9 h. ago Britain's spies spent 20 years hunting a Russian double agent at the heart of MI6 in extraordinary global operation

The 'highly unusual' investigation, believed to have began in the mid-to-late 1990s before concluding in 2015, came following a tip-off from the CIA about an alleged spy.

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33 h. ago UK launched huge operation to find suspected Russian double agent in MI6

Exclusive: Operation Wedlock lasted up to 20 years and took MI5 teams across world amid panic about ‘another Philby’Britain’s spy chiefs were forced to launch one of the most sensitive and risky investigations since the cold war over fears a senior officer at the foreign intelligence service MI6 was a double agent for Russia.The extensive hunt for the alleged mole, called Operation Wedlock, was run by MI6’s sister agency, MI5, which deployed a team of up to 35 surveillance, planning and desk officers, who travelled across the world. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Russian 'sleeper agent' in sniper plot as Zelensky survives assassination attempt at airport

Ukraine's head of Security Service, Vasyl Malyuk, has revealed an alleged plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky was foiled after the President narrowly escaped death

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5 d. ago Russian agent 'plotted to assassinate Zelensky with sniper rifle or drone strike at Polish airport', Ukrainian security chief reveals

The head of Ukraine's security services (SBU) Vasyl Malyuk told reporters in Kyiv today that a Polish military veteran had planned to kill Zelensky at Rzeszów Airport before his plane took off for London

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3 w. ago In 1973, I reported freely on Israel at war. Now its censorship has made that impossible | Martin Bell

Today foreign journalists stand on the ‘hill of shame’ overlooking Gaza, reliant on Palestinians for newsWatching the TV coverage of the conflict in Gaza with increasing dismay this week, my mind went back to the banks of the Suez canal in October 1973. I was filming the surrender of the entire Egyptian third army with a team from the BBC, without significant censorship or hindrance. The Israeli commander, Gen Avraham Adan, paused in whatever he was doing to give us an update.Crossing the canal on the Israeli pontoon bridge in a bright yellow Hertz car (not a wise choice of colour) we were even helped when we had to repair a tyre that had been punctured by the shrapnel that littered the battlefield.Martin Bell is a Unicef UK ambassador. He is a former broadcast war reporter, and was the independent MP for Tatton from 1997 to 2001Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publica...

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3 w. ago A massive outbreak has made Ontario the measles epicentre of the western hemisphere

Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature babyMeasles outbreak: how contagious is it and what are the symptoms?Outside the emergency room of the St Thomas Elgin general hospital, about 200km (125 miles) south-west of Toronto, a large sign with bright yellow block letters issues an urgent warning: “NO MEASLES VAX & FEVER COUGH RASH – STOP – DO NOT ENTER!”To see such an imperative in the 21st century might have been previously unimaginable for Canada, which in 1998 achieved “elimination status” for measles, meaning the virus is no longer circulating regularly. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A huge outbreak has made Ontario the measles centre of the western hemisphere

Three-quarters of cases are in unvaccinated children, and this week saw the first fatality: a premature babyMeasles outbreak: how contagious is it and what are the symptoms?Outside the emergency room of the St Thomas Elgin general hospital, about 200km (125 miles) south-west of Toronto, a large sign with bright yellow block letters issues an urgent warning: “NO MEASLES VAX & FEVER COUGH RASH – STOP – DO NOT ENTER!”To see such an imperative in the 21st century might have been previously unimaginable for Canada, which in 1998 achieved “elimination status” for measles, meaning the virus is no longer circulating regularly. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rose West had no visitors behind bars 'for years', insiders reveal

She was asked to wear a bright yellow jumper in prison to highlight that she was at risk of attack from other inmates

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3 w. ago A bright yellow minibus, a force 9 gale in the Baltic and a gang of heavies with Kalashnikovs: how MI6 extracted a KGB colonel and double agent from under the Russians' noses

Even with decades of experience between them, the two middle-aged spies were on edge. They were about to attempt something that had never been done before in the history of MI6.

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4 w. ago Private jet boss gets a parking ticket when he leaves his £2.2million Koenigsegg hypercar in Kensington

The luxury car, which belongs to Ameerh Naran, the CEO of Vimana Private Jets, was pictured with the bright yellow fine slapped on its bonnet outside Dishoom, Derry Street in west London .

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last month Tesco brings back nostaglic 90s beer to stores after being discontinued over 20 years ago

This extremely popular bevy was well known for its bright red and yellow logo with two large D's.

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