Fiona Mitchell

Correspondent

Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley were exposed to the substance in Amesbury last weekend

UK woman exposed to Novichok nerve agent dies

Metropolitan police have confirmed that a woman exposed to the nerve agent Novichok in Wiltshire in the UK last week has died.

UK • 08 Jul 18

Theresa May's Cabinet will meet at the prime minister's country residence, Chequers

Tension surrounds Brexit summit at Chequers

London Correspondent Fiona Mitchell looks ahead to today's British Cabinet Brexit summit at Chequers.

Analysis and Comment • 06 Jul 18

Michael Maguire was killed by a stray bullet in a live shooting exercise in May 2012

Officers deny negligence over death of Irish soldier

A panel of seven senior British Army officers has retired to consider its verdict in a court martial relating to the death of an Irish man during a live firing exercise.

World • 29 Jun 18

Geraldine Finucane has long-campaigned for a full public inquiry into her husband's murder

Pat Finucane's widow 'optimistic' inquiry will happen

The widow of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has said she is "quite optimistic" that the UK Supreme Court will see the "true facts" and rule in favour of a full public inquiry into her husband's death.

UK • 26 Jun 18

Leo Varadkar said the EU needed to be prepared for a no-deal Brexit

Orderly Brexit in everyone's interest, says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said an orderly Brexit was in everyone's interest, but that the European Union needed to be prepared for the possibility that that would not happen.

Brexit • 22 Jun 18

David Davis said he expects 'fairly decisive' detail on the 'backstop' issue by tomorrow

UK 'backstop' for border still being discussed - Davis

Britain's Brexit Secretary David Davis has said a so-called "backstop proposal" on how to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland is still being discussed.

Brexit • 06 Jun 18

71 people were killed in the Grenfell fire tragedy in London

Grenfell resident acted 'quickly' when fire started

The lawyer representing the occupant of the flat in which the Grenfell Tower fire started says his client has been left terrified and traumatised by the events of that night, and as a result of lies which were subsequently spread about him.

UK • 06 Jun 18

71 people were killed during the tragedy in Kensington, west London

'Stay put' policy failed - preliminary Grenfell report

A preliminary report into the Grenfell Tower fire has found that the policy of urging people to "stay put" in the building had failed barely half an hour after the fire started.

UK • 04 Jun 18

The hearings began with commemorations of those who lost their lives in the blaze

Grenfell Tower inquiry hears tribute to victims

The final recorded words of a father killed in London's Grenfell Tower fire and a picture of its youngest victim were shared by grieving relatives as the public inquiry into the disaster began.

UK • 21 May 18

24-storey Grenfell Tower was engulfed in flames after fire broke out during the night on 14 June 2017

Grenfell review calls for building regulations overhaul

A UK govt review ordered after the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 71 people in London last June has found that Britain's buildings regulation system is broken, but has stopped short of recommending an outright ban on combustible cladding.

Grenfell Tower • 17 May 18