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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

The Independent UK

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’.

Evening Standard

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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

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

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

The Independent UK

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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

The Independent UK

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

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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.

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

TechRadar

Slow Horses season 5 episode 4 delivers a classic British spy showdown, with shoes off

Slow Horses season 5 episode 4 sees James Callis’ MI5 boss Claude Whelan have a rare victory.

TechRadar

UK spy agency warns politicians: 'You are a potential target'

The Chinese are spying on, or trying to recruit government workers, MI5 warned.

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Evening Standard

Whistleblowing ex-police spy has become ‘an inconvenient truth’

Peter Francis cannot apologise for telling the truth about undercover police tactics, his lawyer has told a public inquiry.

Euronews

UK's MI5 warns lawmakers of spying threat from China, Russia and Iran

The intelligence agency warned MPs and their staff to look out for spies trying to elicit information from them by blackmail or phishing attacks.

Evening Standard

MI5 tells politicians: ‘You are a potential target’

MI5’s National Protective Security Authority issued the warning to MPs, peers, councillors, candidates and parliamentary staff.

The Guardian - UK

The story behind the spy stories: show reveals secrets of John le Carré’s craft

How author researched his plots and letters from Alec Guinness feature in Oxford exhibition

The Guardian - UK

Why has the UK dropped its trial of two alleged China spies?

Prosecutor hinted at lack of backing from Downing Street but legal experts argue prosecution was still possible

Evening Standard

Sir Gary Oldman says Slow Horses has been one of the most ‘joyful’ experiences

The Oscar-winning actor stars as veteran MI5 agent Jackson Lamb in the Apple TV show based on the Slough House book series by Mick Herron.

The Independent UK

Why Slow Horses is the best spy show on TV

If Slow Horses isn’t already your latest TV obsession, it soon will be. With Season five of the hit Apple TV+ drama rolling out weekly, Jackson Lamb and his band of MI5 misfits return to prove that espionage is about far more than martinis and tuxedos.

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