Wut? Far-Left Deputy Labour Leader Says Russia Has Already Used Nukes in Britain
In the Labour’s deputy leader’s latest blunder, Angela Rayner accused Russia of previously carrying out a nuclear attack in Britain.
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Man Arrested, Salisbury Cathedral Evacuated After Attempt to Steal Magna Carta
A man was tackled to the ground and placed under citizen’s arrest in the ancient English cathedral town of Salisbury Thursday afternoon after he repeatedly struck a glass case containing an original copy of the Magna Carta, it is alleged.
Salisbury Poisoning Suspect Honored by Putin in 2014
LONDON (AP) — One of the two suspects in the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in England is a medical doctor in Russian military intelligence who was honored as a Hero of the Russian Federation by President Vladimir Putin in 2014, a group of British investigators said Tuesday.
Roads Shut, Hazmat Team Called After Two Fall Ill in Novichok-Poisoning City Salisbury
Police closed roads and called a hazardous response team Sunday night after two people became ill at a restaurant in the English city where a Russian ex-spy and his daughter were poisoned with a chemical nerve agent.
UK Charges Two Russian Citizens Over Novichok Nerve Agent Poisonings
British prosecutors have charged in absentia two Russian citizens of conspiracy to murder over the alleged poisoning in Salisbury, Wiltshire in March.
Police Investigate Blast at Defence Plant Near Salisbury that Killed One
LONDON (AP) — Police in southwestern England are investigating an explosion at a defence plant that killed one person and left another in critical condition.
Discarded Perfume Bottle Broke in Hands of Novichok Nerve Agent Victim
A perfume bottle filled with a deadly nerve agent has been claimed at the mystery item which was used in the Salisbury attack and later killed a presumably unintended victim in the small British city earlier this month.
‘Major Incident’: Two in Critical Condition After ‘Unknown Substance’ Close to Salisbury Skripal Attack
Wiltshire Police declared a major incident in the early hours of Tuesday morning after two people collapsed in Amesbury following exposure to an “unknown substance”, triggering an investigation.
UK Govt After Blunder Now Claims ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ Russia Behind Nerve Agent Attack
It is “beyond reasonable doubt” that Russia was behind the nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent living in southern England, the UK security minister has said.
UK Scientists Unable to Identify ‘Precise Source’ of Novichok Agent
AFP — The head of the British military facility analysing the Novichok nerve agent used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter said Tuesday it has “not identified the precise source” of the substance.
Russia’s Pravda: ‘We Are in a State of Real and Full-Scale Cold War’ over Salisbury Poisoning
Russia’s Pravda news portal, the online descendant of the infamous Soviet-era Communist propaganda sheet, responded to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from several Western nations on Monday by invoking the Cold War, referencing the remarks of the Russian ambassador to the U.S. calling the move a “tantrum”.
Donald Trump Expels 60 Russian Diplomats from the United States in Response to Salisbury Chemical Weapons Attack
The United States will close a consulate in Seattle sending 48 diplomatic staff back to Russia as well as 12 diplomats at the United Nations.
Claim: Russian Nerve Agent Hidden in Suitcase in Moscow
The lethal nerve agent that poisoned a former Russian spy in Salisbury was planted in his daughter’s suitcase before she left Moscow for the UK, sources claim British intelligence now believes.
US, France, Germany Blame Russia for UK Nerve Agent Attack
LONDON (AP) — The leaders of the United States, France and Germany joined Britain on Thursday in blaming Russia for poisoning a former spy with a powerful nerve agent, condemning what they called the first attack with a nerve agent in Europe since World War II.
World View: Britain Threatens Russia with Retaliation over Nerve Gas Poisoning of Skripal
Contents: Britain threatens Russia with retaliation over nerve gas poisoning of Skripal; Russia reacts with massive disinformation campaign; Skripal was attacked with Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent developed by Russia
Theresa May: ‘Highly Likely Russia Responsible’ For Salisbury Attack — Russian Ambassador Summoned
British Prime Minister Theresa May has said the nerve agent used in an attack on a former Russian spy in a British city has been positively identified as a type manufactured by the Russian Federation, and that the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom was summoned Monday.
Public Anger at ‘Diabolical’ Response as Authorities Only Admit Risk to Public Days After Salisbury Attack
Members of the public local to the suspected nerve agent attack against a former Russian spy and his daughter have spoken out against the British government’s response to the incident, with one describing the failure to communicate with the public about the risks “diabolical”.
Military Deployed to Nerve Agent Attack, Police Want 14 Russia-Linked Deaths Revisited
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on British investigation into ex-Russian spy’s poisoning (all times local):
British Police Intensify Investigation into Nerve Agent Attack on Russian Spy in English City
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s Home Secretary says the investigation into the nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter is focusing on three sites – his home, a pub and a restaurant. Amber Rudd told the BBC on
UK Police Cordon Off New Scene in Spy ‘Poison’ Case
AP — British counter-terror police have cordoned off a new scene in the case of the former Russian spy and his daughter who collapsed near a shopping mall in southern England. London’s Metropolitan Police secured Solstice Park, a business park
Britain Mulls World Cup Boycott as Police Reveal ‘Poisoned’ Woman Was Russian Spy’s Daughter
The woman found unconscious in Salisbury beside the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal is his daughter, it has emerged.
‘Seriously Ill’ Russian Spy in Quarantine Following Salisbury ‘Major Incident’
A major incident was declared in Salisbury Monday following the quarantine and disinfecting of a shopping area and hospital in Salisbury, England, with a former Russian military colonel and one other left in critical condition. Sergei Skripal, a 66-year-old retired
