Britain's security service Mi5

Village has learnt that John L.L. Imrie, formerly of MI5 and the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), died last summer without a whisper of his passing reaching the ears of the press. Imrie had the unique distinction of being the only British official ever linked to the Kincora Boys' Home sex abuse scandal by name in ...

Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley discussed the ongoing tensions with Russia and caught up with a former MI5 agent about the Salisbury spy poisoning. Earlier in the month a failed assassination on Sergei Skripal with what is thought to be a nerve agent poisoning. Today, Putin has promised to ...

Visiting Russia (or China) is not an easy trip — spies have set up their webs around every lucrative entertainment corner and are waiting for their prey, according to the Smart Traveler booklet, issued for UK businessmen by the British MI5 agency, reports Daily Mail. Those possessing sensitive information ...

MI5 should provide more precise detail when seeking surveillance warrants in Northern Ireland, a former watchdog said. The secret service applies to the secretary of state for permission to carry out some of its work and the paperwork was of a high standard, the ex-Intelligence Services Commissioner said.

The father whose tickings-off she had to endure when she crept home late from the Blue Angel club was a senior officer in MI5. When he drank, which he did a great deal, he always held his glass in his left hand, just in case he needed his right to reach for his gun. When Charlotte (or Lottie) turned 18 he ...

MI5 agents are allowed to carry out criminal activity in the UK, the government has acknowledged for the first time. The prime minister was on Thursday forced to publish the text of a direction to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office, the spying watchdog, on governing “security service participation ...

It revealed the text of secret instructions she gave to Britain's MI5 domestic intelligence agency last year. It included rules for the oversight of agents committing criminal acts in the line of duty. This is the first time the government has explicitly admitted that its agents commit crimes. The government made the ...

Theresa May has published a previously secret direction relating to MI5's use of agents who participate in crime. The Prime Minister confirmed that the area of the Security Service's work was kept under review by a watchdog. In a written statement to Parliament, Ms May referred to a direction which ...

The threat level from Northern Ireland-related terrorism has been reduced from substantial to moderate in mainland Britain, MI5 says. The new level means that an attack is considered possible but unlikely. It is the second lowest rating. The reduction applies to England, Scotland and Wales. The threat level ...

Theresa May has published a previously secret direction relating to MI5's use of agents who participate in crime. The Prime Minister confirmed that the area of the Security Service's work was kept under review by a watchdog. In a written statement to Parliament, Ms May referred to a direction which ...

Last month Village described how, during this holiday, MI5 helped the Loyalist terror group, the Red Hand Commando (RHC), in a failed attempt to blow up Haughey's yacht, The Taurima II, in Dingle Harbour. The RHC was then led by the notorious serial killer and paedophile John McKeague who was an ...

The Prince of Wales has made a private visit to the London home of MI5 in his role as patron of the intelligence services. Charles' trip on Tuesday was a long standing diary commitment scheduled before the major political and diplomatic incident involving the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, ...

British police and MI5 are to review allegations a Welsh spy was murdered by Russian operatives. Gareth Williams's naked body was found decomposing in a ... The police and MI5 have agreed to assist the Home Secretary in reviewing these allegations.” The UK has decided to expel 23 Russian diplomats ...

MI5 set to probe claims of Russian link to Scot's death ... Home Secretary Amber Rudd said MI5 will look at allegations of foul play in a string of fatalities that have been linked to Moscow by US intelligence. They include the death of ... The police and MI5 agree and will assist in that endeavour.” In 2015, a ...