Donald Trump’s allies were so intent on rooting out a ‘deep state’ working against him that they employed a British spy to recruit women as ‘honeytraps’, intent on ferreting out critics of the then-president while on dates at DC restaurants. Among the targets was H.R. McMaster, a lieutenant general in the Army who took over … Read more
Donald Trump’s allies were so intent on rooting out a ‘deep state’ working against him that they employed a British spy to recruit women as ‘honeytraps’, intent on ferreting out critics of the then-president while on dates at DC restaurants. Among the targets was H.R. McMaster, a lieutenant general in the Army who took over … Read more
MI5 has shared a picture from the lobby of its London headquarters in its first post on Instagram. The secret service uploaded a shot of the inside of Thames House on Millbank on Thursday afternoon. It said @mi5official will ‘bust popular myths about its work, provide explainers for intelligence terminology, promote career opportunities and bring … Read more
Foreign spies operating in Britain will be prosecuted and deported under new laws to protect the country from hostile states. The Queen’s Speech on May 11 will reportedly be used by the Prime Minister to announce a bill outlining measures to protect Britain from the likes of Russia and China. It will mandate that all … Read more
Foreign spies face prosecution and deportation under new laws that will ‘force everyone working for foreign governments to register their presence’ Queen’s Speech in May reportedly to be used by Prime Minister to announce bill It is expected to outline measures to protect UK from likes of China and Russia People working on behalf of … Read more
A network of Labour Party ‘spies’ is operating at the heart of Whitehall, feeding secret information to Sir Keir Starmer’s team to destabilise the Government, senior Tory sources claim. The moles – Labour-sympathising civil servants – are believed to have played a key role in triggering the lobbying scandal which has allowed Sir Keir’s party … Read more
Britain blames Putin’s spies for massive SolarWinds cyber attack that targeted Pentagon, FBI, US Treasury, Nato and European Parliament The FCDO said it had been assessed it was ‘highly likely’ that SVR was behind it It came as President Joe Biden said that he was expelling 10 Russian diplomats It was over the Kremlin’s targeting … Read more
A Splinter Of Ice (originaltheatreonline.com; and touring) Verdict: Well worth a sneaky peek Rating: Julius Caesar (Bridge Theatre; ntathome.com) Verdict: Mob-handed Rating: Cold War British spy and Russian double agent Kim Philby was a great lover of cricket. On a visit to him in 1987, shortly before his death in Moscow (reimagined in this fascinating new play … Read more
Director of National Intelligence said on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies do not know exactly when or how COVID-19 was initially transmitted. ‘It is absolutely accurate that the intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how the COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,’ Avril Haines told a Senate hearing. She noted two theories, that … Read more
Director of National Intelligence said on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies do not know exactly when or how COVID-19 was initially transmitted. ‘It is absolutely accurate that the intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how the COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,’ Avril Haines told a Senate hearing. She noted two theories, that … Read more