Britain's UN ambassador, Karen Pierce, tells the security council that a Russian request for consular access has been conveyed to Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain last month along with her ex-Russian agent father Sergei: 'We have received a request from the Russian consulate. We have conveyed it to Yulia Skripal and we await her response. Ms Skripal's own wishes need to be taken into account.'

Salisbury nerve agent attack: Russian demand for joint investigation rejected