Salisbury suspect ‘decorated by Putin’
were operating within their contractual limits,” according to NHS Improvement.
Minister Stephen Barclay said that 15 NHS trusts had served termination notices, with the work being taken over by Mitie. FACEBOOK’S UK tax bill has been branded “outrageous” after accounts revealed it had to pay just £7.4 million.
The technology giant’s bill rose to £15.8 million but it will get an immediate cut by claiming tax credit. The company had record revenues last year of more than £1.2 billion.
Labour MP Margaret Hodge said it was “absolutely outrageous that Facebook’s UK tax bill is 0.62% of their revenue”. THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge put their artistic skills on display as they visited a mental health event in London.
William joked that he and Kate might have “ruined” a picture being painted during the two-day Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit.
The royal couple both somewhat nervously added a single brushstroke to Dairo Vargas’ artwork after meeting people working to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world.
Following Kate’s handiwork, William told his wife: “That’s pretty much ruined the picture.”
After picking up the THE second suspect in the Salisbury nerve agent attack was also a highly decorated officer in Russian military intelligence, it has been claimed.
The suspect was named on Monday by the Bellingcat investigative website as Alexander Mishkin, a military doctor in the GRU intelligence agency.
At a news conference in the Houses of Parliament yesterday, Bellingcat investigator Cristo Grozev said Mishkin had received the award of Hero of the Russian Federation from President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Grozev said reporters from the Russian website The Insider had managed to reach Mishkin’s home village of Loyga, where they spoke to seven people who confirmed his identity.
“They confirmed that Alexander Mishkin was the person who moved on to military school and then became a famous military doctor and who received the award of Hero of the Russian Federation personally from President Putin,” he said.
“His grandmother, with whom he grew up who happens to be a medical professional, has a photograph, in her own words, that has been seen by everybody in the paintbrush himself he then told the artist: “This is how you properly ruin a picture.”
When Mr Vargas invited the pair to add to the painting, Kate told him: “This is very brave of you.”
The Colombian artist, whose work is entitled Someone To Turn To, said he hoped to have input from a number of people throughout the summit, symbolising how everyone can help to tackle mental health issues.
He added: “I feel very happy to be part of this project.”
Experts from around the world are attending the event to discuss issues such as how to deal with the stigma attached to mental health. either for his role in the annexation of Crimea in 2014 or the exfiltration of the pro-Moscow former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych.
Last month Bellingcat identified his fellow Salisbury suspect – previously named as Ruslan Boshirov – as Anatoliy Chepiga, a highly decorated colonel in the GRU.
Mr Grozev said that while Mishkin had a “very sparse digital footprint” compared to Chepiga, they had been able to piece together his identity using various databases, including telephone and car insurance records.
Eventually they had been able to use the information they had assembled to obtain copies of his passport and driving licence.
They then used social media to contact people who had been at the military academy with Mishkin. Around 30 replies came back almost immediately saying they did not know, but two respondents confirmed they did recognise him.
“One person said ‘Yes. I remember him. He graduated from the class above me. His name is Mishkin.’ Another person said ‘Yes, this is the guy everybody is looking for,”’ Mr Grozev said.