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Before they were Israeli, the Jewish community of Palestine – the Yishuv – had been Britain’s close junior partner. A dispute over Britain’s restrictions on Jewish immigration to Palestine began in 1939, but was set aside during the struggle to defeat Hitler.

It comes after CCTV cameras made by Beijing-based firm Hikvision were reportedly spotted on a Manchester building the security agency works out of.

She will be the first woman to lead a UK intelligence agency since Eliza Manningham-Buller retired from MI5 in 2007

Anne Keast-Butler, who has spent 30 years in national security, will take over as head of the British listening station in Cheltenham, Glos, next month

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the threat posed by China and fighting cyber attacks will all be high on a complex to-do list.

The U.K. has named the first woman to head its communications intelligence agency

Britain named Anne Keast-Butler as the first female director of its intelligence communications agency GCHQ on Tuesday, tasked with protecting the country from terrorists, cyber-criminals and malign foreign powers.

Anne Keast-Butler, currently the deputy director general of MI5, is described as ‘exceptional’

Anne Keast-Butler will be the first woman to hold the top job