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MI5 agent BBC wants to identify ‘is dangerous enough to kill a woman’

Attorney General Suella Braverman is seeking an injunction to prevent the broadcaster from naming the man, who is allegedly an MI5 informant.

The Independent UK

BBC spy report alleges MI5 undercover agent abused women, court hears

Details of report revealed in high court as attorney general seeks interim injunction to prevent broadcast

The Guardian - UK

BBC wants to name dangerous MI5 source accused of ‘terrorising’ women

The BBC wants to broadcast allegations that a source working for MI5 is a “dangerous extremist” who physically and emotionally abused two female partners, in a case that the government wanted to keep secret.

Evening Standard

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MI5 chief calls for overhaul of UK's 'outdated' espionage laws

Director General Ken McCallum said the UK's Official Secrets Act was outdated and meant "we are in effect operating with one hand behind our backs on state threats"

Daily Mirror

MI5 boss: Struggle against hostile nations is undermined by outdated laws

Ken McCallum claimed the laws meant ‘we are in effect operating with one hand behind our backs’.

The Independent UK

Killing Eve: Your cheat sheet as fashion’s favourite assassin Villanelle returns for series four

Let the cat and mouse game recommence - Villanelle and Eve are back for the fourth and final time. Here’s a reminder on all the plot twists so far...

Evening Standard

MI5 forced to hand over secret files on Northern Ireland operations

Revelation from Operation Kenova leader comes at US hearing at which UK’s amnesty plan is called ‘cover-up’

The Guardian - UK

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Manchester Arena bomber 'talked about killing people' for years as MI5 secrets unveiled

Salman Abedi had flown from Libya in the days before he detonated a killer bomb, but he was never stopped at the borders after MI5 didn't pass intelligence on to police

Daily Mirror

MI5 'struggling to cope' with workload in years before Manchester Arena bombing

Evidence heard at 'closed' hearings of the public inquiry has been revealed - bereaved families have expressed concerns

Manchester Evening News

MI5 had intelligence Manchester Arena bomber posed threat, inquiry told

Officer had raised concerns in month before attack that ‘something could get through’ due to high workload

The Guardian - UK

MI5 knew Manchester Arena bomber supported Isis before attack, documents reveal

MI5 officer had raised concerns that ‘something could potentially get through’ because of workload before attack

The Independent UK

Manchester Arena inquiry LIVE updates - MI5 evidence heard in 'closed' hearings to be made public

A prison officer was also giving evidence on Tuesday

Manchester Evening News

Kurt Schwitters’ unknown portrait sitter identified as wartime German spy

Historian finds that one of the subjects the artist painted while he was detained by the British alongside other refugees who had fled the Nazis was Ludwig Warschauer, who later confessed to espionage

The Guardian - UK

Is The Puppet Master real? Everything you need to know about the ultimate conman story on Netflix

Robert Hendy-Freegard posed as an undercover MI5 agent to exploit, abuse and control a number of victims over a 10-year period

Manchester Evening News

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The Independent UK

MI5 must investigate ‘security risk’ Boris Johnson after Partygate leaks, David Blunkett says

Call comes after allegation that prime minister left top-secret documents lying around when visitors came to his flat

Manchester Evening News

MI5, MI6 and GCHQ jobs available in Greater Manchester right now

The UK's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency is currently hiring for a variety of roles

The Independent UK

Faisal Akram: Texas synagogue hostage-taker had been referred to government counter-extremism programme twice

Future attacker was not referred to ideological intervention programme, and was later investigated by MI5

The Independent UK

MI5 had evidence that Arron Banks ‘ordered surveillance’ of information commissioner, MP claims in Commons

Labour MP alleges Elizabeth Denham was warned by counter-terrorism officers and that ‘her office had to be swept’

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Al Jazeera

Texas synagogue gunman was known to British intelligence: Report

MI5 investigated Malik Faisal Akram in 2020 but he was no longer considered a risk at the time of the attack, BBC says.

The Independent UK

Texas synagogue gunman had previously been investigated by MI5

Malik Faisal Akram was a subject of interest for the security services but was not deemed a credible security threat.

Manchester Evening News

MI5 said Texas synagogue terrorist 'was not a threat' after 2020 investigation

Malik Faisal Akram, from Blackburn, had been investigated by MI5 in 2020

The Independent UK

The Puppet Master, Hunting the Ultimate Conman: Netflix docuseries is a deft but incomplete story of unbelievable deception

Robert Hendy-Freegard used a fake MI5 identity to trick people into handing over their lives – and money

Daily Mirror

Texas gunman 'known to MI5 but no longer deemed a threat before flying to US'

"Malik Faisal Akram, the Texas synagogue hostage-taker, was known to MI5 and was investigated in 2020," a report said

Daily Record

Chinese city friendship for South Ayrshire sparks war of words following MI5 warning

Conservatives are vowing to scrap the Liaocheng City friendship agreement on 'day one' if elected in May.

The Guardian - UK

MI5 investigated Texas synagogue hostage-taker in 2020

UK intelligence concluded Malik Faisal Akram posed no threat, which allowed him to travel to US and buy gun

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