Chinese spies use LinkedIn to target UK officials and military staff
Advertisements for non-existent jobs aim to draw in people with access to classified or sensitive information
April 2026
The Foreign Office should have intervened to stop Mandelson’s deeply flawed appointment
Richard Dearlove
If Olly Robbins stood firm Labour could have avoided this disastrous episode of bad political judgment, says Richard Dearlove, former head of the British Secret Intelligence Service
March 2026
Hillsborough campaigners accuse Starmer of ‘insult’ after failing to introduce promised law
Government sources say new amendment to bill being worked on that would ensure duty of candour applies to individuals working for security services
MI5 apologises and pays compensation to woman allegedly abused by agent
Woman known only as Beth says abuser claimed status made him untouchable, which terrorised her into silence
Nottingham killer sought arrest at MI5 HQ before 2023 attack, inquiry told
Valdo Calocane approached security at Thames House in 2021 but did not meet threshold for further assessment, public inquiry told
February 2026
Police and MI5 waged campaign of illegal interference against BBC journalist, tribunal told
Former Northern Ireland correspondent Vincent Kearney subjected to ‘unprecedented’ surveillance, says lawyer
January 2026
The government must act now on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Minister tells MPs that China mega-embassy will have ‘clear security advantages’ – as it happened
UK approves Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London after reassurances from spy chiefs
Royal Mint Court residents plan legal challenge if Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London approved
‘There can be no exclusions’: how Hillsborough law hit a roadblock
Why a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ is not such a worry for British spies
Hillsborough law to be delayed over security services concerns
UK ministers should explain compensation payment to Guantánamo detainee, Dominic Grieve says
UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee
Families affected by Manchester Arena attack say MI5 must be more open to scrutiny
Spycops scandal
Spycops sent thousands of surveillance reports to MI5, inquiry documents reveal
December 2025
‘I’m not going to hide again’: Stakeknife report met with relief by victims’ families
MI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report
