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| May 27, 2026 | Top spook says Russia ‘relentlessly targeting’ UK infrastructure | One of Britain’s top spooks is set to warn that Russia is “relentlessly targeting” the country’s critical infrastructure as businesses have been urged to take action on cyber security.
GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler will deliver a speech o... |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Four men arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran | Four men have been arrested on the suspicion of spying for Iran on the Jewish community, the Metropolitan Police has said.
The men were suspected of conducting surveillance of Jewish people in London.
One Iranian national and three British-... |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Labour MP’s partner among three arrested in China spy probe | Three men, including a partner of a Labour MP, have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
The Metropolitan Police revealed on Wednesday that the men, aged 39, 43 and 68, were arrested in London and Wales as part of a counter-terro... |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Watch: We’ll regret granting this embassy to hostile China | Is China our enemy or our ally? Is it an adversary or a partner? The trading relationship is huge, but so are the security risks.
In the City, China means big business. Last year the UK exported £30bn worth of goods and services to China wh... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Mark my words: Starmer is set to approve China’s ‘super embassy’ | Keir Starmer is set to travel to China and has appealed for business leaders to accompany him. You don’t do that if you’re anticipating holding a foreign government to account, says Eliot Wilson
At the end of this month, Sir Keir Starmer is... |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Whitehall was ‘shambolic’ in dealing with collapsed China spy case | Whitehall officials presided over “shambolic” proceedings in the prosecution of two alleged Chinese spies, a report has suggested, with both government officials and prosecutors coming under fire over the collapse of the case.
A report by p... |
| Nov 24, 2025 | China threat policy questioned amid urgent MI5 warnings | Despite MI5 sounding its most urgent alarm over Chinese intelligence activity in Westminster yet, the UK government has refused to label China a national security threat.
According to new MI5 analysis circulated to MPs last week, Chinese st... |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Why are we even considering China’s ‘super-embassy’? | One day the story of China’s “super-embassy”, whether it is built or not, will be the subject of the kind of book-length investigative reporting that wins worthy prizes, writes Eliot Wilson
Last week this paper reported that senior figures ... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | UK police arrest three on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence | LONDON: Three men in their forties were arrested in London on Thursday (Oct 23) on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence services, UK police said.
The men are in custody and face questioning by counter terror police over alleged offen... |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Surge in cyber attacks expected to generate windfall for consultants | The recent surge in cyber attacks targeting major businesses and government entities is expected to drive an increase in spending on cybersecurity services from consulting firms.
Cyber attacks have dominated the headlines this year, with re... |
| Oct 9, 2025 | China spying scandal: What the hell is going on? | The head of MI5 warns that Chinese spying in the UK is taking place on “an epic scale” – yet the government can’t bring itself to describe China as a threat. What the hell is going on?
Sir Ken McCallum, the Director General of MI5, doesn’t ... |
| Jul 11, 2025 | UK Gov Launches New Scheme to Help Startups Protect IP | Hundreds of tech startups and other innovative businesses can now apply for UK Government support to protect their intellectual property from powerful competitors, including threats from other states and hostile actors.
Under a new governme... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Iran threat to UK is significant and rising, lawmakers say | LONDON: Iran poses a significant and wide-ranging threat to Britain and, while not in the same league as Russia or China, it is one which is rising and for which the UK government is not fully prepared, British lawmakers said in a report re... |
| Jun 25, 2025 | The Tightrope of National Security and Economic Stability | In a world where uncertainty reigns, the balance between national security and economic prosperity hangs by a thread. The UK faces a dual challenge: navigating the complexities of foreign threats while ensuring the domestic economy remains ... |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Contradiction at the heart of National Security Strategy | The situation in the Middle East reminds us that these are volatile times and as the war in Ukraine grinds on, an unpredictable US President heads to the Hague for a crucial Nato summit where the security of Europe is on the table.
At home,... |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Blaise Metreweli is a boot in the face for DEI | Blaise Metreweli has been appointed as the first female head of Mi5 from an all-woman shortlist composed on merit alone. It’s proof that some women don’t need DEI to break glass ceilings, says Eliot Wilson
Just over a week ago, it was annou... |
| Jun 22, 2025 | Chinese ‘super-embassy’ by Tower of London nears approval | A Chinese mega-embassy near the Tower of London is set to be approved by ministers within weeks.
The Planning Inspectorate, which decides on major infrastructure projects, has given the scheme the go-ahead in a report sent to Angela Rayner ... |
| Jun 19, 2025 | A New Era for British Intelligence and Trade: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead | In a historic move, Britain has appointed Blaise Metreweli as the first female head of MI6, the country’s foreign intelligence service. This marks a significant milestone in a traditionally male-dominated field. Metreweli, a seasoned intell... |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Britain appoints first female head of MI6 spy agency | Britain on Sunday (Jun 15) named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.
Metreweli, 47, who is currently MI6's head of technology, k... |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Could Britain survive a blackout? | Blackouts across the Iberian Peninsula have exposed the fragility of our highly-connected infrastructure – and Britain is uniquely ill-equipped for a similar incident, says James Price
In Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, society comes crashing do... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Prince Andrew’s damaged reputation led to links with Chinese man accused of spying, documents show | The British government barred Yang from entering the country in 2023 as a threat to national security. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission upheld that decision in December 2024.
Hampshire, who gave evidence on Yang’s behalf, said the... |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Five Eyes Launches Security Guidance for Tech Startups | The Five Eyes intelligence partnership has launched security guidance to help protect emerging technology companies from a range of threats, particularly those from nation-state actors.
The Secure Innovation security guidance is already bei... |
| Jun 16, 2024 | China's Military Ambitions Revealed in AI Partnership with UK University for 'Smart Military Bases': Report | By Quincy Jon
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A Chinese state-owned firm tried to utilize a collaboration with Imperial College Londo... |
| Jan 30, 2023 | The EU Can, and Should, Designate the IRGC as a Terrorist Group | The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of a measure calling for the European Union to designate the IRGC, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as a terrorist organization on Jan. 18. The vote was 598 to 9, with 31 absent... |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Heads of MI5, FBI warn about rising espionage threat from China | The chiefs of the UK's MI5 and USA's FBI made a joint appearance on Wednesday, raising alarm about China's efforts in economic espionage and hacking campaigns.
Speaking to an audience of academic and business leaders at the MI5 headquarters... |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Understanding the 'New IRA', Who Sent Explosives Around the UK | This article originally appeared on VICE UK.
In early March, packages containing explosives and marked "Love ÉIRE" were sent to four locations across the UK, including Heathrow airport and the University of Glasgow. After mass eva... |
| Jan 13, 2019 | Jim Baker on Counterintelligence | The New York Times’ recent report on an FBI counterintelligence investigation into the president has placed a new focus on the counterintelligence aspect of the Mueller investigation. That story is sourced in part to congressional testimony... |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Artificial Intelligence – A Counterintelligence Perspective: Part I | Artificial intelligence will change the world. Because so many people and companies believe this, AI and the entire technological ecosystem in which it functions are highly valuable to private-sector organizations and nation-states. That me... |
| Jan 4, 2018 | Summary: U.K. Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report | On Dec. 20, the U.K. Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee issued its annual report. Published pursuant to the Justice and Security Act 2013, the document provides a comprehensive overview of the committee’s work over the past ye... |
| Oct 30, 2017 | Man finds USB stick with Heathrow security plans, Queen’s travel details | Heathrow Airports Limited, reader comments 96 with 79 posters participating
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| Jun 27, 2017 | Judging Al Qaeda’s Record, Part I: Is the Organization in Decline? | Al Qaeda’s power and influence have fallen considerably from its peak in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, but several well-respected analysts suggest the group remains strong and may resurge. My Georgetown colleague Bruce Hoffma... |
| May 25, 2017 | London on alert as military personnel guard key locations after Manchester attack | There was no sign of campaigning for the June 8 election as military personnel took up positions at key locations such as Buckingham Palace, Downing Street and Westminster to free armed police for counter-terrorism operations after Monday’s... |
| Aug 21, 2015 | MI5 Spied on a Nobel Prize Winning Author for Over a Decade, New Files Reveal | It was 1956 and Doris Lessing — then a writer of growing acclaim and later a Nobel Prize winner — was feeling cagey. She believed that she was being watched. At home, in London, she felt herself being followed by unseen eyes, from unknown p... |
| Jul 23, 2015 | What Does the UK Know About the Mysterious Plane Crash That Killed a UN Secretary-General? | On the evening of September 17, 1961, a plane fell out of the sky in British-ruled Northern Rhodesia, known today as Zambia. According to meteorology reports, the night was clear and calm.
On board the DC-6 airliner was the 56-year-old Unit... |
| Apr 15, 2015 | Beware of cyber-complacency warns ex-MI5 director | Cyber-security – the situation is even worse than you imagined
A former head of the UK Security Service better known as MI5 says banks need to beware the danger of state agencies and others stealing or destroying confidential information.
S... |
| Mar 6, 2015 | 'Gender Equality Is Going Backwards': Why Britain Needs More Female Spies | A British government committee has ruled that the UK intelligence agencies need to increase their ratio of female employees, and suggested that they attempt to recruit more female students in universities, as well as targeting middle-aged m... |
| Russia is on a 'sustained mission' to create mayhem on Europe's streets, UK spy chief says | In a rare public speech, MI5 director Ken McCallum said ongoing efforts by autocratic states to harm Britain's security represents "the most complex threat environment we have ever seen."
The spy chief said the agency was having t... |