Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/biodiversity-collapse-threatens-uk-security-intelligence-chiefs-warn #Biodiversity #Environment #FoodSecurity #ClimateCrisis #UkNews #Wildlife #Economics #Agriculture #Mi5 #Mi6

Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/biodiversity-collapse-threatens-uk-security-intelligence-chiefs-warn #Biodiversity #Environment #FoodSecurity #ClimateCrisis #UkNews #Wildlife #Economics #Agriculture #Mi5 #Mi6

Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/biodiversity-collapse-threatens-uk-security-intelligence-chiefs-warn #Biodiversity #Environment #FoodSecurity #ClimateCrisis #UkNews #Wildlife #Economics #Agriculture #Mi5 #Mi6

UK government approves Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/20/china-mega-embassy-approved-london #London #China #Espionage #Mi5 #UkNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism

Royal Mint Court residents plan legal challenge if Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London approved https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/20/royal-mint-court-legal-challenge-chinese-mega-embassy #London #PlanningPolicy #SteveReed #China #ForeignPolicy #UkNews #Espionage #Mi5 #Politics #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism

Jonathan Pryce on return to 'beautiful country' after leaving Wales almost 60 years ago

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jonathan-pryce-under-salt-marsh-36577079

Keir Starmer gives Hillsborough Law update after spies backlash from families

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-gives-hillsborough-law-36578607

Why a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ is not such a worry for British spies https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/18/chinese-mega-embassy-london-british-spies-mi5-analysis #China #Espionage #AsiaPacific #Mi5 #UkNews #WorldNews

Hillsborough law to be delayed over security services concerns https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan/13/hillsborough-law-delayed-security-services-concerns #UkCriminalJustice #HillsboroughDisaster #ManchesterArenaAttack #Politics #Mi5 #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Law #UkNews

UK ministers should explain compensation payment to Guantánamo detainee, Dominic Grieve says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/uk-ministers-should-explain-compensation-payment-to-guantanamo-detainee-dominic-grieve-says #GuantnamoBay #Cia #Mi6 #Palestine #Mi5 #Alqaida #UsMilitary #UkNews

My first new books this year... I was a big #Tintin fan as a kid, so these covers drew my attention - somehow I had completely missed B&M (likely reason: according Wikipedia these were not translated to Finnish back in the day, only recently). The start of the 1st book looks word heavy, so a good excuse to try to brush up some #French.

#Blake #Mortimer #Comics #Books #MI5

UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/uk-pays-substantial-sum-to-tortured-guantanamo-bay-detainee #GuantnamoBay #Torture #Cia #Mi5 #Mi6 #UsNews #UsMilitary #Law #UkNews #WorldNews

UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/uk-pays-substantial-sum-to-tortured-guantanamo-bay-detainee #GuantnamoBay #Torture #Cia #Mi5 #Mi6 #UsNews #UsMilitary #Law #UkNews #WorldNews

Families affected by Manchester Arena attack say MI5 must be more open to scrutiny https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/06/families-affected-manchester-arena-attack-mi5-must-be-more-open-to-scrutiny #ManchesterArenaAttack #Mi5 #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Manchester #UkNews

Hesitant to reference the #Vichy Grauniad on anything but …

“Spycops sent thousands of #surveillance #reports to MI5, inquiry documents reveal”

by Rob Evans

@uk_politics
@UKLabour

“It can now be revealed that most of those clandestine reports were sent to MI5, helping the Security Service to build up large files on peaceful protesters who were engaged in democratic protests for an array of causes”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/04/spycops-sent-thousands-of-surveillance-reports-to-mi5-inquiry-documents-reveal

#Press #UK #Police #Spies #MI5 #SecurityService #SpyCopInquiry

Spycops sent thousands of surveillance reports to MI5, inquiry documents reveal https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/04/spycops-sent-thousands-of-surveillance-reports-to-mi5-inquiry-documents-reveal #UndercoverPoliceAndPolicing #Mi5 #UkNews #Protest #Police

Defend the Realm proves that freedom has a cost—and MI5 pays it daily. A must-read for history and spy fans.
#DefendTheRealm #MI5 #BookRecommendation #HistoryBooks
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/defend-the-realm/

MI5 isn’t all gadgets and code names. Open Secret shows the real human challenges of protecting a nation.
#OpenSecret #MI5 #EspionageBooks #SpyReads #TrueStory
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/open-secret/

#happybirthday #kitharington #actor #jonsnow #gamesofthrones #danewhitman #eternals #TheFamilyPlan2 #EternalReturn #TheBeastWithin #pompeii #BloodforDust #Industry #TheBeastWithin #babyruby #silenthill #revelation #HowtoTrainYourDragon2 #seventhson #7daysinhell #zog #mi5 #tyger #brimstone #gunpowder #NationalTheatreLive #HenryV #Extrapolations #LotNo249

⭕ #Annie_Machon, ancienne agente du #MI5, affirme que le #Mossad aurait mené un attentat sous faux drapeau contre l’ambassade #d’Israël à #Londres, avant d’en imputer la responsabilité à deux #Palestiniens innocents, qui ont ensuite été condamnés.