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Bond enthusiast tries to recreate 007's favourite drink – but makes major error
A man has been left less than impressed by James Bond's famous favourite drink, with others divided on the iconic vodka martini – and the bet way to prepare it
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William makes secret visit to MI6 without Kate – and no one knows why
Prince William met with the Secret Intelligence Service on Thursday in an official capacity that was not disclosed in advance and was only confirmed the following day in the Royal Family's traditional Court Circular
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Four vital clues that helped detective catch notorious crook Kenneth Noye
Four vital clues led Dennis McGookin, then head of Kent Police’s Major Crime Unit, to M25 ruthless road rage killer Kenneth Noye
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UK needs conscription shake up to prepare for global war, ex-MI6 boss warns
Sir Alex Younger, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2020, said the UK should follow Sweden's example - where only some people aged 18 are called up to do basic training
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Suspected Russian spy 'worked for MI6 - and even met King Charles'
The man alleged by the Government to be a Russian spy claimed to have worked for GCHQ, MI6, the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office, during which time he met King Charles
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'Spy in bag' mystery breakthrough over man found in padlocked North Face holdall
Scotland Yard officers ordered new laboratory tests to be carried out on key items found at the scene of Gareth Williams' death in the government-owned flat in Pimlico
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M16 hiring bodyguards for real-life James Bonds – for £46,000-a-year
The UK's Secret Intelligence Service are after top security officials to keep James Bond-style agents safe from potential attacks to be based at MI6's ultra-protected HQ in London
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New theory probed into mystery death of MI6 codebreaker found in padlocked bag
MI6 agent Gareth Williams was mysteriously discovered dead inside a padlocked North Face bag at his flat in London 13 years ago - and a team of experts have thrown up a compelling new theory
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Russia 'will end Ukraine war and rejoin international community' if Putin dead
World affairs expert Anthony Glees says a new leader in Russia would likely look to end the war in Ukraine, if the Kremlin has its choice - that's if rumours of Vladimir Putin's death are true
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'Israel will deal with Hamas same way ISIS was dealt with - there's no choice'
Frank Ledwidge, a former military intelligence officer, says Israeli soldiers will need to deal with gunmen in tunnels and on rooftops - but there will be casualties
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Female spies earn less than males at UK intelligence services
Despite women having some of the most vital frontline roles in the UK's intelligence services, they earn 16% less than their male colleagues
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Chilling moment Yevgeny Prigozhin predicted death four months before crash
Footage has emerged of Yevgeny Prigozhin saying "if these screws are not adjusted today, then the whole plane will fall apart in the sky" months before he died in an aircraft crash in Russia
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Damning report finds UK's efforts to stop China threat 'completely inadequate'
The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) which oversees the work of spy agencies including MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, said the UK had 'consistently failed to think long-term' and details 'serious' failings
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Putin suffers brutal blow as Russia 'covers up' deaths of 39 pilots and crew
Despite Putin accusing his former ally of treason and a “stab in the back”, Wagner's chief was allowed to go into exile in Belarus under a secret deal brokered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko
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'I watched Litvinenko die and treated 7/7 victims but Covid pushed me to limit'
Dr Jim Down, consultant of critical care and anaesthesia, came to public prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic when BBC crews interviewed him
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Inside Cold War spy Kim Philby's life - sex, deception and double-dealing
Biographer James Hanning tells of his fascination with Kim Philby, who was played by Guy Pearce in the ITV series A Spy Among Friends. He spied for the Russians while working as a British secret agent
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MI6 shuts down top-secret spy school after location accidentally published
The MI6 training centre based in central London had been used to teach agents spycraft and self-defence for many years but key documents linked to the site were published by council officers
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Family of British-Iranian man executed in Iran banned from seeing his body
Alireza Akbari’s relatives were told that his remains had already been interred when they went to collect his body from a cemetery after he was executed for allegedly spying for MI6
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Rishi Sunak calls 'barbaric' execution of Brit in Iran 'callous and cowardly'
The execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari on trumped up charges of corruption and espionage came after Foreign Secretary James Cleverly appealed to the Iranian regime not to proceed
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Brit accused of spying for MI6 is put to death in Iran, claims state TV
Alireza Akbari, who served as deputy defence minister during the tenure of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, was arrested sometime between 2019 and 2020
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British citizen accused of spying for MI6 sentenced to death in Iran execution
Alireza Akbari, who served as deputy defence minister during the tenure of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has been sentenced to death in Iran after being accused of spying for the UK