Great spy dramas define this Emmy season, including 'Slow Horses,' 'Black Doves,' 'The Agency,' and 'The Day of the Jackal.' ...

Apart from the odd tiresome comment about being a “diversity hire” — the first female head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli, has had a smooth landing as the new “C” — Chief, replacing the ...

“Blaise is a highly accomplished intelligence officer and leader, and one of our foremost thinkers on technology,” Moore said. “I am excited to welcome her as the first female head of MI6.” Metreweli ...

Ms Metreweli said: “I am proud and honoured to be asked to lead my service. “MI6 plays a vital role, with MI5 and GCHQ, in keeping the British people safe and promoting UK interests overseas.

MI6, founded in 1909, joins the other main British spy agencies, the domestic spy service MI5, and the intelligence communications agency GCHQ, in having appointed a female head.

Despite Dame Judi Dench playing M, the fictional head of the secret service in the James Bond films, there has never been a woman in charge of the organisation in real life. Earlier this year, Sir ...

She currently serves as Director General 'Q', leading technology and innovation within MI6 – a role famously depicted in James Bond films. Before this, she held a Director-level position at MI5 ...

The UK government has appointed Blaise Metreweli as the first-ever woman to head its MI6 spy service as the country faces ...

Who is Blaise Metreweli? Metreweli, 47, is a career intelligence officer. Until her appointment as head of MI6, she was the director general of technology and innovation at MI6, also known as “Q”.

Metreweli, 47, has been promoted from current role as Director General, or ‘Q’, responsible for technology and innovation in MI6 and has previously held a director-level role at MI5 ...