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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Mi5 - What They Never Told You

Has Jack Lowden been cast as next James Bond? Wife Saoirse Ronan reveals truth

Lowden’s co-star Gary Oldman teased that he is a frontrunner for the iconic MI5 role

Evening Standard · 15h ago

Prisoner With No Terror Convictions Died After 'Unintentionally Cruel' TPIM Treatment

An inquest found restrictive terrorism controls had a substantial impact on Akhtar Uddin's mental state before his death at HMP Wandsworth.

International Business Times UK · Oct 6

UK accuses China of using academics to spy on AI and other tech research

Britain's MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organisation was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf of Beijing's state security service.

The Economic Times · Oct 1

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MI5 Issues Rare Public Alert to Stop Chinese Intelligence Benefiting From UK University Research

MI5 has warned UK universities that research funded through China's CGTRI could assist Chinese espionage, urging institutions to review collaborations under the National Security Act 2023.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

UK warns universities to cut ties with China-linked firm after MI5 flags AI, cyber research espionage

The UK has warned universities and academics against continuing work with a China-linked research organisation that MI5 says has strong ties to Chinese intelligence and was used to fund research that could support espionage.

The Times of India · Sep 30

Bulletin PM briefing: Plane hijacking terror and Europe wants the UK back

Pilot ‘tried to crash Israel-bound plane’ in attempted terror attack. France’s Macron and Spain’s Sanchez urge Burnham to bring UK back into the EU. UK bills set for another shock rise – here's when and why. Sir Ranulph Fiennes ‘back home in Shropshire’ after concerns over his whereabouts. UK universities…

The Independent UK · Sep 30

UK tells academics to cut ties with Chinese institute that MI5 brands a front for spying

The British government has told U.K. universities to stop working with a Chinese research institute

The Independent UK · Sep 30

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MI5 Warns 100+ UK Academics Were Linked to China-Funded AI and Spy Technology Research

MI5 has warned UK universities about research funded by CGTRI, alleging links to China's intelligence service and urging academics to review relationships that could carry security or legal risks.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

UK universities warned by MI5 over Chinese spy risk

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The Independent UK · Sep 30

At least 100 UK academics may be helping to develop Chinese spy tech, MI5 warns

The British intelligence service said academics could be unwittingly improving China’s technical capabilities for spying

Evening Standard · Sep 30

MI5 issues rare Chinese spy warning to UK universities

The alert about Chinese spies is the first of its kind that MI5 has issued independently

The Independent UK · Sep 30

MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities

Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mounting

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30

MI5 warns UK universities over ‘theft of tech secrets by Chinese front company’

Security service says academics should stop working with and taking grants from firm backed by Chinese intelligence

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30

Questions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plot

Tehran has been trying to step up attacks on targets in the west but its track record has been mixed

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

Slow Horses season six review – it gets harder to enjoy Gary Oldman’s spy thriller every year

The show’s creator has gone, it’s been retooled as a conventional thriller and it feels like it’s starting to run out of ideas – even if it’s as slick and confident as ever

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

‘I’m fearless. I was in a boys’ rugby team’: Slow Horses’ Aimee-Ffion Edwards on playing a cocaine-snorting spy

She has played rugby for Wales, is putting a Welsh spin on Princess Leia and is returning to TV screens as Shirley, the explosive, traumatised MI5 agent. Why is Edwards so drawn to liars, crooks and sneaks?

Inverse · Sep 14

The Best Spy Thriller You Aren’t Watching Is Better Than Ever

'Slow Horses' reaches new levels of maturity and complexity in its sixth season.

Evening Standard · Sep 14

Sir Gary Oldman and Zendaya among Emmy nominees as The Pitt tipped for win

The award ceremony will be hosted by Mariska Hargitay on Monday night.

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Evening Standard · Sep 11

MI5 boss: UK now faces ‘worst of both worlds’ 25 years on from 9/11

‘We must resist the temptation to admire the defences we built yesterday and instead build the ones we will need tomorrow’ - Sir Ken McCallum

The Independent UK · Sep 11

MI5 chief says Britain faces greater danger now than on 9/11

In an exclusive op-ed for The Independent on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Sir Ken McCallum warns that Britain faces the ‘worst of both worlds’ – as Russia and China pose growing threats alongside terrorism

The Independent UK · Sep 11

The MI5 chief is right: we must all take threats to our security more seriously

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Sir Ken McCallum, in an exclusive article for The Independent to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, issues a call to arms that must be heeded

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Manchester synagogue attack: ministers seek to block MI5 files from inquest

Government lawyers tell coroner disclosing intelligence would pose serious risk to national security

The Independent UK · Sep 1

This Week in History: The death of Princess Diana, an IRA ceasefire and Hurricane Katrina

Explore how major events between 31 August and 6 September were captured on The Independent’s front pages

International Business Times UK · Aug 28

Who Is the Next James Bond? 6 Actors Shortlisted for the Iconic Role To Screen-Test in September

Amazon MGM Studios has shortlisted six actors for the iconic James Bond role, including Jack Barton and Paul Mescal. Denis Villeneuve is set to direct the new film.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13

The Schoolgirl Terrorist? review – by the end of this documentary you feel like you have sat through a nightmare

A vulnerable girl took her life at 16 having faced terror charges and online grooming by neo-fascists. The catalogue of failures by British authorities is utterly enraging

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