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The fifth season of Slow Horses, Apple TV’s gripping spy drama based on Mick Herron’s novel London Rules, shines a light on opportunist politicians, media manipulation, radicalisation and moral panics. In doing so, Herron taps into the zeitgeist of Britain in 2025.

Stunt Acquisitions Limited was wound up on Wednesday over an an unpaid debt

The collapse of the prosecutions of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is a reminder that bringing charges for espionage can be an extremely risky business, particularly in western democracies. Cash and Berry were accused of spying for China, but the CPS dropped the case before it could go to trial.…

The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the UK government after the collapse of a trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. That is because it is centred not on the actions of suspected spies, but on the behaviour of the government. How did this come to happen?

Disgraced Duke of York shook hands with Beijing official Cai Qi

IN FOCUS: Finding yourself a close friend of the Beijing spying machine is a lot easier than you might think, says Jonathan Margolis, especially if, like me, you’ve chalked up 27 trips to the country as a small-fry business consultant…

Two parliamentary inquiries will look into the abandoned trial.

Supporters of Israeli club were blocked from attending Europa League tie in Birmingham due to safety fears

Stephen Parkinson called on to give ‘fuller explanation’ as MI5 expresses frustration over charges being dropped

Editorial: This week’s partisan blame game is the wrong response to the collapse of the alleged Chinese spying case. The failure of governance runs deeper

Voters are continuing to turn to both Reform UK and the Green Party amid growing discontent with Keir Starmer’s government