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Police Scotland said three men had been arrested in connection with the incident and that inquiries were ongoing.

The inquiry has been considering the interview as part of a disinformation campaign from Russia - something Commander Murphy said had been seen previously, such as in the Litvinenko inquiry.

The public inquiry, sitting at Liverpool Town Hall, is expected to sit until early in the new year.

History provides ample evidence of the consequences of allowing ideology to govern scientific inquiry.

That decision is the subject of an inquiry by the US Department of Justice,, external and the outcome of that remains to be seen.