Blaise Metreweli is the 18th – and first female – leader of the Secret Intelligence Service By Anne McElvoy In MI6’s postmodern fortress HQ at Vauxhall Cross on London’s Embankment, Blaise Metreweli, ...

Vladimir Putin's spymaster has said he had a "rather lengthy telephone conversation" with the new head of MI6, Russian state news agency Tass has reported. Sergei Naryshkin, Russia's foreign ...

Living with terrorist agents in London, Aimen Dean became a 'kind of spiritual coach' to them – gaining unique access to the group's terrifying sphere of influence HUNDREDS of sleeper agents living in ...

Taxpayers face a potential £100million bill from a compensation bonanza following the Afghan data disaster. A law firm today announced it has started legal proceedings on behalf of 1,200 people. They ...

Notorious conman Mark Acklom, who posed as a wealthy banker and MI6 agent, has been ordered to pay the victim of a romance scam £125,000 in compensation after a five-year court battle. Acklom was ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A notorious fraudster who tricked his former partner into believing he was an M16 agent and a property developer has been ordered to repay her £125,000. Mark Acklom told Carolyn Woods, who he met in ...

When it comes to toppling governments from behind the scenes, not many know the business better than MI6. Since the end of World War II, British covert operatives have executed 42 coup attempts in 27 ...

19:27, Tue, Dec 16, 2025 Updated: 19:49, Tue, Dec 16, 2025 The Russian Embassy in the UK has furiously hit back after the head of MI6 warned of "aggressive activity" and sabotage operations coming ...

The new chief of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6 accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of deliberately prolonging negotiations to put an end to the war in Ukraine, in an assessment that ...

The British actor Hugh Bonneville has recalled the heartbreaking details of when he learned his mother, Patricia, who was a secret spy in MI6, had died. The Downton Abbey star, 62, opened up for the ...

The new chief of Britain’s foreign intelligence service MI6 accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of deliberately prolonging negotiations to put an end to the war in Ukraine, in an assessment that ...