32 h. ago Submarine carrying 6.5 tons of cocaine worth £530million is seized with the help of the UK police

The vessel had been heading towards Europe from Brazil when it was intercepted by Portuguese Police in an operation involving the British Crime Agency earlier this week.

Economics

4 d. ago Cristiano Ronaldo, Russian spies and secret 'devil' messages to Moscow uncovered

Cristiano Ronaldo’s YouTube highlights were used by Russian spies to send coded messages back to Moscow through the comments section, with the Kremlin having their own account

Politics

4 d. ago The secrets of Britain’s connection with the world’s least known ancient civilizations

How Bronze Age British industry contributed to Mediterranean civilization 33 centuries ago

Politics

7 d. ago Hollie Doyle races to 1,000 wins in Britain with victory for ‘big supporter’

The top jockey, aged 28, became the second British female rider to reach the milestone five months after hitting the landmark for worldwide winners

Politics

9 d. ago Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history

Risking discovery and even prison, teenage readers meet in secret to discuss texts that Putin’s troops are trying to eraseIt must be one of the most dangerous book clubs in the world. Before they can feel safe enough to talk about poetry and prose, 17-year-old Mariika (not her real name) and her friends have to first ensure all the windows are shut and check there is no one lurking by the flat’s doors.Informants frequently report anyone studying Ukrainian in the occupied territories to the Russian secret police. Ukrainian textbooks have been deemed “extremist” – possession can carry a sentence of five years. Continue reading...

Culture

9 d. ago 'World War Three will be on us if we don't fight dictators like my hero mother did'

Violette Szabo was a crack British agent who fought against the Nazis before being captured and executed. Her daughter has issued a heartfelt message as war rages again in Europe

Events

9 d. ago Oleg Gordievsky, Britain's most valuable Cold War spy inside the KGB, dies at 86

Former KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky has died aged 86 in England

Events

1 week ago Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies in Surrey aged 86

Soviet spy defected to Britain from Moscow under threat of exposure after supplying information to MI6 and MI5Oleg Gordievsky obituaryOleg Gordievsky, the UK’s most significant cold war double agent inside the KGB, has died at his home in Surrey aged 86.Gordievsky, who would eventually defect to Britain from Moscow under threat of exposure, was considered a key agent operating for the UK’s intelligence services working within the Soviet Union. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86: Former British mole who leaked Russian secrets passes away in Surrey home after defecting in the 1970s

Gordievsky was said to be Britain's most valuable spy in living memory inside Russia's intelligence agencies.

Events

1 week ago KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky who defected to Britain dies in Surrey

Oleg Gordievsky was regarded one of Britain's most valuable spies, providing vital information to the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1974 to 1985. He died peacefully at his home in Surrey.

Events

1 week ago Russia names former FSB officer behind Ukraine invasion to lead peace talks

Terms of proposed ceasefire remain unclear as Moscow launches airstrikes and Kyiv hits Russian airbaseRussia has named a secretive former FSB chief who played a key role in planning Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to lead next week’s peace talks with the US in Saudi Arabia.Moscow announced that Sergei Beseda, the former head of the spy agency’s fifth directorate – who oversaw intelligence operations in Ukraine and orchestrated the recruitment of collaborators before the full-scale invasion – will travel to Riyadh for Monday’s talks with the US. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago British teenage boys being targeted by Nigerian ‘sextortion’ gangs

The National Crime Agency has launched a campaign to educate teenagers on how sextortion works and how to report incidents.

Events

2 w. ago Black Bag review – glossy Steven Soderbergh spy thriller is less Slow Horses, more show pony

Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett head a starry cast to match the luxurious production design, but the director’s espionage yarn could do with some gritIn a world built on deception, populated by people who can lie as easily as breathe, strait-laced British intelligence agent George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) values the truth above all else. Which is probably why he’s given the task of unmasking a traitor suspected of stealing and selling a piece of potentially devastating technology. What complicates matters is the fact that one of the main suspects is his wife, high-ranking fellow agent Kathryn (Cate Blanchett). Others in the frame include in-house psychiatrist Dr Zoe Vaughan (Naomie Harris), alcoholic maverick Freddie Smalls (Tom Burke) and junior agent Clarissa Dubose (Marisa Abela).This knotty spy thriller from Steven Soderbergh attempts to distract us from a convoluted plot and baffling character motivations with fabulously chic interiors, impeccable tailoring and a ge...

Politics

2 w. ago British Council accused of forcing gig economy teachers into ‘feeding frenzy’ for work

With regular teaching hours unavailable, agency tutors must compete for lessonsThe British Council has been accused of exploiting hundreds of agency teachers on zero-hour contracts forced to compete for lessons in a “feeding frenzy” every week.An open letter from teaching staff reveals the prestigious government-funded public body does not offer regular hours to tutors on its popular English Online platform, which provides lessons to more than 45,000 students worldwide. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Trump says Nato ‘stepping up’ and hopes Russia will do ‘right thing’ after Putin’s ceasefire comments – live

US president meeting Nato secretary-general after Russian president says he is in favour of ceasefire but flags ‘serious issues’ with proposalRussia wary of proposed ceasefire planSuspilne, Ukraine's state broadcaster, reports that Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, and partially occupied Zaporizhzhia were the Ukrainian regions that suffered overnight Russian attacks. Ukraine’s military has claimed it shot down 74 of 117 drones overnight, and that Russia also launched an Iskander-M missile.Russian media reports that Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus, has arrived in Moscow. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Trump hopes Russia ‘will do right thing’ after Putin calls for enduring peace but warns of issues – live

US president meeting Nato secretary-general after Russian president says he is in favour of ceasefire but flags ‘serious issues’ with proposalRussia wary of proposed ceasefire planSuspilne, Ukraine's state broadcaster, reports that Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, and partially occupied Zaporizhzhia were the Ukrainian regions that suffered overnight Russian attacks. Ukraine’s military has claimed it shot down 74 of 117 drones overnight, and that Russia also launched an Iskander-M missile.Russian media reports that Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus, has arrived in Moscow. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Five Star singer Stedman Pearson's secret health battle is revealed as family pay tribute to 'amazing' star after his death at 60

The Eighties star, who was most known for performing alongside his siblings Deniece, Lorraine, Doris, and Delroy Pearson in the British pop group - died at the age of 60 on March 10.

Society

2 w. ago Putin's 'secret plan' revealed as he has 'no intention of saying yes to peace deal'

A list of Mad Vlad's demands to stop Russian bullets flying have been reportedly suggested in a top-secret Kremlin dossier – after Ukraine agreed to the terms of a US ceasefire proposal

Politics

2 w. ago Putin's 'secret plan for Ukraine' revealed: What the Russian president REALLY thinks of Trump's peace plan uncovered in classified document

The US is currently acting as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia , with Donald Trump revealing American envoys flying to Moscow 'right now' to present a ceasefire plan to the Kremlin.

Politics

2 w. ago Putin 'doesn't need Trump's ceasefire because he is winning in Ukraine' and he 'will find it difficult to agree', claims Kremlin in devastating blow to peace deal

News of Russian gains in the embattled Kursk region came hours after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Kyiv had accepted a 30-day ceasefire proposed by Washington

Politics