| Chronology |
The reaction of the quality press (the headlines) |
The reaction of the tabloids (the headlines) |
| March 2018 - poisoning, accusation of Russia, expulsion of diplomats |
`Guardian view on the Russian spy attack: Sergei Skripal and the sowing of discord` The Guardian`Salisbury, scratchcards and sausage: the quiet life of Sergei Skripal` The Guardian`Who is the Salisbury spy Sergei Skripal? – video explainer` The Guardian`Novichok: the deadly story behind the nerve agent in Sergei Skripal spy attack` The Independent`Why is the UK accusing Russia of launching a nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, and what is the evidence?` The Independent |
`PUTIN: PRIME SUSPECTSpy chiefs say Russia is ‘prime suspect’ for Sergei Skripal attack – using a poison so rare spy boffins haven’t found it` The Sun`BETRAYED BY A WORDWas daughter of ex-Russian spy poisoned for one-word Facebook comment calling for Putin to be jailed?` The Sun`KILL LISTFrom a poisoned umbrella to a helicopter crash and polonium-laced tea — the mysterious deaths of Kremlin enemies in the UK` The Sun`Brave cop poisoned by nerve agent that left Russian spy Sergei Skripal fighting for life says he's no hero` Daily Mirror`Sick troll posts fake Zizzi restaurant TripAdvisor review posing as poisoned Russian spy 'who ordered Uncle Vlad's Atomic Sausage pizza' Daily Mirror`Mystery over death of poisoned Russian spy's son as journalists find 'no trace' he died in St Petersburg` Daily Mirror`Russia Spy poisoning: Life will never be the same again says hero cop as he goes home` Daily Express`Salisbury attack: Sergei Skripal's ex-girlfriend in hiding from Putin's assassins` Daily Express`Theresa May promises to 'DEFEAT RUSSIA' after 'attack' with new CYBER WARFARE initiative`Daily Express |
| April – June 2018 - calm |
`Nerve agent used to poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal was delivered in 'liquid form', says Defra` The Independent`Picture of Sergei Skripal's BMW released as police hunting poisoners focus on car` The Independent |
‘SHE’S IN DANGER’Yulia Skripal statement sparks crackpot Russian conspiracy theories claiming she is being held hostage by Britain` The Sun`Poisoned Yulia Skripal is branded a 'traitor's rat' in her homeland as it emerges she has refused to meet Russian diplomats` Daily MirrorYulia Skripal's mysterious fiancé 'hasn't been in contact with her' since she was poisoned in nerve agent attack` Daily Mirror'They were given ANTIDOTES' Russia expert makes SHOCKING claims over Salisbury poisoning` Daily Express'Wouldn't YOU be scared?' Sergei Skripal's cousin 'does NOT trust UK' over poisoning` Daily Express`Russia spy SHOCK: Sergei Skripal and daughter ‘might NOT have been poisoned’, claims niece` Daily Express |
| July 2018 - another poisoning in Amesbury |
`Amesbury poisoning latest: Linking novichok incident to Moscow is 'absurd', says Kremlin` The Independent`Amesbury poisoning: Russia ‘categorically denies’ any involvement in latest novichok incident`The Independent |
`What does Novichok look like? Horrifying truth behind deadly nerve agent as Amesbury victims fight for life` Daily Mirror`I loved you, Mum...girl’s eulogy to novichok victim`Daily Express |
| September 2018 – official first suspects |
`Planes, trains and fake names: the trail left by Skripal suspects` The Guardian`Skripal suspects display impressive command of Wikipedia` The Guardian`Salisbury attack: Furious Kremlin accuses UK of 'manipulation' after Russian agents named as novichok suspects` The Independent`Now we know it was the Russian state that poisoned the Skripals, the question is what can we do about it?` The Independent`The theories which might be true about the novichok poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal – and the ones which definitely aren't ` The Independent |
`PUTIN’S HIT SQUADFour MORE Russian suspects ‘were part of Salisbury Novichok assassination squad known as The Cleaners’The Sun`TOURIST, EH?Sergei Skripal hitman unmasked as elite soldier given Russia’s highest award by Vladimir Putin himself`The Sun`Putin's army of 80,000 spies EXPOSED as four Russian agents caught hacking novichok probe`Daily Express`Putin's hitmen UNMASKED: Salisbury poisoner is top spy honoured by Russia President`Daily Express |
| November – December 2018 - calm |
`Russian state media sends chocolate models of Salisbury Cathedral as ‘sick’ gift referencing novichok attack`The Independent`Kremlin quietly happy about British reactions to Skripal affair and ‘dirty money’The Independent |
`NAMED AND SHAMEDWho is Salisbury Novichok poisoning suspect Ruslan Boshirov and is his real name Anatoliy Chepiga?` The Sun`Half of Russians in London are SPIES: Shock report shows Russia still has Cold War mindset` Daily Express |
