Ex-Russian spy can sue UK crime agency for ‘revealing new identity’, court rules Boris Karpichkov, former name of double agent, is suing the National Crime Agency for revealing new identity The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023
Friday essay: the secret lives of Ian Fleming and John Le Carré – the spymasters shaped by a lack of parental love In 2022, writer Suleika Dawson published an intimate, refreshingly candid first-hand account of her passionate extramarital affair with David Cornwell – who worked as an intelligence agent for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and early 1960s, and wrote spy novels using the pseudonym John le Carré. The Conversation · Oct 26, 2023
Al-Qaida and IS call on followers to strike Israeli, US and Jewish targets Israeli military offensive in Gaza offers opportunity to extremist groups in west and Middle East, experts say The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023
The Rise of the New Spycraft Regimes U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment should remind the West not to underestimate the intelligence capabilities of smaller powers. Foreign Policy · Oct 21, 2023
Terrorists could try to exploit artificial intelligence, MI5 and FBI chiefs warn Intelligence summit told terror groups or hostile states may seek to use AI to build bombs or disrupt elections The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
MI5 boss says Chinese espionage in UK on ‘epic’ scale with 20,000 people approached by spies ‘We have seen a sustained campaign on a pretty epic scale’ The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Conflict in Gaza could inspire terrorism in UK, says MI5 chief MI5 director-general Ken McCallum said intelligence services ‘would be silly not to be paying very close attention’ to events in the Middle East. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
US and UK spy chiefs warn Middle East crisis could raise domestic terror threat Heads of MI5 and FBI say Jewish communities and other groups may face danger from lone actors, Iran or militants The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023
MI5 warns of sharp rise in foreign states trying to steal secrets from UK firms The UK intelligence service joined with the other Five Eyes powers to issue stark advice to businesses in emerging technology. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
20,000 Britons approached by Chinese agents on LinkedIn, says MI5 head Ken McCallum warns China is trying to steal industrial and technological secrets in the west The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023
MI5 boss warns of ‘aggressive attempts’ by hostile states like China to steal secrets UK intelligence boss will appear alongside ‘Five Eyes’ spy chiefs from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand at Silicon Valley summit The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
MI5 chief in first joint public appearance with heads of Five Eyes spy agencies Ken McCallum will speak alongside counterparts from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand amid warnings about foreign state threats to businesses. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
From boardrooms to bedrooms: ICI director’s office was the perfect formula for £18m penthouse in Westminster The future occupants of The Gainsborough’s walnut-panelled rooms will be able to call MI5 their nextdoor neighbours Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2023
UK government spy scandals fuel calls for tougher stance on China Britain's MI5 security service warned the UK Conservative party that two would-be MPs could be Chinese spies, a minister said Wednesday, after news reports on Sunday revealed a parliamentary researcher was arrested in March on suspicion of spying for Beijing. France 24 · Sep 13, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 Tory party ‘acted swiftly’ to block would-be MPs after MI5 warnings Party removed two people from candidates list after MI5 warned in 2021 they could be Chinese spies
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 Tories took ‘swift action’ after MI5 warning about would-be MPs The Conservative Party dropped two people from its list of potential candidates after MI5 highlighted links to China.
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 Tories warned by MI5 that MP candidates could be Chinese spies as ex-security chief says row is ‘wake-up call’ Two candidates dropped, as ex-national security adviser warns spy row affects all of public life
Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023 ‘Conservative candidates dropped after MI5 warned they could be Chinese spies’ Two MP hopefuls were blocked from the Tory candidates list due to espionage concerns
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023 MI5 warned Tories that MP candidates could be Chinese spies – report The Conservative Party blocked two MP hopefuls from its candidates list due to the espionage concerns.
The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023 UK resists calls to label China a threat following claims a Beijing spy worked in Parliament The British government is resisting calls to label China a threat to the U.K.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023 MPs express anger after arrest of parliamentary researcher over alleged spying for China Man is known to have had unescorted access to large parts of the Westminster estate
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023 Surveillance centre hailed as critical in capture of escaped terror suspect Four-day search for Daniel Khalife was coordinated at new Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in London
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023 UK proves espionage is always political in calling out China ‘spying’ at G20 As Sunak challenges Chinese premier at summit, does alleged intelligence escalation from Beijing suggest a new cold war?
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2023 UK leader Sunak chides China after report a UK Parliament staffer is a suspected Beijing spy Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chastised China’s premier for “unacceptable” interference in British democracy
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023 Author Mick Herron: ‘I’d have made an awful spy. I don’t have a smartphone or wifi’ As he publishes a new standalone novel, the spotlight-shunning author of the Slow Horses books talks about politics, time-travel and identity-swapping