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Queen left in dark after courtier unmasked as Soviet spy, MI5 files show

Queen Elizabeth was left in the dark for almost a decade over the full scale of the treachery of one of her most senior courtiers, according to…

The National (Scotland)

New spy recruits given advice on how to tail a suspect, MI5 files reveal

DO NOT use false beards, carry plenty of spare change for the tube, and if you have to tell a taxi driver to “follow that cab”, be prepared to…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish nationalists monitored by MI5 amid fears of help from France, files show

BRITISH security services were monitoring the Scottish nationalist movement – and feared the French government could be supporting it, newly…

The National (Scotland)

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Actor Dirk Bogarde was ‘disturbed’ by KGB sting warning, declassified files reveal

MI5 told Bogarde in 1971 that he had been identified as ‘practising homosexual’ of interest by Russian spies

The Guardian - UK

Philby had to choose ‘between suicide and prosecution’ before 1963 defection

Files released by National Archives reveal moment double agent was confronted by MI6 officer Nicholas Elliot

The Guardian - UK

MI5 files suggest queen was not briefed on spy in royal household for nine years

Documents indicate monarch was informed Anthony Blunt was Soviet agent in 1973, though he confessed in 1964

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth II ‘very calm’ when warned about Russian spy Anthony Blunt, newly released MI5 documents show

MI5 reveals confessions of three members of infamous Cambridge Five spy ring as tranche of documents released into National Archives

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Dirk Bogarde and the KGB’s gay entrapment plot: MI5 files reveal secret warning to British film icon

Newly declassified files show the actor’s name was on a list of ‘practising British homosexuals’ passed to the Russians

The Independent UK

Last secrets of notorious spy Kim Philby revealed: from traitor’s confession to Queen’s involvement

Trove of newly declassified files detail investigations into some of the country’s most notorious double agents, the ‘Ring of Five’, who passed information to the Soviets for three decades

The Independent UK

Kim Philby owned up to spying for Russia – but said he would do it all again

Newly declassified files show the moment the notorious Cambridge double agent finally confessed to his treachery.

The Independent UK

Cambridge spy Blunt feared violence from his KGB controller

Newly-declassified files show notorious double agent refused ‘insane’ order to follow fellow spies Burgess and Maclean to Moscow.

The Independent UK

Elizabeth II kept in dark over Palace traitor Anthony Blunt

Newly-declassified files show the Queen was only told the full story a decade after royal courtier confessed to spying for the KGB.

The Independent UK

Follow that cab (and tip well): MI5’s wartime guide to the art of being a spy

The guidance is contained in a wartime booklet issued to all new recruits to the Security Service

The Independent UK

The week in audio: Human Intelligence; Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring; UnReality; The Hole Truth – review

Naomi Alderman’s 50-part history of great thinkers gets off to a flying start. Plus, an exposé of Russian interference in UK politics; and in the week the BBC axed Short Cuts, where now for young audio talent?

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Evening Standard

Every terror attack is sickening, says MI5 head at FBI director’s leaving event

Sir Ken McCallum, who was knighted in the latest New Year Honours, gave a speech at the leaving event for FBI director Christopher Wray on Friday.

Evening Standard

Withheld MI5 material connected to teenager ‘not cause for concern’

Rhianan Rudd, 16, was found dead in May 2022, a year after she had been charged with terrorism offences.

The Independent UK

The search for a new archbishop of Canterbury and how the process works

The next person to take on the role will be the 106th archbishop of Canterbury.

Evening Standard

Home Office unveils new 'smash the gangs' measures as migrant Channel crossings up 25%

Almost 37,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats in 2024 - up by a quarter on the previous year

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Evening Standard

Proposed phone bans for suspected people smugglers branded ‘weak’ by Tories

Measures aimed at cracking down on organised immigration crime are ‘laughable’, shadow home secretary Chris Philp said.

Evening Standard

Head of MI5 knighted and artist becomes a dame among Scots in New Year Honours

They are among more than 100 Scots honoured in the list.

Tom’s Guide

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Our guide on the ten best Apple TV Plus shows of 2024, and they all have at least 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

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The Guardian - UK

Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted

Belfast-based Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey won landmark victory that PSNI’s surveillance was unlawful

Evening Standard

UK Christmas market has reviewed its security in wake of Magdeburg attack

Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market’s security processes were reviewed but no changes were required.

The Conversation

Prince Andrew and the British establishment’s ‘target-rich environment’ for spies

A ruling by the UK’s Special Immigration Appeals Commission has revealed that a Chinese businessman with links to King Charles’ younger brother, Prince Andrew, has been banned from Britain. The commission was upholding a decision originally taken in 2023 by the then home secretary, Suella Braverman, to exclude a man…

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