Novichock liar gets 11 years

A fugitive Novichok faker who went on the run after he was caught dealing in drugs worth £60,000 is finally behind bars. Playboy Alex King, 42, wrongly claimed he and his Russian-born partner, escort Anna Shapiro, had been poisoned with Novichok while eating at Prezzo in Salisbury last September. Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were poisoned with the nerve agent in a genuine attack in the city last March. King, who once shook hands with Prince Charles to win…

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