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Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger dies aged 62

Sir Alex Younger, the longest-serving Secret Intelligence Service chief in 50 years, publicly and repeatedly warned of threats from China, Russia and other hostile states

The Independent UK

Is 007 First Light getting a sequel? Here’s what we know

Get ready, agent 007.

Dot Esports

Mandelson received sensitive Foreign Office briefings before vetting finished

Documents also reveal internal Labour criticism of Keir Starmer in embarrassing detail

The Guardian - UK

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Battleground Vienna: Austrian intelligence officer convicted of spying for Russia belongs to a long tradition

Egisto Ott is no James Bond. But the stories the 63-year-old Austrian told a Viennese jury recently would make good plotlines. Ott worked as an intelligence officer in Austria’s now-defunct Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterrorism. He was also moonlighting for the Russians.

The Conversation

Was Jeffrey Epstein a Spy for CIA, FBI, MI5, MI6 and German Intelligence? Ex-CIA Officer's Claims Raise Questions

Ex-CIA officer claims Epstein 'repeatedly' contacted CIA, FBI, MI5 and MI6 volunteering to spy. FBI memo and released documents raise questions about his Mossad ties.

International Business Times UK

The Guardian view on Peter Mandelson: the government must come clean on vetting

Editorial: The first mistake was appointing the peer despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The next would be claiming his security risks were properly managed

The Guardian - UK

Meta Ramsay: The British intelligence pioneer who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’

Labour peer was a senior agent during the height of the Cold War

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Tributes pour in for MI6 ‘trailblazer’ Baroness Meta Ramsay

Her tenure included participation in the 1985 extraction of KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky from the Soviet Union

The Independent UK

Meta Ramsay: the spy who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’

After a 22-year career in intelligence she became a Labour minister in the Lords, helping to steer Scottish devolution.

Evening Standard

Mitigating Mandelson risks would have been impossible, says former MI6 chief

Vetting of former UK ambassador to Washington warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel

The Guardian - UK

Yes, 007 First Light's tutorial really is a whole 3 hours of training montage and agent bonding time

By hour two James wasn't the only one chafing at yet another training exercise in Malta.

PC Gamer

'007 First Light' Gives You The Power To Be Any Bond You Want To Be

IOI's 007 First Light isn't just one of the best action-stealth games in recent memory, it's one of the most memorable interpretations of James Bond thusfar.

Inverse

'007 First Light' Has Just Been Released, But Is the Ending Already Teasing a Sequel?

Many have already beaten 007 First Light within the day of its release, and now it is being hinted that a sequel may be in the horizon.

Player One

All MI6 Intel in 007 First Light and how to find them

Let the secrets unfold!

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Creative Bloq

007 First Light review: something borrowed, something Bond, and utterly brilliant

A slow-burning and brutally elegant blend of Hitman and Batman: Arkham.

Windows Central

'007: First Light' review — Not content with being one of the best stealth-action games in years, it also comes with a huge warning to the world

Hitman legends IO Interactive have another absolute banger on their hands with 007: First Light, which effortlessly weaves authentic classic Bond stealth-action with poignant plot points that should worry anyone paying attention.

International Business Times UK

Actor Riz Ahmed Claims UK Intelligence and a BBC Figure Tried to Recruit Him as Informant Twice

Actor Riz Ahmed claims UK intelligence services approached him three times to act as an informant, raising questions about his Muslim identity and public profile.

GamesRadar

007 First Light's Bond is more "relatable" than Hitman's Agent 47, says developer: "Rather than an object of absurd fascination, he's an object of emotional relation"

Interview | Rasmus Poulsen discusses the similarities and differences between 007 First Light and Hitman, and finding a younger Bond's humanity

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The Independent UK

I played three hours of 007 First Light – and I’m ‘absolutely hyped’ for the launch

007 FIRST LIGHT HANDS-ON PREVIEW: Playing through three different missions, 007 First Light is shaping up to be one of the very best games of 2026 and perhaps even the past decade

TechRadar

007 First Light’s Bond gets creative in ways that would make Agent 47 smile

Our time with IO Interactive’s take on James Bond was filled with smart multi-approach spy action, intense shoot-outs, and one of the most unique vehicle chase sequences in the franchise.

TechRadar

I haven’t played a Bond game since Goldeneye on the N64 — but 007 First Light could finally change that

007 First Light is shaping up to be an excellent James Bond game that could win over Bond sceptics like myself - but can it escape the shadow of Hitman?

The Guardian - UK

Secret Service review – Gemma Arterton’s spy drama is not, in any conceivable way, fun

Arterton power-walks stylishly through Tom Bradby’s slick crime caper that takes itself so seriously even the saucy stuff is solemn. Slow Horses this is not

Woman & Home

What to watch tonight: Secret Service is ITV's gripping spy thriller based on the real experiences of a journalist

Gemma Arterton leads an all-star cast in the espionage series that feels 'more relevant than ever'

Total Film

Best James Bond movies, ranked! From Dr. No to No Time to Die

Here are all 25 James Bond movies ranked from worst to best

The Independent UK

No 10 knew Mandelson failed security vetting seven months ago, as revealed by The Independent

The Independent put revelations that Peter Mandelson had failed MI6 vetting for the US ambassador role to Downing Street in September – but a ‘furious’ Sir Keir insists he did not know until this week

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