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China in ‘covert and calculated’ effort to recruit MPs and peers, minister says

Dan Jarvis gives Commons statement after MI5 alert about LinkedIn profiles of Amanda Qiu and Shirly Shen

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s targeting of alleged drug vessels strains UK-US intelligence ties

Suspension of intelligence cooperation in Caribbean is unusual move and there is potential for political fallout

The Guardian - UK

UK pauses intelligence-sharing with US on suspected drug vessels in Caribbean

Rare rupture between military allies comes as concerns grow over Trump administration’s lethal sinking of boats

The Guardian - UK

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Tech Expert Claims Russia Behind Major UK Cyber Attack, Using Gaza Conflict as 'Cover'

Cloudflare's CEO warns Russia is behind crippling cyber attacks on Heathrow, Jaguar Land Rover and M&S, using the Gaza conflict as a smokescreen to strike UK infrastructure and businesses.

International Business Times UK

‘You think you’re okay – then comes the shock’: James Callis on Claude’s dramatic ending in Slow Horses season 5

Slow Horses season 5 finale leaves Claude Whelan facing the fallout of his own 'stiff upper lip', but James Callis says that’s part of the 'Englishness of it all.'

TechRadar

Southport attacker spoke to social worker about MI5 accessing his information

Axel Rudakubana was said to have been ‘vocal’ about the American government and the Taliban during a home visit.

Evening Standard

Stop ‘weaselly excuses’ and tell truth on Chinese embassy, Government told

The administration was accused in Parliament of ‘kowtowing’ to Beijing over the proposed development.

Evening Standard

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Slow Horses season five: there’s comedy but also real spycraft – according to espionage expert

The fifth season of Slow Horses, Apple TV’s gripping spy drama based on Mick Herron’s novel London Rules, shines a light on opportunist politicians, media manipulation, radicalisation and moral panics. In doing so, Herron taps into the zeitgeist of Britain in 2025.

The Conversation

Company directed by socialite James Stunt wound up over £173,000 debt

Stunt Acquisitions Limited was wound up on Wednesday over an an unpaid debt

Evening Standard

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.…

The Conversation

How Britain’s weakened global position may have pulled it into a Chinese spying scandal

The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the UK government after the collapse of a trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. That is because it is centred not on the actions of suspected spies, but on the behaviour of the government. How did this come to happen?

The Conversation

Prince Andrew met ‘spymaster’ at heart of China spy scandal ‘at least three times’

Disgraced Duke of York shook hands with Beijing official Cai Qi

Evening Standard

How I (nearly) became a Chinese intelligence asset

IN FOCUS: Finding yourself a close friend of the Beijing spying machine is a lot easier than you might think, says Jonathan Margolis, especially if, like me, you’ve chalked up 27 trips to the country as a small-fry business consultant…

The Independent UK

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

Two parliamentary inquiries will look into the abandoned trial.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Starmer doing ‘everything in his power’ to overturn ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villa game

Supporters of Israeli club were blocked from attending Europa League tie in Birmingham due to safety fears

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

Greens neck and neck with Labour, new poll shows, as voters turn away from Starmer

Voters are continuing to turn to both Reform UK and the Green Party amid growing discontent with Keir Starmer’s government

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The Independent UK

UK delays deadline for decision on China ‘super embassy’ as spy row intensifies

The decision on whether to approve the ‘super embassy’ has been pushed back to December

Evening Standard

Decision on China super embassy in London delayed for second time amid spy row

A ruling on the controversial plans has been pushed back after concerns over national security were raised

Evening Standard

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’.

The Independent UK

Italy's top court blocks extradition of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream explosions' case

Italy’s top court has rejected the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man arrested on suspicion of setting off explosions that damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, his lawyer said on Thursday

The Independent UK

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

Euronews

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.

The Independent UK

Lawyer urges judge to acquit British ex-soldier in 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland

A lawyer for the only British soldier charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre says prosecutors failed to prove murder and attempted murder charges

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