MI5 plans to vet academics in British universities to root out foreign spies infiltrating campuses
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dailym.ai— Ministers are reviewing options to root out spies after discovering higher education institutions are being targeted.
BBC News—Foreign states targeting UK universities, MI5 warns. Senior figures from leading institutions are warned of risks to some of their cutting-edge research.
The Guardian—Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns. Ministers considering more funding to protect important research sites, with China seen as a particular concernMI5 has warned universities that hostile foreign states are targeting sensitive research, as ministers consider measures to bolster protections.Vice-chancellors from 24 leading institutions, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London, were briefed on the threat by the domestic security service’s director general, Ken McCallum, and National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) chief,...
www.khaama.com—Ukraine can use British weapons inside Russia: British Foreign Secretary. The British Foreign Secretary stated that the decision on how to use British weapons in Ukraine depends on the country, asserting its right to strike targets within Russian territory. During a visit to Kyiv, David Cameron announced that Britain would provide Ukraine with three billion pounds annually in aid. Russia labeled Cameron’s statement as “yet […]