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Vladimir Putin’s advisers scared to tell him the truth, says British spy chief

Vladimir Putin’s advisers are scared to tell him the truth about the progress of his Ukraine invasion but the extent of the Russian leader’s “misjudgements” must be “crystal clear to the regime”, Sir Jeremy Fleming has said. In a rare public address ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:55

Foreign Office investigates reports of Briton being detained by Russia

The Foreign Office is investigating reports that a British national has been detained by Russia after a video emerged showing a man in camouflage clothes being questioned. In the video, reportedly shown on Russian television, the man appears to ...

30 Apr 2022 at 14:25

British aid workers believed to have been detained by Russians in Ukraine named

Two British men who are believed to have been detained in Ukraine by Russian forces were working as humanitarian aid volunteers, a non-profit group has said. The Presidium Network said Paul Urey and Dylan Healey were captured early on Monday ...

29 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Boris Johnson will push Saudi regime to denounce Ukraine invasion

Boris Johnson will press Saudi Arabia to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a visit to the kingdom for talks over oil and gas, a Foreign Office minister has said. The Prime Minister is due to travel to Saudi to meet Crown Prince ...

15 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Hostage-taker killed in US synagogue stand-off was British

A hostage-taker who was shot dead after a stand-off at a synagogue in Texas was British. The incident happened at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville on Saturday. The man could be heard ranting, in what appeared to be a British ...

16 Jan 2022 at 13:25

UK counter-terror police help FBI after British hostage-taker shot at synagogue

UK counter-terrorism officers are working with authorities in the US after a British hostage-taker was shot dead after an hours-long stand-off at a synagogue. The man has been identified by the FBI as 44-year-old Malik Faisal ...

16 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Two teenagers held in Manchester after ‘act of terror’ at US synagogue

Two teenagers have been arrested in Manchester after a British man flew to the US, bought a weapon and held people hostage in a 10-hour stand-off at a synagogue. Malik Faisal Akram, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, ...

17 Jan 2022 at 00:55

Texas synagogue gunman had previously been investigated by MI5

A British gunman who took hostages at a Texas synagogue was previously investigated by MI5. Malik Faisal Akram was shot dead when the FBI stormed Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville on Saturday night. The ...

18 Jan 2022 at 14:25

Rabbi threw chair at British gunman to escape Texas synagogue stand-off

The rabbi caught up in the Texas synagogue stand-off has described how he escaped by throwing a chair at the British gunman holding him hostage. Malik Faisal Akram, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot ...

17 Jan 2022 at 18:26

UK begins withdrawing staff and families from embassy in Ukraine

Some British embassy staff and their dependants are being pulled out of Kyiv in response to the mounting Russian threat to Ukraine. The Foreign Office confirmed the move after the United States ordered the ...

24 Jan 2022 at 09:25

Stray bullet through wall killed British academic in US – Police

An English astrophysicist was killed by a stray bullet that travelled through a wall and hit him in his bed, according to US authorities. Dr Matthew Willson, 31, from Chertsey, Surrey, was found with a ...

22 Jan 2022 at 17:55

Russia warned of ‘unprecedented sanctions’ over Ukraine as world leaders talk

Russia has been warned it will be swiftly hit with an “unprecedented package of sanctions” in the event of a fresh incursion in Ukraine after Boris Johnson joined Joe Biden and world leaders to ...

25 Jan 2022 at 00:25

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