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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 · Nov 11, 2025

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 · Oct 30, 2025

‘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 · Oct 29, 2025

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 · Oct 20, 2025

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 · Oct 17, 2025

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 · Oct 17, 2025

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 · Oct 17, 2025

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

Two parliamentary inquiries will look into the abandoned trial.

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025

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 Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025

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 · Oct 16, 2025