The exiled Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned by deliberate “exposure to a nerve agent”, say counter-terror police, who are treating the case as attempted murder. Women on the march – It’s international women’s day and we are covering protests, celebrations and other events live. The papersThe main story in town (unless you are the Express) is the Russian spy and the nerve agent attack in Salisbury that has also left a policeman seriously ill. The Mirror splashes with “Cop poisoned by nerve gas assassins”, calling it a “Russian spy outrage”. The Telegraph has the lead “Policeman poisoned by Russian spy nerve agent” and quotes Boris Johnson promising a “robust” response if a foreign power is found to be responsible.

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2018 06:18 UTC