Wiltshire air ambulance grounded by tests for novichok

Precautions taken at Semington air ambulance base after poisoning of Dawn Sturgess and Charlie RowleyAn air ambulance has been grounded and its base closed to allow specialists to test for the nerve agent novichok following the poisoning of Dawn Sturgess and Charlie Rowley in Wiltshire. Police accepted that the development would alarm people, but insisted that the measure was only precautionary and that the risk to both the public and emergency personnel remained low.Continue reading...