour! and

the situation is charlie rowley remains in hospital, seriously ill. he is now taking solids apparently but that is one sign of progress but there is still worry about his condition. people will want confirmation about where the novichok was found so that they will not come into contact with it. yes. it is very important for the police to isolate the source but it is also important that that bottle, where did it come from? where was it bought? if it's something rare and unusual or was it bought in a particular shop? that could be absolutely vital for the injured —— for the investigation to find out, who was responsible for the attack on the skripals and also for the latest attack. thank you very much. president trump has ended an eventful visit to the uk — where he met the queen, gave advice to the prime minister on brexit and attracted mass protests. he's arrived in helsinki, where he'll hold talks with russia's president vladimir putin. from donald trump's turnberry resort in ayrshire, james cook reports. president trump came to tundra were tol

dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have been in hospital since saturday. last night, police said it had been established that they were poisoned by novichok — the same toxin used on the former russian agent, sergei skripal and his daughter, julia, in nearby salisbury earlier this year. here's duncan kennedy with the latest. four months to the day after the salisbury attack, and dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have become the new victims of nerve agent poisoning in britain. the couple were taken ill from their home on saturday are now critically ill in hospital. this is the moment the emergency unfolded on saturday night. the bbc has been given these phone images of the fire and ambulance services at the property. this man says he is a friend of the couple and saw what happened. he was sweating, dribbling and he couldn't speak and was making funny noises and was rocking back and forwards, there was no response, he didn't even know i was there. it was like he was in another world, hallucinating. the nerve agent was identified in porton down near amesbury

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charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found unconscious on saturday. the site where it's believed the two were poisoned — in the town of amesbury — is just a few miles away from the site of the russian poisoning in march. following the detailed analysis of those temples, we can confirm that the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok, which has been identified as the same nerve agent that contaminated both julia and sergei skripal. police confirm the man arrested on suspicion of murdering 6—year—old alesha macphail is under the age of 18. alesha went missing on the isle of bute on saturday. police are continuing to question a nurse, after arresting her on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. also this hour: the government puts forward new proposals on how it will manage fishing in british waters after brexit. ministers say that from 2020 the new plans would allow a fairer allocation of fishing opportunities. but others are warning of new barriers, to the eu market, for british fish. more

eight miles away in amesbury, emergency vehicles moved in en masse to the estate where charlie rowley lived, ahead of the decontamination operation here. residents saw scenes like this in other parts of the county four months ago. now they're faced with disruption on their own doorstep. this time last week, dawn sturgess was out shopping at a local convenience store. within 2a hours, she was the first to collapse. now she and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition as doctors are once again fighting to save novichok victims. using the couple's movements, police have closed off a number of sites. in salisbury, they're believed to have visited queen elizabeth gardens. they're not far from dawn sturgess‘s hostel. in amesbury, a branch of boots is behind a cordon, and a local church, as well as charlie rowley‘s house. it's not known where the couple came across and handled the abandoned nerve agent, and there are still unanswered questions about novichok and its potency. we had previously thought that even in a container, it will remain highly toxic for maybe four to six months.

four months to the day after the salisbury attack, and dawn sturgess and charlie rowley have become the new victims of nerve agent poisoning in britain. the couple were taken ill from their home on saturday are now critically ill in hospital. this is the moment the emergency unfolded on saturday night. the bbc has been given these phone images of the fire and ambulance services at the property. this man says he is a friend of the couple and saw what happened. he was sweating, dribbling and he couldn't speak and was making funny noises and was rocking back and forwards, there was no response, he didn't even know i was there. it was like he was in another world, hallucinating. the nerve agent was identified in porton down near amesbury in the same place used to identify the novichok liquid in march. tonight the metropolitan police counterterrorism unit confirmed the latest findings. following the detailed analysis of those samples, we can confirm the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok, which has been identified as the same nerve agent that contaminated both julia

eight miles away in amesbury, emergency vehicles moved in en masse to the estate where charlie rowley lived, ahead of the decontamination operation here. residents saw scenes like this in other parts of the county four months ago. now they're faced with disruption on their own doorstep. one week on, dawn sturgess and charlie rowley remain in a critical condition as doctors are once again fighting to save novichok victims. last friday afternoon dawn sturgess was seen on cctv shopping in salisbury. later, the couple visited queen elizabeth gardens and then both went to dawn sturgess‘ hostel. 10:30pm that even in day took a bus to amesbury, where charlie rowland lives in mugglestone road. at 10:15 the next morning, dawn took ill. at 6:20 that evening, charlie collapsed. during the afternoon he had been to a church event and a branch of boots. fellow residents from the hostel had described how they had been tested for novichok poisoning. i had a scientist from porton down take a blood test and take information down about what room i was in, or what how close i was, asking me several dif

her partner charlie rowley remains ina exposed. her partner charlie rowley remains in a serious condition in hospital. duncan kennedy has the latest. the news they found this bottle ca m e latest. the news they found this bottle came through late this afternoon. all they are saying is they found a small bottle at the house of charlie rowley in amesbury and the bottle was found on wednesday. they say it was then taken to porton down quite nearby and tests have come back positive for novichok. what police are not saying is what sort of bottle it is other than a small bottle, and they are not saying where it came from. did either dawn sturgess or charlie pick it up in salisbury perhaps that dawn's hostel, or did they pick it up dawn's hostel, or did they pick it up in amesbury restaurant they aren't giving up any further details. they are also saying they cannot guarantee there is and more novichok in the area. they say that's why they are going to keep on these cordons and looking at these addresses, also the park, plus one oi’ add

her partner, charlie rowley, remains in a serious conditon in hospital. our correspondent duncan kennedy has the latest from salisbury, well, the news that they have found in this bottle came through from the metropolitan police late this afternoon. all they are saying is they found a small bottle at the house of charlie rowley in amesbury, and that the bottle was found on wednesday. they say the bottle was then taken to porton down, the research lab quite near to amesbury, and the tests have come back positive for novichok. and what the police are not saying is what sort of bottle it is, other than it is a small bottle, and nor are they saying where that bottle came from. did either dawn or charlie pick it up here in salisbury, perhaps by dawn's hostel here behind me or did they pick it up in amesbury or en route? they're not getting any further details on that. what they are also saying is they cannot guarantee that there is not more novichok in the area. they say that is why they were going to keep the cordons on, looking at these addresses, like the h