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From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute

The collapse of the prosecutions of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is a reminder that bringing charges for espionage can be an extremely risky business, particularly in western democracies. Cash and Berry were accused of spying for China, but the CPS dropped the case before it could go to trial.…

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East Sheen house which was home to a Cold War spymaster and Olympic medallist for sale for £5m

Bevis Reid and Harold Taplin Shergold, who caught the British double agent George Blake, moved to the house in the 1960s

Evening Standard

Bulgarian woman in Russian spy ring is no George Blake, Old Bailey told

Katrin Ivanova’s barrister says her sentence should reflect her admin duties and not equate her with ‘classic spy cases’

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Female Russian spy ‘world away from classic George Blake case’, court told

The six Bulgarian nationals are to be sentenced on Monday.

Evening Standard

Reds cook up response to Force's 'must-win' mentality

The Western Force need to beat the Queensland Reds in Brisbane to keep their top-eight hopes in their hands entering the final Super Rugby Pacific round.

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Sex, Spies and Scandal by Alex Grant review – the cold war and an untold part of Britain’s LGBT history

This sympathetic telling of the John Vassall affair is strong on the homophobic paranoia that wrecked British lives in the 1950s – and a reminder that the Kremlin’s use of blackmail is nothing new

The Guardian - UK

Daniel Khalife: escapes are just one symptom of a failing prison system

Following the recapture of escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife, there will no doubt be an inquiry into the prison system and how an inmate managed to apparently strap himself to a van and be driven out under the noses of prison security. But whether another inquiry prompted by a prison…

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What is the Official Secrets Act and what is the maximum sentence for spying?

Here, the PA news agency looks at the legislation which is designed to protect state secrets and national security.

The Independent UK

Great escapes: a brief history of Britain’s most daring prison breaks

Daniel Khalife made a remarkable escape – but it can’t match the panache of some of his predecessors

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