44 h. ago Man jailed for seven years after sharing Grant Shapps’s details with ‘Russian spies’

Howard Phillips was looking for money when he offered his services to officers who were posing as agents, judge saysA man found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service after handing over personal details of the then defence secretary, Grant Shapps, to two undercover officers he believed to be Russian agents has been jailed for seven years.Howard Phillips, 66, was convicted in July after jurors heard he had been seeking “easy money” when he offered his services to the undercover officers, known as Dima and Sasha. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago James Bond fantasist jailed for 7 years in UK for trying to spy for Russia

A British man who had aspirations of being James Bond has been jailed for seven years for trying to spy for what he believed to be Russian intelligence service agents

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45 h. ago Man jailed for seven years after sharing Grant Shapps’ details with ‘Russian spies’

Howard Phillips was looking for money when he offered his services to officers who were posing as agents, judge saysA man found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service after handing over personal details of the then defence secretary, Grant Shapps, to two undercover officers he believed to be Russian agents has been jailed for seven years.Howard Phillips, 66, was convicted in July after jurors heard that he had been seeking “easy money” when he offered his services to the undercover officers, known as Dima and Sasha. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Grant Shapps says 'he put me and my family at serious risk' as ex

Howard Phillips, 65, told two MI5 officers posing as Russian agents that he wanted to work in intelligence to avoid a 'nine to five office' job after retiring aged 58 and clearing out his savings.

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45 h. ago ‘Fantasist’ jailed for seven years for attempting to help ‘Russian agents’

Howard Phillips was convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act.

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3 w. ago Russia admits Alexander Litvinenko 'poisoner' was 'crippled' by cancer as he died

Dmitry Kovtun has been linked to the killing of former Russian intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, with Russia now admitting he was 'crippled' with cancer when he died

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