Sergei Skripal's former next-door neighbour has told a public inquiry how the former spy said President Vladimir Putin would "get him" if he returned to Russia.Ross Cassidy was giving evidence as the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry resumed in London on Monday.Mr Cassidy told the hearing that Mr Skripal and his family moved in next door to him in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in about 2010, and they quickly became good friends.

Sergei Skripal's former next-door neighbour has told a public inquiry how the former spy said President Vladimir Putin would "get him" if he returned to Russia.Ross Cassidy was giving evidence as the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry resumed in London on Monday.Mr Cassidy told the hearing that Mr Skripal and his family moved in next door to him in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in about 2010, and they quickly became good friends.