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MI5 and counter-terror police on heightened alert after synagogue attack

Policing at Jewish places of worship to increase as officials investigate killer’s motivations and ties to others

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re already at war’: Ex-MI5 chief warns Putin is already fighting countries

Putin has been starting a war, hoping we don't figure it out.

We Got This Covered

Blue Lights season three: what has happened in the series so far?

From foiling crime to bringing down drug dealers, the team at Blackthorn station have their hands full

Evening Standard

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Former MI5 boss warns aid cuts risk UK’s influence on world stage

Baroness Manningham-Buller says the cuts will allow China to ‘move in’ and lessen Britain’s diplomatic power

The Independent UK

MI5 Ex-Boss Warns UK May Already Be at Hybrid War with Russia – Cyber Sabotage Signals Escalation Alert

Former MI5 chief Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller has warned that Britain may already be at war with Russia through hybrid tactics, such as cyber attacks, espionage, and sabotage, urging stronger defences amid rising threats in 2025.

International Business Times UK

Britain might already be at war with Russia, ex-MI5 chief warns

Ex-MI5 boss points to rising number of cyber attacks as well as sabotage and covert operations on UK soil

The Independent UK

Britain may already be at war with Russia, former head of MI5 says

Eliza Manningham-Buller points to extent of cyber-attacks and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow

The Guardian - UK

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PSNI’s use of covert surveillance on journalists ‘not systemic’, review finds

But the McCullough Review has identified more than 20 attempts made by the police service to identify journalists’ sources.

Evening Standard

Will Gary Oldman’s black comedy Slow Horses be returning for season 6?

The BAFTA-winning series is back

The Independent UK

How to watch ‘Slow Horses' season 5 online — stream Gary Oldman-led show from anywhere

Gary Oldman returns as dishevelled MI5 agent Jackson Lamb in the hit thriller series. Here we explain how to watch "Slow Horses" season 5 online wherever you are.

Tom’s Guide

Slow Horses season five on Apple TV+ review: The silliest season yet — but is the fun finally over?

3/5 Season five of the Emmy award-winning spy series bursts through the starting gates, but ultimately fails to stick the landing

Evening Standard

MI5 concedes it ‘unlawfully’ obtained data from former BBC journalist

Revelation relating to then Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent, Vincent Kearney, a ‘matter of grave concern’

The Guardian - UK

MI5 admits it ‘unlawfully’ obtained data from ex-BBC journalist

Vincent Kearney complained to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.

Evening Standard

Slow Horses author compares ‘bogeyman’ character Peter Judd to Boris Johnson

Writer attended Balliol College, Oxford at the same time as the former Tory leader

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The Guardian - UK

Slow Horses author Mick Herron: ‘I love doing things that are against the rules’

As the hit thriller returns to our screens, its creator talks about false starts, surprise inspirations – and why he never looks inside Jackson Lamb’s head

The Independent UK

Slow Horses author has just released the latest book in the series

The critically acclaimed TV show returns on 24 September

Evening Standard

The Defector: KGB agent's defection after Soho drink drive arrest changed the shape of the Cold War

The Evening Standard scooped the world in 1971 with the first and only picture of Russian defector Oleg Lyalin, who is now the subject of a compelling new book

The Independent UK

Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year

August saw the death of Stella Rimington, the first female head of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency

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We Got This Covered

Iran betting Britain won’t pay for security as ‘reckless’ campaign pushes it to breaking point

The cheap trick that's breaking Britain.

The Conversation

Spy novelist Stella Rimington, the first female head of MI5, was a ‘true trailblazer’

Dame Stella Rimington, former director general of the UK’s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, MI5, and author of several spy thrillers, has died this week, aged 90.

Euronews

Remembering MI5’s first female director general and author Dame Stella Rimington

The former head of the British Intelligence service and author Stella Rimington was the first female (and publicly-named) MI5 chief, as well as the inspiration for Dame Judi Dench’s M in the James Bond films. She died aged 90.

International Business Times

Stella Rimington, First Woman To Lead UK's MI5 Dies At 90

Stella Rimington, the first woman to head the UK's domestic secret service MI5, has died at the age of 90, the spy agency announced on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Stella Rimington, first female MI5 chief, dies aged 90

Former director general died on Sunday night ‘surrounded by her beloved family and dogs’

The Independent UK

Stella Rimington, Britain's first female MI5 spy chief, dies at 90

Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain's MI5, has died at the age of 90

The Guardian - UK

Dame Stella Rimington obituary

First female head of MI5 seen as a Whitehall street fighter whose most controversial role was countering ‘subversion’

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