The suspicions of Alec Guinness loyalists towards the new film version of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy can be laid to rest. The line-up of contemporary actors is superb, and there is the added potency of nostalgia... more
A court in Germany has sentenced an elderly Ukrainian man to five years in jail for his part in the murders of nearly 28,000 Jews in a Nazi death camp... more
One of the curiosities of Christian Carion's espionage drama is that the two leading characters are played by film-makers better known than he is... more
A former senior KGB spy living in London is suing MI5, claiming the security services harassed his family and put them under unlawful surveillance... more
If one in seven of House of Commons pass-holders are foreign nationals, is that not an invitation to the SVR, the successor to the old KGB, to dive in?... more
Despite allegations of cronyism and
lack of credibility, the Mayor’s friend Veronica Wadley is London’s new arts chair — under her old adversary Liz Forgan. She tells Stephen Robinson why she is the best person for the job... more
At least 38 people killed and more than 102 injured when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on the Moscow Underground during morning rush-hour... more
We are all concerned about freedom of speech and of the press. We journalists fret that libel suits are curtailing our ability to expose corruption and wrongdoing... more
Labour suffered a humiliating rout in the European elections as it was pushed into fifth places in dozens of areas around Britain - although it clung on to second in London... more
The family of a Russian spy fatally poisoned in London have been allowed to return to their home in Haringey - two years on from his murder - after it was declared free from radiation... more
What killed Badri Patarkatsishvili? As the police scour his home for clues and a pathologist conducts a post-mortem examination, conspiracy theorists will point to the company he kept on the day he died.... more
A few hours before he died, Badri Patarkatsishvili stood on a pavement in Old Broad Street flanked by Boris Berezovsky, Yuli Dubov and Nikolai Glushkov, men who could fairly be described as the Three Musketeers of Russia's opposition in exile... more
A provocative new film by Robert de Niro enters the murky world of espionage. He tells how he met the Taliban - and confronted the ethical dilemma of spying.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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