Parliamentarians warned by MI5 over Chinese spying threats 18. November 2025 (13:47) Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, wrote to parliamentarians on Tuesday to alert them to the ‘Espionage Alert’ issued by MI5.(London News)
Dan Wootton denies catfishing man who claims to be former colleague 18. November 2025 (13:47) Journalist rebuts accusation of obtaining sexual images by deceit in documents submitted to high courtThe journalist Dan Wootton has denied he catfished a man who claims to be a former colleague in documents submitted to the high court, it has been reported.It is alleged that Wootton exchanged sexual messages in 2010 with the claimant – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – while pretending to be “Maria Joseph” and encouraging him to send explicit photographs and a video. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
First Thing: ‘They have total impunity’ – West Bank settler violence rises after Gaza ceasefire 18. November 2025 (13:38) UN logs 260 attacks in October alone, its highest monthly tally. Plus, protests in North Carolina’s Charlotte after aggressive immigration arrestsDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Violence has increased across the occupied West Bank as Palestinian farmers try to harvest their olive trees before the end of the season, in the face of a campaign of harassment by groups of armed and aggressive Israeli settlers.How many attacks were there last month? The UN logged more than 260 attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties or damage to property in the West Bank in October alone – the highest monthly count since they began monitoring in 2006.What’s the latest on the Gaza peace plan? Yesterday, the UN security council endorsed proposals put forward by Donald Trump for a lasting peace in Gaza, including the deployment of an international stabilization force and a possible path to a sovereign Palestinian state. China and Russia abstained. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
MI5 issues alert to MPs and peers over Chinese espionage 18. November 2025 (13:19) Parliamentarians warned over two people linked to China’s spy agency ‘actively reaching out to individuals’ MI5 has issued an espionage alert to MPs and peers warning that two people linked to the Chinese intelligence service are actively seeking to recruit parliamentarians.The spy agency sent its warning about the two to Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the Commons, and his Lords equivalent, Lord McFall, on Tuesday morning, both of whom relayed the alert to MPs. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
