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Friday essay: the secret lives of Ian Fleming and John Le Carré – the spymasters shaped by a lack of parental love

In 2022, writer Suleika Dawson published an intimate, refreshingly candid first-hand account of her passionate extramarital affair with David Cornwell – who worked as an intelligence agent for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and early 1960s, and wrote spy novels using the pseudonym John le Carré.

The Conversation

Russian sources disappeared after Trump declassified ex-spy’s evidence, UK court told

Former MI6 officer’s witness statement criticises ‘reckless’ publication of testimony about ex-president’s Russia links

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump 'vitriol' encouraged death threats against my children, says Steele dossier author

Former MI6 spy Christopher Steele was identified as the author of the dossier in January 2017

Evening Standard

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Donald Trump tells UK High Court an ex-MI6 officer’s dossier is ‘phony’

Trump claims he suffered damage to his reputation when the dossier of sex and Russia allegations was distributed

Evening Standard

Donald Trump legal case against former MI6 officer’s company to start

The former president of the United States is suing over a data protection claim.

The Independent UK

Unveiling Of Memorial Honors Jewish MI6 Agent Who Died In Mauthausen

Kurt Erich Glauber's bravery recognized with new headstone in Ipswich Old Cemetery

Zenger

Trump suing ex-MI6 officer who alleged he was ‘compromised’ by Russian security service

Christopher Steele’s dossier also alleged Putin ‘supported and directed’ plan to ‘cultivate’ Trump as a presidential candidate

The Guardian - UK

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Donald Trump suing ex-MI6 spy Christopher Steele at High Court

The former US president is bringing a data protection claim against Mr Steele and his company Orbis Business Intelligence.

The Independent UK

Secret Second World War spy tunnels to create London’s biggest tourist attraction

Secret underground MI6 spy lair could welcome visitors from 2027

The Independent UK

Secret WWII London tunnels to be opened to public under new £220 million plans

The tunnels were used by the Special Operation Executive, Winston’s Churchill ‘secret army’ forerunners of MI6

Evening Standard

UK resists calls to label China a threat following claims a Beijing spy worked in Parliament

The British government is resisting calls to label China a threat to the U.K.

The Independent UK

Richard Osman reveals he was rejected by MI6: ‘If I have a secret, I tell everybody’

‘I would have been terrible,’ says author

The Independent UK

Author Mick Herron: ‘I’d have made an awful spy. I don’t have a smartphone or wifi’

As he publishes a new standalone novel, the spotlight-shunning author of the Slow Horses books talks about politics, time-travel and identity-swapping

The Guardian - UK

Richard Osman claims MI6 rejection stopped him from becoming ‘terrible spy’

The quiz show host, 52, is also a successful crime fiction author

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Richard Osman ‘tapped on the shoulder’ at Cambridge by MI6 – but failed the test

Presenter and crime author says he interviewed for role of spy but ‘would have been terrible’

The Guardian - UK

Richard Osman: ‘I would have been terrible in MI6. I’m too tall, spill secrets and can’t lie’

After getting ‘the tap’ at Cambridge, he went from a behind-the-scenes TV ideas man to a fixture in front of the camera. Then the Pointless star’s Thursday Murder Club books became the biggest thing in fiction since Harry Potter

The Independent UK

Foreign Office apologises to academic for failing to spot torture signs

Matthew Hedges was detained in Abu Dhabi between May and November 2018, after being accused of working for MI6.

The Independent UK

Key questions around James Cleverly’s visit to China

The last UK foreign secretary to visit China was Jeremy Hunt in 2018.

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The Guardian - UK

One scientist can be wrong. But deny the scientific consensus at your peril

In sniping at ‘failures’ on Covid, the former MI6 chief is reinforcing a false message

Tom’s Guide

5 movies to stream this weekend on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video and more

These are the best movies to watch this weekend, from Adam Sandler's latest comedy to Daniel Craig's most revered 007 outing.

The Independent UK

Former MI6 spy chief says all signs suggest Wagner boss Prigozhin was ‘taken out’ by Putin

Second former intelligence officer suggested a bomb in a ‘wine crate’ may have downed the jet

The Guardian - UK

UK should finally acknowledge role in 1953 Iran coup, says David Owen

Former foreign secretary says doing so would benefit both reform movement in country and Britain’s credibility

The Guardian - UK

‘Written out of the history books’: the British spy who planned Iranian coup

Norman Darbyshire had a modest upbringing but had a knack for adaptation and languages that helped him to make influential contacts

Salon

Netflix's lackluster Europudding flick

The talents of Jamie Dornan and Sophie Okonedo are wasted in this messy, boring and misguided spy film

The Guardian - UK

The Real Spies Among Friends review – the person who comes out of this documentary best? Thatcher

So unworthy of our attention are the notorious Soviet spies behind the hit ITV drama that this look at their life even manages to make the ex Tory PM look good. Can we stop this now?

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