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British Prime Minister Theresa May says the two suspects named as being behind the chemical weapons poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter are members of Russia's military intelligence unit known as the GRU.
Addressing parliament, the British leader said Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov are believed to have carried out the Novichok attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury in March. Theresa May said it was likely that this attack was known about at the highest levels of the Russian government.
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British police have named two suspects they believe responsible for the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury earlier this year.
Prosecutors says there is sufficient evidence to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, Russian citizens believed to be around 40, with charges that include conspiracy to murder and use of a chemical weapon.
Police say the two men arrived in London just two days before the poisoning and left on the same day. They are believed to have made two trips to Salisbury and on the second applied the military grade chemical weapon Novichok to the door handle of Sergei Skripal's house.
He and his daughter were found unconscious on Sunday 4th March but have since made a recovery.
Two British citizens subsequently found a discarded perfume bottle that contained the same strain of Novichok. Both were taken ill, 44 year old Dawn Sturgess died after applying the poison to her wrists.
Prosecutors says it is not seeking the extradition of the two men, in recognition of Russia's policy of not extraditing it's citizens to the UK.
Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the head of UK counter-terrorism policing says officers need the public's help to find out more about the suspects.
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Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the head of UK counter-terrorism policing detailed the movements of the two men.
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Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, the head of UK counter-terrorism policing warned people in the area to continue to be vigilant.
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British police have named two suspects they believe responsible for the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury.
The Crown Prosecution Service says there is sufficient evidence to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov with charges that include conspiracy to murder and use of a chemical weapon. From London, Catherine Drew reports.
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A World Health Organization report says it believes a quarter of the worlds population is not getting enough exercise, with wealthy countries among the least active.
Overall women are also getting less exercise than men as Catherine Drew reports from London.
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British and French fish producing organisations will meet in London on Wednesday to try to end hostilities over scallop fishing in the Channel.
Around 40 French boats clashed violently with much bigger UK craft last week - hurling rocks and smoke bombs.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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Ukrainian authorities are readying to terminate the the Friendship Treaty with Russia upon the instructions of the country's President Petro Poroshenko. Kiev calls for a dramatic revision of all legal agreements with Moscow, as the conflict between the two neighbours following Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and its involvement in fighting in eastern Ukraine continues. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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The White House is dismissing a new book on the Trump Presidency by celebrated Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward as "fabricated" and designed "to make the President look bad".
The book claims top White House staff have engaged in an administrative coup in a bid to derail the President's excesses.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Amazon has joined Apple in the one trillion dollar club.
Amazon's total market value has passed the one trillion dollar mark.
Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.
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A new book by Watergate journalist Bob Woodward claims that lawyers have warned President Trump he could end up in jail if he testifies to Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller.
The book also claims the President ordered the assassination of Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad, but his defense secretary told Pentagon officials to ignore the order.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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