Laws have passed by HM government under which undercover agents could be granted Criminal Conduct Authorizations authorizing them to engage in criminal conduct including rape, murder and torture without any legal culpability.

The head of GCHQ Jeremy Fleming has warned British leaders they face tough choices ahead if they are serious about challenging China's technological dominance.

Sino-British relations have deteriorated further after reports emerged of the British state broadcaster's correspondent in Beijing moving to Chinese Taipei for unknown reasons.

The Secret Intelligence Service or MI6 is relaxing its recruitment procedures ostensibly as part of a 'diversity' drive but skeptics will argue it is because the secret organization can no longer attract 'traditional' recruits.

Despite reducing the terror threat level by one degree Home Secretary Priti Patel still warns the nation a terror attack is 'likely'.

The acting and former heads of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) have paid glowing tributes to spy novelist John le Carré who has died aged 89.

The leader of the government-aligned DUP has tried to draw a moral equivalence between London and Dublin on 'collusion' matters related to the NI Troubles.

The Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has had a bruising public row with a Northern Ireland victims group over Troubles-related issues.

The British government has refused to hold a public inquiry over widespread and credible allegations that state agents had been involved in the assassination of a high-profile Northern Ireland lawyer.

Boris Johnson has been accused of trying to tone down an official report that established bullying behavior by the Home Secretary Priti Patel.