10 h. ago BRYONY GORDON: Last week I spent two days in floods of tears because my friend didn't invite me to a dinner party. You may think I'm stupid, but this is the hidden reason for my breakdown

The other week, I spent two days in tears. From the moment I woke up to the moment I went back to bed, I couldn't stop sobbing.

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10 h. ago Starmer: Novichok poisoning inquiry shows UK must be vigilant to Russian threats

The Prime Minister said the inquiry’s report ‘is clear: moral responsibility lies with Putin’.

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11 h. ago Family of Salisbury Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess condemn inquiry's 'unanswered questions' as it finds Vladimir Putin ordered attack on Sergei Skripal 'to show Russian power'

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, pictured here with daughter Yulia, was poisoned by Novichok at his home in Salisbury. A report today found Putin authorised the hit as a show of Russian strength.

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12 h. ago Novichok victim’s family call for change as they criticise inquiry report

Dawn Sturgess died after being exposed to the nerve agent in 2018.

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14 h. ago Sergei Skripal 'fell asleep at moment of death and woke up 3 weeks later'

Sergei Skripal, 74, and his daughter Yulia, then 33, were poisoned with Novichok in 2018 in a brazen daylight attack on the streets of Salisbury - and both have spoken of their horrifying ordeal

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14 h. ago UK sanctions GRU after Putin found ‘morally responsible’ for Novichok death

Russian President Vladimir Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for the nerve agent death of Dawn Sturgess, an inquiry found.

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14 h. ago UK sanctions Russia’s GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack

Britain has sanctioned Russia’s GRU intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018

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14 h. ago Vladimir Putin was 'morally responsible' for death of Dawn Sturgess in Salisbury Novichok poisonings after authorising attack as a 'public demonstration of Russian power', inquiry finds

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, pictured here with daughter Yulia, was poisoned by Novichok at his home in Salisbury. A report today found Putin authorised the hit as a show of Russian strength.

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14 h. ago How an international assassination attempt brought horror to the streets of a sleepy English city

 Andy Gregory looks back on the shocking and tragic events that thrust the Wiltshire city into global headlines

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15 h. ago Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for Novichok death of Dawn Sturgess – inquiry

Ms Sturgess died after being exposed to the chemical weapon which was left in a discarded perfume bottle.

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15 h. ago Novichok poisonings, Russia’s role and UK response: key questions of inquiry

Innocent people were caught up in an assassination attempt on a former Russian spy in Salisbury in March 2018. How did this happen?The novichok attack on Salisbury in south-west England in March 2018 was an extraordinary event, sending shock waves across the world. The targeted man, the former Russian agent Sergei Skripal, recovered from an audacious assassination attempt, but an innocent British citizen, Dawn Sturgess, died. An inquiry was heard in Salisbury and London last year investigating the attack on the Skripals, the response of the emergency services and other public bodies, and how Sturgess was tragically caught up in an international incident. Here are some of the key questions it examined. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago WATCH LIVE: Dawn Sturgess inquiry rules Putin 'authorised' Novichok poisoning

Dawn Sturgess died after she was gifted a Nina Ricci perfume bottle by her partner, Charlie Rowley, who was unaware it contained the deadly Russian nerve agent intended for Sergei and Yulia Skripal

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15 h. ago Salisbury Novichok poisonings timeline: How Russian spy incident unfolded in 2018

Dawn Sturgess was killed by the Russian nerve agent, while a police officer and a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned

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24 h. ago Novichok public inquiry to reveal findings in Dawn Sturgess poisoning case

Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after being exposed to the chemical weapon which was left in a discarded perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018

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35 h. ago Skripal poisoner’s wife and daughter starred as models on ads in Britain – AFTER horrific Russian assassination bid

THE wife and daughter of the wanted Salisbury assassin have been revealed as models, with their images appearing in the UK. Russian intelligence agent Alexander Mishkin - who operated under the alias Alexander Petrov - was accused of attempting to assassinate MI6 double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018. Acting under Vladimir Putin’s orders, Mishkin posed...

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5 d. ago Strictly’s Lewis Cope fell asleep during rehearsal with Katya Jones

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Lewis Cope has revealed he fell asleep during a rehearsal with dance partner Katya Jones.

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6 d. ago The tender family moment captured just minutes before Brit father, 28, died in jetski crash in front of his loving partner and baby in Dubai

Ali Watson, 28, was enjoying a boat trip with girlfriend Charlotte Lescott and their newborn daughter Soulie in Dubai, where the British family had moved weeks prior for a 'better life'.

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8 d. ago 'Traumatised' woman claims pets at home gave her pregnant guinea pig

Lauren May took her guinea pig home but says she was 'gobsmacked' when she woke up to find An had given birth three weeks later

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9 d. ago Coolmore mourns death of champion mare at centre of ‘defining moment’ in US racing

Rags To Riches became the first filly in 102 years to capture the Belmont Stakes when defeating Curlin in the final leg of the 2007 Triple Crown series

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2 w. ago Moment Met police protection rider cleared of causing death by dangerous driving hits great

Relatives of Ms Holland are now taking legal action against the Metropolitan Police, arguing that the acquittal of PC Harrison proves officers are ‘above the law’

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