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| The murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko left police and public health authorities with a £3m bill, a report has revealed. | The murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko left police and public health authorities with a £3m bill, a report has revealed. |
| Scotland Yard spent nearly £1m investigating the poisoning, carried out with radioactive polonium-210. | Scotland Yard spent nearly £1m investigating the poisoning, carried out with radioactive polonium-210. |
| The Health Protection Agency (HPA) spent a further £2m checking for contamination in people and at sites. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) spent a further £2m checking for contamination in people and at sites. |
| Four new contaminated sites, including a lap-dancing bar, were identified in the Westminster City Council report. | Four new contaminated sites, including a lap-dancing bar, were identified in the Westminster City Council report. |
| Traces of polonium-210 were found on seats and cushions at central London "gentlemen's club" Hey Jo, which is popular with Russian businessmen. | |
| They were also found on a fabric shisha pipe at the Dar Marrakesh restaurant, as well as in Mr Litvineko's Mercedes car and a south London taxi. | |
| The locations can be added to the 27 sites already known to have been contaminated, including Mr Litvinenko's home, three hospitals, offices and the Itsu sushi bar. | |
| The HPA checked more than 1,000 people in the wake of Mr Litvineko's death in November and examined 47 sites for traces of polonium. |