William pays tribute to former MI6 chief for ‘unwavering commitment’ Sir Alex Younger died at the age of 62 after being treated for cancer. Evening Standard · Jun 4
Alex Younger, former head of MI6, dies aged 62 Keir Starmer says Younger led an ‘exemplary life’, while foreign secretary says country owes him ‘an enormous debt of gratitude’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 3
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 · Jun 3
Mandelson received sensitive Foreign Office briefings before vetting finished Documents also reveal internal Labour criticism of Keir Starmer in embarrassing detail The Guardian - UK · Jun 1
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 · Jun 1
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 · Jun 1
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 · May 29
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 The Independent UK · May 29
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 · May 29
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 · May 29
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 · May 28
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 · May 27
Inverse · May 27 '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.
Player One · May 27 '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.
Creative Bloq · May 26 007 First Light review: something borrowed, something Bond, and utterly brilliant A slow-burning and brutally elegant blend of Hitman and Batman: Arkham.
Windows Central · May 26 '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 · May 25 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 · May 5 007 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
The Independent UK · May 5 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 · May 4 007 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 · Apr 30 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 · Apr 27 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