Murder and MI5: How an extraordinary battle erupted over what the state keeps secret

Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential?

FBI director 'wanted to watch Premier League instead of meeting MI5'

Trump’s FBI director ‘wanted to go to Premier League game instead of meeting MI5’ - A source said the FBI director did not want to go to office-based meetings ...
Homeland Security Today

MI5’s New Director General Warns of Increasing State-Backed Hostile Activity

MI5 Director General Ken McCallum has spoken about his top priorities and the current threat landscape in his first public address since taking up the role in April. He was formerly the Deputy ...
Los Angeles Times

Russia and Iran are behind a ‘staggering rise’ in deadly plots, British spy chief says

LONDON — Britain is facing a “staggering rise” in attempts at assassination, sabotage and other crimes on its soil by Russia and Iran as the two states recruit criminals to “do their dirty work,” the ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception and lack of transparency

A ruling by London's High Court cited the domestic intelligence agency's failure to explain why representatives had repeatedly misled U.K. courts... U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception ...
Computer Weekly

MI5 made multiple applications for phone data to identify BBC journalist’s sources

The Security Service, MI5, made “multiple” unlawful applications for phone data in an attempt to identify the confidential sources of a former BBC journalist, a London court has heard. The ...