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KGB defector turned to Britain only after US rejected him several times, book reveals

Vasili Mitrokhin defected in 1992 after spending years copying top-secret documents on Soviet spies and operations

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2025

OPINION - The London Question: Are pigeons misunderstood?

If there’s one thing Londoners can unite over, it’s revulsion for pigeons. No one likes their gammy feet or their predilection for spattering on cars, buildings and monuments. They are the bane of an office lunch on a park bench, especially when a flock of them flaps into the air…

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

The week in audio: BBC 5 Live; Shock and War; Countered Terrorism; The Trust Race; Movers and Shakers

Even the Lineker row couldn’t stop Stephen Nolan; Gordon Corera launched an insightful look back at the Iraq war; and Rory Cellan-Jones talked to others about the trials of Parkinson’s Disease

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023