One of the headline news items in the UK is not Donald Trump, nor the weather but what appears to be an attempted assassination of a Russian former spy and his daughter in Salisbury a couple of weeks ago.
You can read about it here, if you haven’t seen it already: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43440992
The pair were attacked by some kind of nerve agent stuff that has been identified as of Russian origin. Other people have been affected by the attack which seems to have taken place in a public restaurant.
The UK government has said that they are sure Russia was responsible, and issued an ultimatum to that country for clarification and explanation. Russia says it wasn’t them. Mr Trump thinks it was, so it must have been.
Twenty three Russian diplomats, or ‘spies’ depending on who you listen to, have been expelled from the UK. Russia has retaliated in a similar way. Britain’s ambassador to Russia, Laurie Bristow, is one of my former pupils, not that that has anything to do with anything. He has appeared on the news, being ‘diplomatic’.
Russia is due to have elections tomorrow, which Mr Putin will win.
Another Russian exile has also been found dead: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43438615
Police and the Home Office are telling any Russian ex-pats in this country to be careful.
How will it all be resolved? My guess is, a couple of weeks and it will all be forgotten.