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'The wilderness of mirrors': 70 years since the first James Bond book, spy stories are still blurring fact and fiction

The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.

The Conversation

Is the UK true to its word on the prevention of torture?

Rules for Britain’s intelligence services seem strict – but experts say they give too much room for manoeuvre

The Guardian - UK

UK torture policy labelled ‘fatally flawed’ after watchdog report

Investigatory powers commissioner has identified non-compliance by intelligence agencies and MoD

The Guardian - UK

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Britain names MI5 deputy as first female cyber spy boss

Britain named Anne Keast-Butler as the first female director of its intelligence communications agency GCHQ on Tuesday, tasked with protecting the country from terrorists, cyber-criminals and malign foreign powers.

Reuters

Katherine Heiny: ‘Writing about sex and relationships ends up being about infidelity’

Swallowed hearing aids, origami obsessives and a husband who’s a former MI6 agent ... Standard Deviation author Katherine Heiny isn’t short of inspiration, so why did it take 25 years to get her writing career off the ground?

The Guardian - UK

Marvel's Secret Invasion trailer, release date and more

The Skrulls are coming in Marvel's Secret Invasion. Here's what we know about the series

Tom’s Guide

Operation Chiffon by Peter Taylor review – how they talked their way out of the Troubles

In this compelling account, the author and documentary-maker describes how decades of covert communications between the British government and the IRA eased the path to the Good Friday agreement – helped by an unlikely hero

The Guardian - UK

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Thrilled by The Night Agent? Watch these 7 spy shows while we wait for season 2

Looking for more thriller shows like The Night Agent? Check out these seven suspense-filled TV series next.

TechRadar

James Bond Vet Christoph Waltz Wonders If His Blofeld Is Really Dead

While No Time To Die seemed to spell the end of Christoph Waltz's Blofeld, the Academy Award winner questions his finality in the 007 saga.

Cinemablend

Ex-MI6 spy who authored Trump dossier records vulgar message for Donald Trump

Ex-spy’s dossier on Donald Trump alleged Russia may have held compromising material on ex-president

The Independent UK

How Iraq war destroyed UK’s trust in politicians and left Labour in turmoil

Tony Blair’s decision to invade tore at successive Labour leaders and weakened the intelligence services

The Guardian - UK

Abuses and intelligence failures hang over UK 20 years after Iraq war

Moral reputation of UK intelligence and military has been tarnished for a generation

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Dynamite Doug; Death of an Artist; Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets and more

A week of mysteries spanned looted Cambodian treasures, the death of artist Ana Mendieta, missing MI6 diver Buster Crabb and Classic FM’s newest recruit

The Guardian - UK

007 Things I learnt from a (sort of) spy

A new book by Ava Glass — not her actual name, obvs — is based on real life experiences working with MI5 and MI6. Joanna Taylor meets her

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Berlin spy case shows ‘potential failings’ in vetting system, says ex-MI6 spy

Christopher Steele said the UK is one of Russia’s ‘main targets’ because it is a ‘very strong supporter’ of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Britain must ‘wake up’ to China security challenges, ex-MI6 head says

UK is reviewing its security measures after the US claimed to have downed a Chinese spy balloon

Daily Record

Jagtar Singh Johal's brother writes to MI6 chief as Dumbarton man spends another birthday in prison

In an open letter to MI6 chief Richard Moore, Gurpreet Singh Johal says “with your help, maybe one day soon, he’ll be walking back through our front door in Dumbarton, instead of fearing the death penalty in Delhi”.

The National (Scotland)

Jagtar's brother demands meeting with MI6 boss on imprisoned Scot's birthday

Gurpreet Singh Johal, from Dunbarton, has accused UK spooks of assisting in the sting which initially saw his brother put behind bars in India

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The Independent UK

Could ‘Human Mole’ who tackles MI6 mysteries hold key to Nicola Bulley’s disappearance?

Peter Faulding, who has worked on cases involving serial killers, has joined the hunt for missing dog walker

Daily Mirror

Inside Cold War spy Kim Philby's life - sex, deception and double-dealing

Biographer James Hanning tells of his fascination with Kim Philby, who was played by Guy Pearce in the ITV series A Spy Among Friends. He spied for the Russians while working as a British secret agent

Daily Record

MI6 closes top-secret spy school after planning documents leak location

MI6 bosses had been running a training centre in central London to teach agents spycraft and self-defence when they were forced to evacuate after floor plans and planning documents of the facilities were published by the local council.

Daily Mirror

MI6 shuts down top-secret spy school after location accidentally revealed

The MI6 training centre based in central London had been used to teach agents spycraft and self-defence for many years but key documents linked to the site were published by council officers

Nottingham Post

Afternoon tea launched at grand Nottinghamshire country house with links to MI6

Woodborough Hall is more than 400 years old and is steeped in history but afternoon tea is a stylish, contemporary affair

Evening Standard

UK ‘reviewing support for Iran nuclear deal’ after execution of Alireza Akbari

Alireza Akbari, who was allegedly tortured to force a confession, was executed on Saturday following accusations that he was an MI6 spy

The Guardian - UK

Where was James Bond when Saddam invaded Kuwait in 1990?

After the end of the Cold War, the future of our spy services looked in doubt

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