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Harry and Meghan’s security funding on UK return is private matter, Burnham says https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/20/harry-and-meghan-security-funding-on-uk-return-is-private-matter-burnham-says #PrinceHarry #MeghanTheDuchessOfSussex #AndyBurnham #Monarchy #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Politics #UkNews

Harry and Meghan’s security funding on UK return is private matter, Burnham says
By Caroline Davies

Prime minister wishes couple well in their move back from the US to a non-royal residence outside London

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/20/harry-and-meghan-security-funding-on-uk-return-is-private-matter-burnham-says

#PrinceHarry #MeghantheDuchessofSussex #AndyBurnham #Monarchy #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #CarolineDavies

What is behind Russia’s ‘consequences’ threat over UK sending drones to Ukraine?
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Britain has supplied more militarily significant munitions to Kyiv before but there are political reasons for Moscow’s remarks

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/18/russia-consequences-threat-uk-drones-ukraine

#Russia #Ukraine #UKnews #Foreignpolicy #Europe #Dronesmilitary #Worldnews #Defencepolicy #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Armstrade #Politics #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

‘Birmingham Four’ lawyers hope spycops inquiry will reopen case https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/13/birmingham-four-lawyers-spycops-inquiry-reopen-case #CriminalCasesReviewCommission #UkCriminalJustice #Law #Police #Birmingham #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #UkNews

The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Britain’s spooks take quiet satisfaction from survey ranking Secret Intelligence Service Europe’s top espionage agency

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/mi6-global-reputation-expertise-spy-agencies

#Espionage #MI6 #Europe #UKnews #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Worldnews #JamesBond #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

Police investigating Ann Widdecombe murder reopen attempted burglary case from 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/07/counter-terrorism-police-investigating-death-of-ann-widdecombe-reopen-2025-attempted-burglary-case #AnnWiddecombe #Police #UkNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism

Counter-terrorism police investigating death of Ann Widdecombe reopen 2025 attempted burglary case
By Nadeem Badshah

Failure to pursue line of inquiry ‘which may have been relevant’ now being investigated by police watchdog

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/07/counter-terrorism-police-investigating-death-of-ann-widdecombe-reopen-2025-attempted-burglary-case

#AnnWiddecombe #Police #UKnews #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #TheGuardian #NadeemBadshah

MI6 is top European foreign intelligence service, finds peer review
By Nadeem Badshah

UK’s Secret Intelligence Service described as having ‘a taste for dirty tricks’ and ‘extraordinary’

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/04/mi6-top-european-foreign-intelligence-service-peer-review

#MI6 #Espionage #Worldnews #UKnews #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #France #Europe #TheGuardian #NadeemBadshah

MI6 is top European foreign intelligence service, finds peer review https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/04/mi6-top-european-foreign-intelligence-service-peer-review #Mi6 #Espionage #WorldNews #UkNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #France #Europe

Police admit ‘missed opportunity’ before Manchester synagogue attack https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/23/police-admit-missed-opportunity-before-manchester-synagogue-attack #Police #GreaterManchester #UkNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy

Police admit ‘missed opportunity’ before Manchester synagogue attack
By Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Greater Manchester chief constable says crucial data on phones seized from Heaton Park synagogue attacker was not examined

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/23/police-admit-missed-opportunity-before-manchester-synagogue-attack

#Police #GreaterManchester #UKnews #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Counterterrorismpolicy #TheGuardian #MarkBrownNorthofEnglandcorrespondent

MI5 lied about relations with neo-Nazi informant, watchdog says https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/16/mi5-lied-relations-neo-nazi-informant-watchdog-says #Mi5 #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Espionage #UkNews #FarRight #Crime

MI5 lied about relations with neo-Nazi informant, watchdog says
By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Review of case criticises handling of agent X, who exploited role with agency to violently threaten his girlfriend

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/16/mi5-lied-relations-neo-nazi-informant-watchdog-says

#MI5 #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #Espionage #UKnews #Farright #Crime #TheGuardian #DanSabbaghDefence #securityeditor

UK bans support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Home Office announces move that officials say comes close to proscribing group as a terrorist organisation

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/13/uk-list-iran-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-irgc-terrorist-organisation

#Counterterrorismpolicy #Iran #UKsecurityandcounterterrorism #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Politics #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #KiranStaceyPolicyeditor

UK to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organisation https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/13/uk-list-iran-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-irgc-terrorist-organisation #CounterterrorismPolicy #Iran #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #Politics #UkNews #WorldNews

UK state threats bill could pull British journalists into terror prosecutions – experts https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/29/uk-state-threats-bill-could-pull-british-journalists-into-terror-prosecutions-experts #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #JournalistSafety #Politics #UkNews #Media

Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official jailed for spying for China https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/border-force-officer-and-hong-kong-trade-official-jailed-for-spying-for-china #Espionage #UkNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #China #Crime

Russia-linked arson attacks show bad actors targeting UK, says Starmer https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/18/keir-starmer-russian-linked-arson-attack-property-bad-actors #KeirStarmer #Crime #UkNews #Russia #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Politics

UK critical infrastructure hit by 200 cyber incidents in a year, agency says https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/17/uk-critical-infrastructure-cyber-incidents-ncsc #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Cybercrime #UkNews #Technology

Police stop Tommy Robinson on his way back to London from Russian trip https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/14/police-stop-tommy-robinson-way-back-london-from-russia #TommyRobinson #FarRight #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #MetropolitanPolice #London #Russia #VladimirPutin #ElonMusk #UkNews #Europe #WorldNews #CounterterrorismPolicy

Counter-terror unit investigates triple stabbing at school in Manchester https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/11/counter-terror-unit-investigates-triple-stabbing-at-school-in-manchester #Manchester #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #GreaterManchester #UkNews

Could this one man have been behind terrorist attacks on Jewish communities across Europe? https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/07/could-this-one-man-have-been-behind-terrorist-attacks-on-jewish-communities-across-europe #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #Iran #UsisraelWarOnIran #London #Antisemitism #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews

Chinese spies use LinkedIn to target UK officials and military staff https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/03/chinese-spies-linkedin-uk-officials #Mi5 #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #UkNews #China #Espionage #WorldNews

Alex Younger, former head of MI6, dies aged 62 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/03/alex-younger-former-head-of-mi6-dies-aged-62 #Mi6 #UkNews #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism

Look at how Germany defeated the Red Army Faction. The lessons about how to fight terrorism are all there | Jason Burke https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/30/germany-defeat-red-army-faction-lessons-fight-terrorism #Germany #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Europe #WorldNews

Manchester cafe owner says police tried to recruit him to spy on Palestine Action https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/30/manchester-police-tried-recruit-spy-palestine-action #PalestineAction #GreaterManchester #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Police #Protest #UkNews

Mitigating Mandelson risks would have been impossible, says former MI6 chief https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/28/mitigating-risks-mandelson-connections-china-russia-israel-former-mi6-chief #PeterMandelson #Politics #Mi6 #UkNews #ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice #Labour #ForeignPolicy #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism

Nearly half a million Russians killed in Ukraine war, UK spy chief says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/27/nearly-half-a-million-russians-killed-in-ukraine-war-uk-spy-chief-says #Russia #Ukraine #Gchq #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Europe #UkNews #WorldNews

UK security services helped devise act that gave amnesty over Troubles killings https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/26/british-security-services-helped-form-act-amnesty-troubles-killings-northern-ireland #NorthernIreland #UkNews #Military #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #CounterterrorismPolicy #PoliticsPast

Riz Ahmed says UK spies tried to recruit him on three occasions https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/may/24/riz-ahmed-says-uk-spies-tried-to-recruit-him-on-three-occasions #RizAhmed #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Bbc #UkNews #Film #Culture