Undercover police officer lied to spycops inquiry about sexual relationship Officer forced to admit relationship with woman lasting at least six months while working under fake name Dave Evans The Guardian - UK · Sep 27
Undercover Officer Who Posed as Helen Steel's Boyfriend Was Living Nearby in New Zealand All Along Helen Steel's search for her former partner, an undercover officer, reveals a complex web of deception and state surveillance, highlighting the lengths taken to protect covert operations. International Business Times UK · Jul 26
How the Met police spent £2.5m hiding spycop from former partner Spycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived her into relationship The Guardian - UK · Jul 26
Heathrow passengers speak of ‘absolute nightmare’ after disruption hits airport Several international airports are experiencing disruption after an alleged cyber attack on a technical partner. Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2025
The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed review – what sort of country would let the police do this? This powerful telling of the shocking ‘spy cops’ story does what only TV can: shows you the astonishing women at its heart. You’ll be engrossed for three hours The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025
Unmasking the spy cops: how women found the truth about men who tricked them into relationships Credit cards, passports and ingenuity led to the identities of undercover police who were loved under false pretences The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2025
Imagine watching a UK ‘spy cop’ whose lies destroyed lives trying to explain it away. This is what that was like Many of us tricked into relationships, and even children, by Met detectives watched Bob Lambert. It was painful and cathartic, says Alison, a founder member of Police Spies Out of Lives The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024
Four people accuse undercover officer of arson attack on Debenhams store Witnesses allege Bob Lambert was involved in fire at store in London in 1987, a claim he has repeatedly denied The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024
Undercover police officer admits spying on Keir Starmer when he was a barrister Spy says he accessed details of legal advice Starmer gave campaigners in McLibel case The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024
Undercover officer lied about police beating, inquiry told Former officer alleges colleague John Dines inflicted injuries on himself in bid to be seen as high-performing The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2024
Landmark trial turns apartment food scraps into fertiliser in bid to curb staggering food waste An Australian trial hopes to tackle the "staggering" amount of food waste generated by apartment dwellers by trialling the use of dehydrator machines that turn food scraps into fertiliser. ABC News · Feb 16, 2023
‘It was as if he set out to destroy my sanity’: how the spy cops lied their way into women’s hearts – and beds For years, undercover officers from the Metropolitan police deceived and manipulated female activists such as McDonald’s campaigner Helen Steel. Her new book reveals their callous tricks The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022