Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailFormer Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter may have been poisoned by the deadliest nerve agent ever produced, it has been claimed. Police confirmed a nerve agent was used in the attack that also left Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey in hospital. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the nerve agent is "very rare" and experts appear to have ruled out both VX, developed by Britain in the 1950s and Sarin, developed by Germany in the 1930s. Police and intelligence agencies are continuing to piece together how and when the nerve agent was administered. Lord Blair, a former Met Commissioner, suggested on the BBC's Today programme the seriously ill detective had visited Mr Skripal's home.

Source: Daily Mirror March 11, 2018 01:41 UTC