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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.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. Lessons learned
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. They were also found on a fabric shisha pipe at the Dar Marrakesh restaurant, as well as in Mr Litvinenko's Mercedes car and a south London taxi.
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. In addition to the four there have been 23 further positive tests including those carried out at Mr Litvinenko's home, the hospitals where he was treated and on eight aircraft.
HPA officials checked more than 1,000 people in the wake of Mr Litvinenko's death in November and examined 47 sites for traces of polonium.
Westminster City Council took overall control of dealing with the contamination, spending £250,000 on environmental health staff to close and clear sites.
Expulsions
The report, which focuses on the clean-up operation after the poisoning and outlines the lessons learned, will be sent to the police and government departments.
Investigators believe Mr Litvinenko, a Russian dissident and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was poisoned when a phial of polonium-210 was tipped into his tea during a meeting at London's Millennium Hotel.
British prosecutors requested the extradition of former Russian intelligence officer Andrei Lugovoi, who was at the meeting, to face trial for murder.
But Russia refused, sparking a diplomatic stand-off and tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions.