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  • Novichok-detecting drones tested for the first time

    • 18 Sep 2018

    New drones designed to detect nerve agents like novichok have been put through their paces during tests co-funded by the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office.

  • ‘Nothing criminal’ about novichok suspects, says Putin

    • 12 Sep 2018

    The two men identified as key suspects in the Salisbury novichok poisoning attack are Russian civilians but not criminals, according to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

  • GCHQ boss highlights strength of ‘Special Relationship’ in first US speech

    • 10 Sep 2018

    GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming used his first speech in the US to highlight the strength of the country’s signals intelligence partnership with the UK.

  • ‘Of course Russia was behind Salisbury novichok attack’, says UK security minister

    • 10 Sep 2018

    Security minister Ben Wallace has doubled down on the UK’s insistence that Russia takes responsibility for the Salisbury novichok attack.

  • “Yes we ran(somware)” - Obama malware encrypts .exe files

    • 6 Sep 2018

    A strange new piece of ransomware virus centres around former US president Barack Obama.

  • MI5 to brief Jeremy Corbyn on the ‘facts of life’ of terrorism

    • 3 Sep 2018

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been summoned by MI5 boss Andrew Parker to discuss terrorist threats facing the UK amid questions about his approach to national security.

  • The SIS has foiled 17 terror plots since 2017’s Westminster attack

    • 29 Aug 2018

    UK secret services have foiled 17 terror plots in the past 18 months and officers are currently involved in close to 700 counter-terrorism investigations.

  • RAF interrupts NATO-bound Russian aircraft twice in a week

    • 28 Aug 2018

    A Russian maritime patrol aircraft heading towards NATO airspace has had its flight path interrupted by Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets.

  • New systems need to be security focused throughout developments, says GCHQ boss

    • 20 Aug 2018

    All new systems should be developed with a focus on security from the earliest stages of design if threats to internet freedom are to be kept at bay.

  • Government steps in to stabilise ‘Britain’s worst prison’

    • 20 Aug 2018

    G4S has handed over control of Birmingham Prison to the UK government after inspectors said it had fallen into a ‘state of crisis’.

  • Off-the-shelf Wi-Fi scanning system could be easy alternative to airport screening

    • 17 Aug 2018

    Standard Wi-Fi signals could be used to detect weapons and explosives in public places, a study has suggested.

  • Malawi rangers get training from UK troops to fight illegal wildlife trade

    • 17 Aug 2018

    UK troops in Malawi are helping to train park rangers to combat the illegal wildlife trade.

  • Second Westminster car crash attack triggers emergency Cobra meeting

    • 14 Aug 2018

    Prime minister Theresa May has called an emergency Cobra meeting in the wake of another terror attack on Westminster.

  • ‘Glaring lack’ of ethnic diversity and women at senior level within UK’s secret services

    • 14 Aug 2018

    MI5 and MI6 have been criticised for their ‘glaring lack’ of ethnic minority and female staff at senior levels in a new report from the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.

  • Record number of employers awarded gold for supporting armed forces

    • 14 Aug 2018

    Support for the military community from UK businesses has rarely been stronger, it seems, after a record number of businesses, charities and public sector bodies were given ‘gold awards’ by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

  • ‘The US has no greater friend on the global stage than the UK’ says Williamson

    • 14 Aug 2018

    Defence secretary Gavin Williamson has reinforced the UK’s strong relationship with the US during a meeting with his stateside counterpart Jim Mattis at the Pentagon.

  • GCHQ’s second puzzle book coming this October

    • 14 Aug 2018

    Aspiring code breakers can experience a casual insight into what life working for GCHQ is like, following the publication of the agency’s second puzzle book.

  • BAE Systems reports ‘strong performances and disappointments’ in half-year results

    • 14 Aug 2018

    BAE Systems generated £8.8 billion in sales during the first half of 2018, according to its half-year results, revealed this week.

  • UK armed forces ready for hurricane season

    • 14 Aug 2018

    Britain’s armed forces are on standby to help wherever necessary during the upcoming hurricane season, a defence minister has said.

  • Scotland-based troops protected by income tax hikes

    • 25 Jul 2018

    Around 8,000 military personnel won’t be left out of pocket by tax rises announced by the Scottish Government, defence secretary Gavin Williamson has promised.