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Theresa May - 'Highly Likely' That Russia Was Behind Spy Poisoning

British Prime Minister addresses Parliament about poisoning of Russian nationals in UK

The British Prime Minister Theresa May has addressed Parliament about the recent poisoning of Russian nationals in the UK town of Salisbury. She said that a former Russian agent and his daughter had been poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia. Also in the programme: a medical breakthrough in pain research, and the death of French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy.

(Photo: Soldiers wearing protective suits and members of the emergency services work at a site near Salisbury. Credit: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls)

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Mon 12 Mar 201821:06GMT

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  • Mon 12 Mar 201821:06GMT

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