0:00:21 > 0:00:23Good afternoon.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Hundreds of people in Salisbury, who visited the same restaurant
0:00:25 > 0:00:29and pub as the poisoned Russian spy and his daughter,
0:00:29 > 0:00:31are being advised to wash their clothes
0:00:31 > 0:00:34and possessions as a precaution.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Traces of the nerve agent have been found in the Zizzi
0:00:37 > 0:00:39restaurant and Mill pub.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Those who were at the two locations last Sunday and Monday
0:00:43 > 0:00:45are being asked to take extra measures, but England's Chief
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Medical Officer says she is confident that there's been
0:00:48 > 0:00:51no harm to the health of any members of the public.
0:00:51 > 0:00:59Kathryn Stanczyszyn reports from Salisbury.
0:00:59 > 0:01:05A city under a watchful eye, a week on from the moment these Skripals
0:01:05 > 0:01:10were found collapsed on a bench in a Salisbury Park, the 30s are still
0:01:10 > 0:01:13trying to piece together what happened to them. Last night traces
0:01:13 > 0:01:16of the nerve agent used in the attack were discovered in the
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Italian rest and they had eaten at. No hundreds of people who spend time
0:01:19 > 0:01:28at Zizzi row or the Mill are being asked to take precautions.Wash
0:01:28 > 0:01:32clothing you haven't already, ideally in the washing machine. Any
0:01:32 > 0:01:35items which cannot be washed which would normally be dry cleaned should
0:01:35 > 0:01:39be doubled back in plastic until further information is available.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44Wipe personal items such as phones, handbags and other electronic items
0:01:44 > 0:01:48with baby wipes and dispose of them in plastic bags in the bin. Wash hat
0:01:48 > 0:01:53items such as Julie and spectacles, which cannot go in the washing
0:01:53 > 0:02:00machine, with warm water and determine. --Exactly what the nerve
0:02:00 > 0:02:08agent used is still not known. For one victim, it is history that
0:02:08 > 0:02:13should not be repeating itself. 12 years ago, the former Russian spy
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by Russian agents in London. His widow
0:02:17 > 0:02:20received this letter from the then Home Secretary Theresa May,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24promising such a thing would never be repeated again.Unfortunately it
0:02:24 > 0:02:32happened again. It means something was not done, and a lesson was not
0:02:32 > 0:02:37learned.Five locations are still cordoned off today and some
0:02:37 > 0:02:40businesses remain closed. But those who live here are trying to make
0:02:40 > 0:02:45Mother's Day as normal as possible, despite the fact today's service at
0:02:45 > 0:02:50St Thomas's will include prayers for the well-being of the community, a
0:02:50 > 0:02:57community in the grip of an extraordinary investigation.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02Well, this park behind me is where the Skripals were found almost seven
0:03:02 > 0:03:08days ago. The public are starting to ask, though, if this remains a bit
0:03:08 > 0:03:15of interest, as the pub restaurant, will precautionary measures be
0:03:15 > 0:03:19taken, why were they not told before now? In terms of the condition of
0:03:19 > 0:03:24the Skripals, we know they are still seriously ill in hospital. More
0:03:24 > 0:03:28questions likely to be answered at the scheduled press conference Alex
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Aragon by Wiltshire Police and emergency services.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has rejected calls to announce
0:03:33 > 0:03:34the end of austerity.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Speaking two days before he delivers his Spring Statement,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Mr Hammond said the Government would still need to continue
0:03:39 > 0:03:41paying down the debt, but that there was
0:03:41 > 0:03:45"light at the end of the tunnel".
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Labour have the accused the Government of holding back growth.
0:03:48 > 0:03:56Our political correspondent Jonathan Blake reports.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Morning, Chancellor!Is that a spring in the Chancellor's step?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Philip Hammond looked reasonably cheerful this morning as he arrived
0:04:04 > 0:04:08to deliver his message that the economy could be turning a corner.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11After a gloomy through years of relatively low growth, and things
0:04:11 > 0:04:15could be looking brighter bungalow there is light at the end of the
0:04:15 > 0:04:18tunnel because what we are about to see is debt started to fall after it
0:04:18 > 0:04:24has been drawing for 17 continuous years.That is a very important
0:04:24 > 0:04:28moment for us. But we are still in the tunnel at the moment. We have to
0:04:28 > 0:04:33get get down. We've got all sorts of other things we want to do, we've
0:04:33 > 0:04:38taken a balanced approach.That get the Chancellor talked about is too
0:04:38 > 0:04:41high for his liking, but forecasts show the amount the UK owes could
0:04:41 > 0:04:45have beat and might fall in the coming years. No cause for
0:04:45 > 0:04:47celebration according to Labour who say other factors tell a different
0:04:47 > 0:04:54story.We shouldn't be celebrating that hostility, this isn't me saying
0:04:54 > 0:04:59it, the head of the OBR has said it, starting is holding us back and
0:04:59 > 0:05:08wages are below what they were in 2000 -- in 2007 to 2008.This week a
0:05:08 > 0:05:11report that many councils were at breaking point uppercuts and central
0:05:11 > 0:05:13government funding. One example of the effect that strict limits on
0:05:13 > 0:05:19spending can have. We will not see the Chancellor's red box this week.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23The Budget has been moved to the autumn. His Spring Statement on
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Tuesday will be just an update on the economy. And a reminder that
0:05:28 > 0:05:30whilst his political opponents say people have suffered under austerity
0:05:30 > 0:05:36for too long, there will be no spending spree any time soon.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38The water regulator will investigate why thousands of homes in England
0:05:38 > 0:05:41and Wales suffered shortages, or a total loss of supply
0:05:41 > 0:05:42after the recent cold weather.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Ofwat says its review will determine whether companies had proper
0:05:44 > 0:05:48contingency plans in place.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Homes and businesses faced days without running water after pipes
0:05:51 > 0:05:56burst during the thaw.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58China's Parliament has voted to abolish the two-term limit
0:05:58 > 0:06:01for the country's president.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The move will allow Xi Jinping to stay in office beyond the end
0:06:04 > 0:06:09of his second term in 2023 and possibly rule indefinitely.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14The amendment changes a rule that's been in place since the early 1900s,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and has seen leaders serve ten years before passing on power
0:06:17 > 0:06:20to the next generation.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25John Sudworth is in Beijing.
0:06:25 > 0:06:31John, does this matter was like the Chinese Communist Party is a big
0:06:31 > 0:06:37monolith, doesn't matter which man in black hair dye and safe suit runs
0:06:37 > 0:06:42it?Well, you cannot tell how significant a story is in China by
0:06:42 > 0:06:47how little coverage it gets on state media. That is certainly the case in
0:06:47 > 0:06:50this instance. The official Communist controlled news sources
0:06:50 > 0:06:53giving only scant mention to the constitutional change, and
0:06:53 > 0:06:56discussion of it on social media being heavily monitored and
0:06:56 > 0:07:03censored. It matters because China was once thought to have solved the
0:07:03 > 0:07:05big challenge facing all undemocratic authoritarian states,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09how to handle leadership transitions. The constitutional
0:07:09 > 0:07:15change that was brought in, the 2-term limits, after the long role
0:07:15 > 0:07:18of Chairman Mao and the disaster and chaos of his years, was done
0:07:18 > 0:07:22precisely to make sure that those sorts of things did not happen
0:07:22 > 0:07:26again. So this is hugely significant and it raises fundamental questions
0:07:26 > 0:07:29of how power is exercised in what is now of course the world's
0:07:29 > 0:07:37second-largest economy.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Both came in the women's visually impaired super-g.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Millie Knight and her guide Brett Wild, who finished in second
0:07:43 > 0:07:45place in the downhill, replicated that result
0:07:45 > 0:07:47in today's race.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50From South Korea, here's our sports reporter, Kate Grey.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54No time to celebrate yesterday's silver medal.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Millie Knight and guide Brett Wild were first on the slopes today,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00this time in the super G.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02A more technical course to test the partnership,
0:08:02 > 0:08:03but that didn't slow them down.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Clearly brimming with confidence, the standard was set.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Could their team-mates do any better?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Menna Fitzpatrick and guide Jen Kehoe crashed out
0:08:12 > 0:08:14of yesterday's downhill, but there were no signs of holding
0:08:14 > 0:08:17back in their favourite event.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22Already super G World Cup champions, this was their best medal chance.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24And they delivered.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Not quite enough to beat Millie and Brett, but a podium
0:08:27 > 0:08:28finish nonetheless.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30The winner of yesterday's race followed them down
0:08:30 > 0:08:33the hill and she again outperformed the Brits.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35So it was a silver and bronze.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Today's run was just about building that confidence and then
0:08:37 > 0:08:42by about halfway down, you've got into it.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44She started skiing really well.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Yeah, we are super pleased.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49It's a massive dream come true for both of us.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53I'm just so glad we've done it together.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Elsewhere on the snow, Britain's first representative
0:08:55 > 0:08:58in Nordic skiing for 20 years, Scott Meenagh, went
0:08:58 > 0:09:01in the 15km cross country.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03A gruelling course and he finished a long way down
0:09:03 > 0:09:05the field in 17th place.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08On the ice, the curlers were hoping to build on yesterday's win,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11but the Swiss hit the mark when it mattered.
0:09:11 > 0:09:19Back to the drawing board for the Brits.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Well, the curlers are back in action as we speak, they are currently up
0:09:25 > 0:09:29against Finland, and the score is 7-2, Great Britain leading with just
0:09:29 > 0:09:37two ends to go. That is the latest from here in Pyeongchang.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Congratulations to all those competing, impressive performance.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45The next news on BBC One is just after six.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Bye for now.