Soviet spy Anthony Blunt gave KGB letters from Queen’s uncles that showed depth of Nazi sympathies

Anthony Blunt gave his Russian spymasters a collection of Royal letters so compromising, it could have been used to blackmail the Windsors, according to a leading figure in the KGB. Written by the Queen’s uncles, the Dukes of Windsor and Kent, to their German relatives, the correspondence is likely to show the depth of their … Read more

Joe Cole revives Harry Palmer for a TV remake of Cold War spy thriller The Ipcress File

Has this Peaky Blinders star got the specs appeal to play Sir Michael? Joe Cole revives Harry Palmer for a TV remake of Cold War spy thriller The Ipcress File – which catapulted Caine’s career By Padraic Flanagan For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:39 BST, 4 April 2021 | Updated: 00:40 BST, 4 April … Read more

Would you spy on granny’s financial transactions? Debit card launched to prevent financial abuse

A new financial services company has launched a debit card that allows families, friends and carers to manage an elderly person’s financial affairs through a virtual or physical debit card. The co-founder of GuardianCard, Nick Thompson, says the business and card were created to prevent the elderly being subjected to theft and other types of … Read more

Author and former British spy John le Carré became an Irish citizen before he died aged 89

Acclaimed spy writer John Le Carré died an Irishman after gaining citizenship from the country where his grandmother was born because he was unhappy that the UK had voted for Brexit.  Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell, died in December aged 89 after a short battle with pneumonia. His publisher confirmed he did … Read more

Author and former British spy John le Carré became an Irish citizen before he died aged 89

Acclaimed spy writer John Le Carré died an Irishman after gaining citizenship from the country where his grandmother was born, his son has revealed. Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell, died in December aged 89 after a short battle with pneumonia. His publisher confirmed he did not have Covid-19. In a career that … Read more

Chinese spy on British visitors: Officials are routinely checked up on, leaked documents suggest

Chinese spy on British visitors: Officials are routinely checked up on when they travel to the country on business, leaked documents suggest Information recorded includes dates of birth and passport numbers Those on database include Margaret Johnson OBE and an Army officer   List also includes 7,600 Uighur Muslims in Shanghai, marked as ‘terrorists’  By Daily … Read more

Richard Madden is covered in plaster to make a head cast for spy thriller Citadel

Richard Madden is covered in plaster to make a head cast in behind-the-scenes video for Amazon’s new spy thriller Citadel By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 14:20 BST, 30 March 2021 | Updated: 14:30 BST, 30 March 2021 He has been hard at work filming Amazon’s new spy thriller Citadel. And Richard Madden was seen … Read more

RAF spy plane ‘monitors Russian war games in Arctic waters’

RAF spy plane ‘monitors Russian war games in Arctic waters’ as Moscow tests new hypersonic missile which it claims ‘hit the bullseye’ Reports say a British spy plane has monitored Russian moves in the Barents Sea   Russia boasted that its new hypersonic missile had ‘hit the bullseye’ in testing 6,100mph Zircon missile was first tested … Read more

Edinburgh University professor shared information with fake Russian spy

Edinburgh University professor shared information with fake Russian spy in bid to discredit group investigating Syrian war crimes Paul McKeigue had emailed ‘Ivan’, who he was led to believe was a Russian spy  He asked ‘Ivan’ to help him expose details about Cija and its director Bill Wiley  Emails were written by Cija staff, and Mr McKeigue … Read more

Harry Dunn’s lawyers demand to see all calls and texts between CIA spy and her husband over crash

Harry Dunn’s lawyers demand to see all phone calls and texts between US CIA spy Anne Sacoolas and her husband over road crash that killed 19-year-old Dunn family ask for texts and calls between CIA spy and husband over crash Harry was killed when a car crashed into his motorbike outside US base in 2019 … Read more