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MI5 has issued a warning that Chinese spies are using professional networking sites like LinkedIn to pose as recruiters and target UK government officials and military staff. This tactic is part of a broader espionage effort to recruit assets and gather intelligence.
A 33-year-old Brazilian national, Julian Valente Pereira, has been jailed for planting a fake bomb outside MI5 headquarters on January 1 after receiving a deportation notice.
The United Kingdom has elevated its terrorism threat level to "severe" following an attack on Jewish men in Golders Green, London. Authorities warn that another attack is highly likely, prompting reviews of public protests and increased vigilance.
A former MI5 employee, Juan Joseph, has been sectioned after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia following the leaking of state secrets to a foreign power.
The second episode of 'Saturday Night Live UK,' hosted by Jamie Dornan and featuring a cold open satirizing Prince Andrew's association with Jeffrey Epstein, saw a nearly 10% dip in its audience, drawing 205,000 viewers but still outperforming rival networks.
MI5 has apologized and paid compensation to a woman, known as Beth, who alleged the Security Service was responsible for her being attacked with a machete and abused by an agent who claimed his status made him untouchable.
MI5 will pay compensation to a woman who was abused by a neo-Nazi agent, following a BBC investigation four years ago that revealed the agent exploited his security service role.
The head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli — the first woman to lead British foreign intelligence — is due to travel to Cyprus on Friday to meet President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace. MI6, which gathers intelligence abroad, is distinct from MI5, Britain’s domestic security agency. The meeting, scheduled for 9am, comes days after an […]
A tribunal was told that former BBC Northern Ireland correspondent Vincent Kearney was subjected to an 'unprecedented' and 'long and consistent campaign of unlawful interference' by Police and MI5.
MI5 has issued a warning that Chinese intelligence agents are posing as fake job recruiters on professional networking sites to identify and target UK government employees for espionage.
James Holder, co-founder of the Superdry fashion brand, has been found guilty of rape following a night out in Cheltenham. Sentencing for the conviction is expected to take place in the coming week.
A British white supremacist has been found guilty of plotting a gun attack following an MI5 sting operation. He was convicted for his role in the conspiracy.
A 49-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Denis Donaldson, a former senior Sinn Féin official and MI5 informant who was shot dead 20 years ago, and has been remanded in custody.
MI5 is increasingly using behavioral scientists to understand and intervene with young individuals at risk of being radicalized online, addressing a growing caseload of children.
Following a lengthy investigation, MI5 has offered a financial settlement to a woman abused by a former intelligence agent, admitting to errors in record-keeping and presenting incorrect evidence.
A former government IT contractor, Juan Joseph, 42, has been accused in court of breaching Official Secrets and National Security Acts by leaking information to a foreign state.
Valdo Calocane approached security at Thames House in 2021 but did not meet threshold for further assessment, public inquiry told A man who killed three people during a 2023 knife attack in Nottingham had attempted to hand himself into MI5 for arrest two years earlier, an inquiry has heard. Valdo Calocane, 34, fatally stabbed Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65, during a stabbing spree in the city on 13 June 2023. Continue reading...
Northern Ireland journalist Vincent Kearney was wrongly labeled a 'suspect' in a criminal investigation, leading to the PSNI and MI5 unlawfully obtaining his phone data and compiling a detailed intelligence profile on him.
Amanda Duffy, awaiting trial on serious terrorist charges related to an undercover surveillance operation targeting senior New IRA figures, was denied her court bid to remove her tag for a wedding-dress trip.
Former President Trump has indicated he is considering withdrawing US troops from Italy and Spain, citing a lack of assistance from these countries. He expressed his dissatisfaction with their contributions.
MI5 is reportedly sending violent videos to suspected members of the New IRA in Northern Ireland as a tactic to encourage them to abandon their activities.
A man has been brought before the Special Criminal Court charged with the murder of republican double agent Denis Donaldson in Co Donegal, following his extradition from Scotland. The 49-year-old man appeared in court charged with six offences, including the murder of Donaldson in 2006.
The threat posed to Britain from Iran has been the subject of repeated warnings from the UK's domestic spy agency MI5, with accusations that Tehran was behind more than 20 suspected incidents.
MI5 is set to pay compensation to a woman who was abused by one of its neo-Nazi agents, following a BBC investigation four years ago that revealed the agent used his security service role to abuse his partner.
In this week’s newsletter: From nature projects to biodiversity funds, key programmes will suffer as the UK aims to lower its international climate finance commitments by billions The UK’s spy chiefs are accustomed to being listened to at the highest levels of government. Prime ministers and cabinets take notice when the joint intelligence committee (JIC), which directs MI5 and MI6, warns of threats to national security. Except, it seems, when it comes to the future of the planet. Last year t...
RTÉ Northern Editor Vincent Kearney is seeking 'substantial' damages after his communications data was unlawfully obtained by MI5 and other agencies while he worked at the BBC, a specialist tribunal has been told.
MI5 and the PSNI have admitted to accessing Vincent Kearney’s communications data during his time with the BBC.