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Daniel Khalife jailed for spying for Iran and prison escape
The former British army soldier is sentenced after he was the subject of a nationwide manhunt in 2023.BBC News - 7h -
Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview was 'ill advised', aide told alleged spy
Fresh court documents reveal further correspondence from the prince's aide to Yang Tengbo.BBC News - 3d -
Prince Andrew adviser’s letter to alleged China spy reveals closeness of ties
Two-page document praises loyalty of Yang Tengbo and says he is ‘at very top of tree’ within Duke of York’s network. The full text of a gushing letter written by Prince Andrew’s adviser to the ...The Guardian - 3d -
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Drill rapper Digga D jailed for supplying cannabis
The rapper, whose real name is Rhys Herbert, was arrested near Lincoln in February 2024.BBC News - 3d -
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Alleged spy thought she was helping police, court told
Vanya Gaberova is one of several Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia.BBC News - 4d -
Gabbard grilled over Assad, Snowden and Russia at hearing for spy job
Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence insists she would be no one’s ‘puppet’ in Senate grillingFinancial Times - 4d -
Alleged Russian spy says she believed she was working for Interpol
Vanya Gaberova tells Old Bailey a man showed fake ID and told her untrained people were better at surveillance. A woman accused of spying for Moscow told the Old Bailey she believed she was ...The Guardian - 4d -
'Bloodthirsty' couple jailed for dismembering woman
Sarah Mayhew was last seen in March and her remains were found in a river and park in April.BBC News - 4d -
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Alleged spy 'thought she was helping find fugitive'
Katrin Ivanova says she was "used" by her partner Biser Dzhambazov, who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to spy for Russia.BBC News - Jan. 27 -
XL bully owner jailed for man's attack death
Christopher Bell's pet Titan chased and fatally mauled Ian Langley in October 2023.BBC News - Jan. 27 -
Bulgarian woman based in UK denies spying for Russia
Katrin Ivanova denied knowing that information she gathered would be sent to Moscow.BBC News - Jan. 24 -
Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails
Dozens of Palestinian women and teenagers were released from Israeli prisons this week as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in GazaABC News - Jan. 24 -
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Britain’s response to Russian ‘spy ship’ is game of political messaging – for now
Deteriorating security environment and incidents in Baltic have forced military reassessment in northern Europe. Submarines normally operate in secret, lurking in the deep. So when the British ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
'Evil' Southport killer jailed for a minimum of 52 years
Axel Rudakubana is handed a life sentence for killing three girls and attacking 10 other people.BBC News - Jan. 23 -
Russian spy ship tracked off U.K. as defense official warns Putin
A Royal Navy submarine was authorized to surface close to a Russian ship "strictly as a deterrent measure," British Defense Secretary John Healey said.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Russian spy ship found ‘gathering intelligence’ in UK waters
Defence minister tells Moscow Britain will not shy away from ‘robust action’ amid fears of potential sabotage of undersea cablesFinancial Times - Jan. 22 -
U.S. pilot who vanished during Vietnam War spy mission accounted for
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Man accused of spying for Russia 'spoke to MI5'
Bulgarian nationals Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova and Tihomir Ivanchev deny a conspiracy to spy.BBC News - Jan. 21 -
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.The New York Times - Jan. 18 -
Grooming gang members given jail sentences
Ibrar Hussain, Imtiaz Ahmed and Fayaz Ahmed are sentenced at Bradford Crown Court.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
White supremacist jailed for asylum seeker attack
A judge says Callum Parslow's unprovoked assault on Nahom Hagos was "undoubtedly a terror attack".BBC News - Jan. 17 -
Man who abused girlfriend before she took own life jailed
Ryan Wellings was cleared of manslaughter but "set the scene" for Kiena Dawes' death, a court heard.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
‘My Chinese Spy’ Memes Show Americans Aren’t Sold on the TikTok Ban
With a TikTok shutdown all but inevitable, users are dedicating their final days on the app to fictional agents of the Chinese government.Wired - Jan. 15 -
Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for years about a Soviet spy in the palace
Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for nearly a decade that Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy, newly declassified documents reveal.NBC News - Jan. 14 -
Queen not officially told for years about Palace spy, MI5 papers reveal
Anthony Blunt confessed in 1964 to being a Soviet agent, but Elizabeth II was not informed.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
Drones delivering weapons to jails is national security threat, prisons inspector says
The prisons watchdog says drones are delivering weapons to two of England's highest security prisons.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
MI5 files suggest queen was not briefed on spy in royal household for nine years
Documents indicate monarch was informed Anthony Blunt was Soviet agent in 1973, though he confessed in 1964. The late Queen Elizabeth II was not told for almost 10 years that Anthony Blunt, a ...The Guardian - Jan. 14 -
Armed gang who used Grindr to rob victims jailed
The group lured men into meeting before attacking them and stealing their belongings, police say.BBC News - Jan. 13 -
Split emerges among U.S. spy agencies over mysterious 'Havana syndrome'
A split has emerged between U.S. spy agencies over whether a foreign adversary may be responsible for “Havana Syndrome” injuries to Americans stationed overseas.NBC News - Jan. 11 -
Asian American professor wrongfully accused of spying for China is suing University of Kansas
Franklin Tao, an Asian American scientist who was wrongfully accused of spying for China, is suing the University of Kansas, his former employer, accusing it of “vicious, unabated discrimination.”NBC News - Jan. 10 -
New York’s Chinese Dissidents Thought He Was an Ally. He Was a Spy.
Shujun Wang seemed to be a Chinese democracy activist, but an F.B.I. investigation showed just how far China will go to repress citizens abroad.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
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Four men jailed over brutal homophobic murder in Spain
Men kicked and punched Samuel Luiz, 24, to death outside nightclub in A Coruña in 2021. Four men have been jailed over the homophobic murder of a young gay man whose killing almost four years ago ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Venezuela's Dissidents Plot Comeback After Months in Hiding, Exile or Jail
Opposition leader María Corina Machado seeks to draw out protesters to prevent a power grab by strongman President Nicolás Maduro.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6 -
Ex-prison officer jailed over sex with inmate
A video clip of Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, having sex with an inmate went viral online.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
Taxi driver who stoked Southport riots jailed
Andrew McIntyre admits setting up a social media channel identified as a "catalyst" for violence.BBC News - Jan. 6
