One of the men accused of murdering poisoned Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has said he believes the former KGB officer might have killed himself accidentally after handling radioactive material.

One of the men accused of murdering poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko will be told he can give evidence at the inquiry into his death in July, the Royal Courts of Justice has heard.

Like Stalin, Putin has nurtured a climate of fear and lawlessness, in which those who rally behind the Kremlin feel a duty to eliminate the leader’s opponents however they can, says Nina L Khrushcheva

Radioactive contamination was detected on a grounded plane used by the suspected murderers of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko after reassurances from Russian authorities that nothing was found, an inquiry has revealed.

One of the men suspected of murdering poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko wanted to be a “porno star” and had no links to the gas and oil industry as he claimed, an inquiry has heard.

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has told an inquiry into his death that he would not have acquired the nuclear materials that killed him.

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has told the inquiry into his death that he believed Vladimir Putin was involved in “criminal conduct”.

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has told the inquiry into his death that she has not spoken to his father since he branded him a “traitor”.

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko is to give evidence at the public inquiry in England into his death.

A long-awaited inquiry into the death of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko opened with the revelation that the KGB agent turned Kremlin critic may have been poisoned with radioactive polonium not once — as authorities initially thought — but twice.

An inquiry into the death of the Russian fugitive has finally opened. But those who say that justice delayed is justice denied have doubts that the truth will ever emerge, writes Mary Dejevsky

The death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko gives rise to issues of “utmost gravity” including allegations of state-sponsored assassination, the chair of a public inquiry has said.

A long-awaited public inquiry into the death of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko is finally set to open today, more than eight years after his death.

A Russian production company has hired a man charged with the murder of Alexander Litvinenko as a consultant on a TV series about the mysterious death.

The widow of murdered spy Alexander Litvinenko said she does not believe a public inquiry into his death has been sparked by international tension with Russia.

A public inquiry will be held into the death of poisoned Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, the British Home Secretary has confirmed.

The British Government is expected to announce today that a public inquiry will be held into the death of poisoned ex Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.

Russia's secret services have abandoned the Soviet-era practice of killing traitors, says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

William Hague is to make his first visit to Russia since becoming the British Foreign Secretary in an attempt to rebuild relations with Moscow, it was announced today.

The case that included James Bond-style gadgetry has been closed by Bulgarian authorities, writes Michael Thurston

LONDON accused Moscow of “reprehensible” conduct yesterday after the British Council suspended the operation of Russian offices following a secret police crackdown on the cultural body.

Britain’s ambassador to Russia said today that the Government will continue to press for the extradition of the main suspect in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko despite his probable membership in Russia’s new parliament, Russian news agencies reported.

The former KGB officer suspected of involvement in the death of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London last year dismissed concerns today that his recent election to Russia’s parliament was a spit in the face of the West.

Vladimir Putin’s party won a crushing victory in Russia’s parliamentary elections, paving the way for the leader to remain in control even after he steps down as president.

Exiled Russian plutocrat Boris Berezovsky was today convicted by a Moscow court of embezzling millions of dollars from national airline Aeroflot and sentenced to six years in prison.

The former KGB officer named as a suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London last year said today the British Government’s case against him has collapsed and called the dead man a “traitor”.

THE sole suspect in the radiation poisoning death of Kremlin foe Alexander Litvinenko has been nominated to run for parliament on a pro-Kremlin ultra-nationalist party’s ticket, its leader said yesterday.

RUSSIAN prosecutors yesterday said they have officially refused Britain’s request to extradite a businessman accused in last year’s fatal poisoning of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.

A Russian who met Alexander Litvinenko in London with the man British authorities accuse of murdering the former KGB spy said in an interview that he could also be accused.

A Russian who met Alexander Litvinenko in London with the man British authorities accuse of murdering the former KGB spy said in an interview broadcast tonight that he could also be accused.

A Russian who met Alexander Litvinenko in London with the man British authorities accuse of murdering the former KGB spy said in an interview broadcast tonight that he could also be accused.

The British ambassador today handed Russian authorities a request for the extradition of Andrei Lugovoi, the suspect in the killing of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, a British Embassy spokesperson said.

Russia's top prosecutor told his British counterpart today that Russia could prosecute the chief suspect in the Alexander Litvinenko killing if Britain presents sufficient evidence, the Interfax news agency reported.

Two exiled Kremlin adversaries refused to answer key questions posed by Russian authorities probing the poisoning death of former security agent Alexander Litvinenko, a Russia investigator said in an interview published today.

TWO businessmen who had met with former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko in London on the day he fell ill said yesterday they would seek compensation from a charity created by his friends and widow.

The man reported to be a suspect in the murder of a former Russian agent in London hit out today at “lies, provocation and government propaganda”, denying any role in the radiation poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko.

Russia's top prosecutor said his office wants to question fugitive tycoon Boris Berezovsky the probe of ex-security agent Alexander Litvinenko's poisoning death, Russian news agencies reported today.

Russia’s top prosecutor said British investigators have asked to return to Moscow as part of their probe of ex-security agent Alexander Litvinenko’s poisoning death, Russian news agencies reported today.

Russia will soon send a team to Britain to investigate the poisoning death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, the country’s top prosecutor said today in a television interview.

A businessman linked to the poisoning death of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko today said he had been released from a Moscow hospital where he was reportedly being treated for radiation exposure.

A key witness in the poisoning death of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko today faced a second round of questioning by British investigators, news reports said.

A key witness in the investigation into the radiation death of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement in the poisoning today, saying he is being unjustly accused in the media.

A key witness in the radiation death of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko claimed the poisoning took place earlier than is widely believed, a newspaper in Russia reported today.

Interpol has joined the investigation into the killing of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, the Interfax news agency reported today.