Military commander who led Salisbury decontamination team ‘felt no fear’
The military officer in charge of decontaminating Salisbury following the Novichok attack said he felt “no fear” when faced with the deadly nerve agent.
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Chemical weapons watchdog adds Novichok to banned list
Member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog have agreed to update their list of banned substances for the first time by adding the nerve agent used in the Salisbury attack last year.
Parents of poisoned officer slam plans for TV drama on Salisbury Novichok attack
The parents of a police officer poisoned in the Salisbury Novichok attack have criticised plans for a TV drama about the incident.
Novichok poisonings in Salisbury inspire new BBC drama
The Novichok poisonings have inspired a new BBC drama.
Skripal Novichok poisoning suspects ‘identified’
Police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on Russian former spy Sergei Skripal.
Skripal Novichok poisoning suspects ‘identified’
Police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on Russian former spy Sergei Skripal.
Chemical weapons experts set to analyse samples from Wiltshire poisoning
International experts have finished their initial work collecting samples linked to the Novichok poisonings.
Chemical weapons experts set to analyse samples from Wiltshire poisoning
International experts have finished their initial work collecting samples linked to the Novichok poisonings.
In Video: How a nerve agent affects the body
Novichok was developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s as a new kind of chemical weapon that would be harder to detect, more potent than existing nerve agents and exempt from the Chemical Weapons Treaty.