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Pressure mounts on DPP Stephen Parkinson to explain China spy trial collapse

Two parliamentary inquiries will look into the abandoned trial.

Evening Standard

Head of CPS faces cross-party pressure to explain China spy trial collapse

Stephen Parkinson called on to give ‘fuller explanation’ as MI5 expresses frustration over charges being dropped

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on UK national security: a case of state failure

Editorial: This week’s partisan blame game is the wrong response to the collapse of the alleged Chinese spying case. The failure of governance runs deeper

The Guardian - UK

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MI5 chief ‘frustrated’ by China spy case as No 10 defends Starmer’s approach

Sir Ken McCallum warned ‘Chinese state actors’ present a national security threat to the UK ‘every day’.

Evening Standard

MI5 chief says China is a daily threat to UK security amid row over collapse of spying case

The head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency says China poses a daily threat to the United Kingdom’s security

The Independent UK

China presents a daily threat to UK security, MI5 chief says after spy case collapse

The espionage case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash collapsed after government officials refused to testify under oath that China posed a threat to national security.

Euronews

MI5 chief makes startling revelation about number of children arrested for terror offences

Around a fifth of the 232 terrorism arrests last year were of children under 17, Sir Ken McCallum said

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One-in-five terror arrests last year was a child under 17, MI5 chief says

A new Interventions Centre of Expertise will manage threats in cases involving adolescents, mental ill health or other complex risks.

Evening Standard

MI5 chief piles pressure on Keir Starmer over spy crisis

MI5 chief expresses 'frustration' at failure to prosecute two men accused of passing intelligence from parliament to Beijing as he reveals UK faces 'daily' national security threats from China

The Independent UK

MI5 looking at potential risk from out-of-control AI

Security Service director general Sir Ken McCallum said the potential risk from artificial intelligence could not be ignored.

Evening Standard

MI5 boss says Chinese spies pose threat to UK ‘every day’

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The Independent UK

MI5 chief says Chinese spies pose threat to UK national security ‘every day’

Sir Ken McCallum said the UK had to ‘defend itself resolutely’ against Chinese threats but acknowledged the advantages of having ties with Beijing.

The Independent UK

MI5 fought another China spy threat in past week, agency boss says

Sir Ken McCallum also said he was ‘frustrated’ by the collapse of the Westminster spying trial

Evening Standard

MI5 faces ‘new era’ tackling terrorism and rise in state threats

Security Service chief Sir Ken McCallum said the ‘more hostile world’ had forced the biggest shift in MI5’s mission since September 11 2001.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

MI5 chief ‘frustrated’ at failure to put men accused of spying for China on trial

Ken McCallum, the domestic spy chief, says he will ‘never back off’ from confronting threats from Beijing

The Guardian - UK

MI5 and counter-terror police on heightened alert after synagogue attack

Policing at Jewish places of worship to increase as officials investigate killer’s motivations and ties to others

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Iran betting Britain won’t pay for security as ‘reckless’ campaign pushes it to breaking point

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MI5 apologises after spy gave false evidence about neo-Nazi informant

Intelligence official’s testimony about source who had tried to kill girlfriend with machete had been relied on in court

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Evening Standard

20,000 Right-wing extremists in Alternative for Germany main Opposition party, warn spy chiefs

In Britain, MI5 is also dealing with a growing number of threats from Right-wing extremism

Evening Standard

Revealed: London universities' ties to Chinese military research despite security concerns

Defence experts have expressed concerns that UK institutions continue to expand their collaboration with Chinese engineering universities,

The Guardian - UK

UK could target parts of Chinese state under new foreign influence rules

Exclusive: Government is weighing up security concerns against economic benefits of closer ties with Beijing

The Independent UK

Classified files and MI5 spy artefacts to be exhibited for the first time

The exhibition will offer the public a first-ever glimpse into MI5's private collection

The Independent UK

MI5 reveals never-before-seen spy secrets in National Archives Exhibition

Exhibits include Guy Burgess’s briefcase, which was left behind as he fled to Moscow, and a 110-year-old lemon used by German spy Karl Muller.

The Independent UK

‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Bulgarian spies reveal changing nature of Russia terror threat

‘Extremely sophisticated operation’ uncovered on UK soil forms part of an emerging trend across Europe

The Independent UK

Alleged abuse victim of suspected MI5 informant ‘calls for apology’

It comes after MI5 apologised unreservedly for providing ‘incorrect information’ to the High Court.

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