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.

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.

Robert Hume is intrigued by the life and habits of William Thompson, the eccentric ’Red Republican’ from Carhoogarriff in West Cork

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.

Sensitive evidence alleged to expose poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko’s ties to MI6 will be examined in secret, a coroner in the UK has ruled today.

The Russian government was most likely involved in the murder by poisoning of Kremlin critic and former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, a British lawyer told a preliminary hearing into the death.

More than 100 London- based bankers have scored a legal victory against Commerzbank, Germany’s second-largest lender, for slashing their bonuses after huge losses at its former investment banking arm during the financial crisis.

The 20-year-old son of Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, has followed in his father’s footsteps by taking a multi-million pound stake in a London-listed firm.