Novichok: How the Salisbury Journal broke the story

Ms Sturgess, died in July 2018 after being poisoned with Novichok. 

It followed the attempted murder of Mr Skripal, his daughter Julia and ex-police officer Nick Bailey, who were poisoned in March that year.

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Here is how the Journal broke the biggest story in the world. 

Sunday, March 4, 2018

5.16pm: The Journal received a video of an air ambulance landing in Salisbury's central car park (below). 

5.43pm: Reporter Rebecca Hudson and photographer Tom Gregory head to the scene

5.48pm: The Journal published its first breaking news story online about a major incident developing at the Maltings. Police told the Journal they were investigating a possible drug-delated incident. 

Monday, March 5, 2018

9.36am: Photographer Tom Gregory saw two Incident Response Units rushing to Salisbury District Hospital. 

9.42am: Journal published an online breaking news story about a major incident at the hospital. 

Salisbury District Hospital (Image: Spencer Mulholland) Monday afternoon: National news outlets started to cover the story about a major incident in Salisbury

6pm: BBC News broke the story that the man taken ill in Salisbury was Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal

Monday evening: World's media descend on Salisbury to cover the developing story, and the Journal received interview requests from countries all over the globe, including Russia, Canada and New Zealand. 

This photo, which went all around the world, and was seen in news broadcasts and on front pages everywhere, was taken by the Journal's own Tom Gregory. 

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a major incident in the Maltings, Salisbury. Picture by Tom Gregory.