Lady Ramsay of Cartvale obituary MI6 spy on the ‘Moscow watch’ who was involved in the audacious escape of the double agent Oleg Gordievsky The Guardian - UK · Jun 19
Meta Ramsay: The British intelligence pioneer who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’ Labour peer was a senior agent during the height of the Cold War The Independent UK · May 29
Tributes pour in for MI6 ‘trailblazer’ Baroness Meta Ramsay Her tenure included participation in the 1985 extraction of KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky from the Soviet Union The Independent UK · May 29
Meta Ramsay: the spy who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’ After a 22-year career in intelligence she became a Labour minister in the Lords, helping to steer Scottish devolution. Evening Standard · May 29
Aldrich Ames obituary CIA officer who betrayed western intelligence assets and espionage operations to the Soviet Union and Russia The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Stella Rimington, first female MI5 chief, dies aged 90 Former director general died on Sunday night ‘surrounded by her beloved family and dogs’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025
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 · Apr 1, 2025
Camera trap set up to snare Nessie is discovered after more than 50 years The camera was found to be in good condition and an engineer was able to develop the film. Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2025
KGB defector and Cold War spy Oleg Gordievsky dies age 86 Top KGB defector and Cold War spy found dead at home aged 86 The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
Oleg Gordievsky: the spy who helped avert a nuclear war The ex-KGB officer’s intelligence was crucial to Margaret Thatcher’s contacts with Mikhail Gorbachev, whose rise to power helped end the Cold War. Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025
Top KGB defector and Cold War spy found dead at home aged 86 Code-named Hetman, Oleg Gordievsky was one of the Cold War’s most important spies The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
Top KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86 Code-named Hetman, Oleg Gordievsky was one of the most important spies of the Cold War. Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025
Oleg Gordievsky, Britain's most valuable Cold War spy inside the KGB, dies at 86 Former KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky has died aged 86 in England The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025
Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies in Surrey aged 86 Soviet spy defected to Britain from Moscow under threat of exposure after supplying information to MI6 and MI5 The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025 Oleg Gordievsky obituary Russian spy who was the highest ranking KGB officer to defect to Britain
The Conversation · Dec 27, 2024 The world’s most bizarre secret weapons: how pigeons, cats, whales and even robotic catfish have acted as spies through the ages The death of a spy is rarely newsworthy, due to the secrecy surrounding it. But when a white beluga whale suspected of spying for Moscow was found dead in Norwegian waters in September, the animal soon became a minor celebrity.
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024 Russia-UK expulsions have targeted scores over past decades Russia’s announcement of expelling six British diplomats for alleged espionage has been denounced by the United Kingdom
The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024 TV tonight: The Red King throws up a slippery new suspect Sergeant Grace has to outwit unhelpful islanders as the folk horror thriller nears its climax. Plus: a seriously dramatic ending in Deadman’s Curse. Here’s what to watch this evening
The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024 TV tonight: return of brutal Italian prison drama The King Personal justice of its own kind goes on behind bars at San Michele jail. Plus: another spine-tingling tale from Inside No 9. Here’s watch to watch today
Tom’s Guide · May 8, 2024 How to watch 'Secrets and Spies: The Nuclear Game' online from anywhere How close was the world to nuclear destruction during the Cold War? Too close is the answer – here's how to watch "Secrets and Spies: The Nuclear Game" from anywhere.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023 MI5 refused to investigate ‘Russian spy’s’ links to Tories, says whistleblower Party member lodges a complaint about the security services ignoring attempt of Russian infiltration into the Conservatives
The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022 Moral arguments alone not enough to justify spying, says MI6 ethics chief Book review says in reality, intelligence agencies are tasked ‘to defend the national interest for its own sake’