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An anatomy of a spy ring – from lashes queen to ugly-but-charming Lothario

The players in one of the most sophisticated Russian spy rings ever uncovered on British soil.

Evening Standard

Spy ties and Coke bottle cameras: Inside the Bulgarian gang’s James Bond-style spyware

INSIDE STORY: Over the course of three years, five Bulgarian individuals, assisted by a host of others, carried out sophisticated surveillance on British soil and fed secrets back to their Russian handler, writes Holly Evans

The Independent UK

The ‘Indiana Jones’ spy treasure trove hidden in plain sight

Spyware and audiovisual surveillance devices were found at a Great Yarmouth former guesthouse.

The Independent UK

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Russian spy ring convicted of ‘industrial scale’ espionage on UK soil

The defendants acted as proxy spies working for the Russian intelligence service, known as GRU.

The Independent UK

G’wed season 2: release date, cast, plot, interview and everything you need to know

G'wed season 2 is ready to cause mayhem in Liverpool again!

WhatToWatch

Daniel Khalife: the spy who blew his own cover – and exposed gaping holes in UK security

When the ex-British army soldier was found guilty last week of passing secrets to Iran, it set off alarm bells over the military’s vulnerability to the threat of infiltration

The Guardian - UK

Daniel Khalife: Fantasist who played cynical game from hapless MI5 double agent plot to audacious prison escape

Former soldier now jailed for spying for Iran and escape from Wandsworth prison that sparked 75-hour manhunt

The Independent UK

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Daniel Khalife: Boy soldier who thought he could be James Bond

Khalife, who grew up in south-west London, passed secret information to Iranian agents after joining the British Army.

Evening Standard

Ex-British Army soldier Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran

He ‘probably enjoyed the thrill of deception throughout’, police said.

Evening Standard

Daniel Khalife: a fantasist or a player in the world of spies?

The young man who escaped Wandsworth prison offered a mixed picture of ineptitude and threat, according to police

The Guardian - UK

‘Bin surfer’ may have found novichok bottle minutes after agents dumped it, inquiry hears

Wiltshire police believe perfume container used for nerve agent was discarded by assassins only to be picked up by partner of Dawn Sturgess

The Guardian - UK

TV interview with Salisbury suspects was shocking and welcome, says officer

Dominic Murphy said the account the men gave of their time in the UK ‘was very different from the movements we actually saw’

Evening Standard

Salisbury inquiry: novichok bottle may have been ‘re-sealed’ after poisoning

Russian agents suspected of nerve agent attack may have used portable heat sealer during ‘missing 33 minutes’

The Guardian - UK

Suspects visited Salisbury day before poisonings for ‘reconnaissance purposes’

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia and former police officer Nick Bailey were all poisoned by Novichok in Salisbury in March 2018.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Police chief says public not warned about discarded novichok container

Counter-terrorism commander says risk of contamination in Salisbury was not discussed with public health leaders

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry told of hunt for ‘ground zero’ in novichok poisoning of Sergei Skripal

Counter-terrorism police chief says 250 officers were sent to Salisbury to investigate poisoning of former Russian spy

Evening Standard

Dismissive response to poisoning suggestions ‘disappointing’, top officer says

Commander Dominic Murphy said the officer had not ‘necessarily performed to the standard that we would have expected’.

The Independent UK

Boy fell ill in Salisbury after feeding ducks with Novichok-poisoned spy Sergei Skripal, inquiry told

Boy was traced and tested for Novichok after contact with the Skripals on 4 March 2018, inquiry told

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Sergei Skripal told friends Putin would ‘get him’ if he returned, inquiry told

Mr Skripal’s former next-door neighbour Ross Cassidy was giving evidence as the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry resumed in London on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Novichok was put on Skripals’ front door while they were home, inquiry hears

Sergei Skripal told friends Putin would ‘get him’ if he returned home to Russia

The Independent UK

Sergei Skripal told neighbour he feared Putin would ‘get him’ if he returned to Russia, inquiry hears

The ex-Russian spy told his next-door neighbour, Ross Cassidy, he would not go back to his homeland over fear of ‘reprisals’, the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry heard on Monday

Evening Standard

Man who sent money to terrorist nephew in Syria to buy a weapon avoids jail sentence

Farhad Mohammad sent £270 to a nephew fighting for banned terror group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Evening Standard

Essex businessman avoids jail after sending funds to nephew who was fighting in Syria

Farhad Mohammad, 46, from Colchester, was found guilty of two charges of funding terrorism by making money transfers for Idris Usman in Syria

The Independent UK

Businessman avoids jail after sending funds to nephew in Syria

Farhad Mohammad, 46, from Colchester, was found guilty of two charges of funding terrorism by making money transfers for nephew Idris Usman in Syria.

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London Teens Face Terrorism Charges Unrelated To Recent Unrest

Two teenagers in London face charges related to extreme right-wing terrorism, with one also accused of collecting information for terrorist acts. Ongoing i...

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