Despite the repeated postponements, the government is still understood to be leaning towards approving the scheme, which would create what is widely expected to be the largest Chinese embassy in ...

There have been large-scale protests against the embassy over fears it will become a European spy hub for China.

The British government kicked a decision on allowing China to build a giant embassy on a 5-acre site in central London down ...

Even so, in facing an officially recognised threat from Russia – if not from China – the UK has not stood still. The National Security Act passed in 2023 makes it harder for hostile foreign ...

John le Carré’s George Smiley novels are getting adapted like never before. Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and Charlie Hunnam ...

A decision on the proposed new Chinese embassy has been delayed until January 20 but Dan Jarvis told MPs security concerns ...

MI5 is expected to come under fire for leaving ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal "alarmingly accessible" to Kremlin assassins ...

The UK government appears poised to approve China’s plan for a massive new embassy in London, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks to put spying fears aside and revive his plans for a diplomatic reset ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says UK government policy towards China cannot continue to blow "hot and cold". Speaking at ...

No 10 has sought to highlight the ‘benefits’ of consolidating the seven Chinese sites currently dotted around the capital in ...

The 2022 thriller series A Spy Among Friends, starring Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce, is a fascinating 6-episode binge based on ...

Not much gets your heart pumping faster than a spy thriller. From high-stakes missions to cat-and-mouse chases in exotic ...