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Russian 'honeytrap spy' tells court she was ‘lied to, manipulated and used’

Vanya Gaberova, 30, is accused of being part of a spy ring which targeted people and places of interest to the Russian state over three years

Evening Standard

UK-based Russian spy ring linked to ‘highest echelons’ in Bulgaria, trial told

The court heard that three Bulgarians helped in the 2021 election when President Rumen Radev was elected.

Evening Standard

Woman accused of stealing Ukrainian soldiers’ mobile numbers, court hears

Prosecutor at Old Bailey says Katrin Ivanova was only member of Bulgarian spy ring able to pull off plot

The Guardian - UK

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'Russian spy' says suspicions first raised at base training Ukraine forces

Bulgarian Katrin Ivanova has claimed she was deceived, betrayed and controlled by her long-term partner Biser Dzhambazov

Evening Standard

Alleged Russian spy says suspicions first raised on her way to base training Ukraine forces

Katrin Ivanova denied being ‘a stupid person’, but said she was under the ‘control’ of her partner her at the time.

The Independent UK

Woman accused of spying for Moscow questioned over plan to kidnap man

Katrin Ivanova, giving evidence in UK court, pressed by prosecutor over her response to partner’s message

The Guardian - UK

Alleged spy ‘did not know’ target had exposed link to Salisbury poison attack

Katrin Ivanova is accused of carrying out surveillance on enemies of the Russian state.

Evening Standard

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Natalie Shotter killing: 'Wicked' predator jailed for life for rape and manslaughter of NHS worker in London park

Mohamed Iidow attacked his victim while she was passed out on a bench in Southall Park

Evening Standard

Suspected Russian spy claimed to be working for Interpol, court told

Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Katrin Ivanova, 33, are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of being part of a network of spies.

Evening Standard

Spy ring plotted to obtain details from phones of Ukrainians at US airbase in Germany, UK court hears

Group made plans in late 2022 to obtain information and pass on anything that could benefit Russia in its invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Russian spies plotted ‘fake blood’ protest at London embassy, jurors told

The UK-based ringleader, Orlin Roussev, had brainstormed ideas with his Russian spymaster, the Old Bailey heard.

Evening Standard

Russia spies planned to spray London embassy with pig blood in fake protest ploy, court hears

Spies plotted to release ‘deep fake porn’ images of the son of the Kazakhstan President, the court has heard

Evening Standard

Agent for Russia and UK-based Bulgarian planned ‘honeytrap’ for journalist, court hears

Pair chatted on Telegram about plot to target Christo Grozev, known for his investigations into Russian espionage

The Guardian - UK

‘Sophisticated’ spy ring passed secrets to Russia for three years, UK court told

Court told Bulgarian nationals surveilled targets including a journalist linked to Russian dissident Alexei Navalny

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UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia and risked many lives, court told

Three Bulgarian nationals were allegedly part of a group which carried out surveillance on opponents of the Russian state, the Old Bailey heard.

The Independent UK

London trio tracked journalists and dissidents as part of Russian spy ring, trial hears

Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 39, deny conspiring with a Russian agent to pass information to the country

Evening Standard

'Honeytrap plots, fake protests and love triangle': Russian spy ring trial gets underway

A Bellingcat journalist who investigated the Salisbury Novichok poisonings and the downing of Malaysia flight MH17 was put under surveillance by Russian spies

Evening Standard

UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years, court told

Bulgarian nationals Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev allegedly carried out surveillance on ‘prominent’ individuals.

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The Guardian - UK

Man found guilty of rape and manslaughter of woman on London park bench

Mohamed Iidow attacked Natalie Shotter after she apparently passed out in park in Southall after night out

The Independent UK

Security guard ‘obsessed’ with Holly Willoughby jailed for life for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder her

Gavin Plumb’s sinister kidnap plot had a ‘life-changing’ impact on the ‘Dancing on Ice’ presenter, a court heard

Evening Standard

Gavin Plumb jailed for life over Holly Willoughby kidnap, rape and murder plot

Security guard Gavin Plumb was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court

The Independent UK

Holly Willoughby shares statement after man is found guilty of plotting to abduct and murder her

Security guard was on trial for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder ITV star

The Independent UK

Inside the grubby flat where obsessed loner assembled ‘kidnap kit’ to murder Holly Willoughby

Neighbours rarely saw ‘isolated’ Gavin Plumb. But none could imagine inside his unassuming Essex flat, the security guard was planning a horrifying attack on a TV star, writes Amy-Clare Martin

The Independent UK

Holly Willoughby obsessed security guard found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder star

Jurors unanimously convicted ‘prolific liar’ Gavin Plumb of masterminding a plan to attack the former This Morning presenter

The Guardian - UK

Man on trial posed ‘imminent threat’ to Holly Willoughby, US officer tells jury

Undercover officer says Gavin Plumb sent him photos of an ‘abduction kit’ and bottles of chloroform

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