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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

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

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

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Aldrich Ames obituary

CIA officer who betrayed western intelligence assets and espionage operations to the Soviet Union and Russia

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Oleg Gordievsky obituary

Russian spy who was the highest ranking KGB officer to defect to Britain

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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’

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