Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 4 Jul 2018

1. ‘Unknown substance’ leaves pair critically ill near Salisbury

Police in Wiltshire have declared a major incident amid fears that a man and woman found unconscious just a few miles from Salisbury, where former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned, had been exposed to an unknown substance. The pair found in Amesbury, who are both in their 40s, are in a critical condition in hospital. A number of scenes in the area have been cordoned off as a precaution.

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