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Stella Rimington, first woman to lead UK's MI5 dies at 90
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» LONDON — Stella Rimington, the first woman to head the United Kingdom's (UK) domestic secret service MI5, has died at the age of 90, the spy agency announced on Monday.
UK appoints Blaise Metreweli first woman head of MI6 spy service
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» LONDON - The UK government has appointed Blaise Metreweli as the first-ever woman to head its MI6 spy service as the country faces "threats on an unprecedented scale", Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday.
Ex-Irish republican leader Gerry Adams wins BBC libel case
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» DUBLIN - Former Irish republican leader Gerry Adams won a libel case against the BBC on Friday, and was awarded 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages over a report containing allegations he was involved in killing a British spy.
7 Iranians among 8 arrested in UK counterterrorism probes
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» LONDON - British police on Sunday said eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, were arrested in two separate counterterrorism probes.
Slow horses playing a strange game
Roger Crutchley, Published on 02/03/2025
» Last week's account in PostScript of the painfully slow horse I bet on at the Epsom Derby back in the Dark Ages prompted a reader to enquire if I had seen the British television series Slow Horses. I'm pleased to say I have and for those who are unfamiliar with the production I should point out that it has nothing do with the equine world but is an absorbing British spy thriller laced with dark humour.
Iran ‘hiring children to attack Israeli targets in Europe’
Published on 21/12/2024
» A 15-year-old boy gets into a taxi outside Stockholm hiding a loaded gun and asks to be taken to the Israeli embassy. A 13-year-old in Gothenburg is caught firing shots at Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems. At the same facility, a 16-year-old helps to plant homemade explosives outside the main entrance.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: Sept 4-10
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/09/2024
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
New UK PM axes Rwanda deportation scheme
Published on 06/07/2024
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday confirmed his newly formed government would not pursue his predecessor’s policy to deport asylum seekers who arrive in small boats to Rwanda, ending the scheme before any flights took off.
Reported Chinese police station in London rattles UK
Published on 19/04/2023
» LONDON: The United Kingdom says a report of an alleged secret Chinese police station in south London is of “great concern” and that it will not tolerate any attempt by China to harass its citizens.
Biden touts peace and prosperity in restive N. Ireland
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» BELFAST - US President Joe Biden was set Wednesday to promote the potential of enduring peace as well as business investment on his trip to Northern Ireland.