The suspect, a Jewish man in his 20s, was released from custody last month and the case is presently being investigated by the Israeli police and Shin Bet spy agency.

The Director General of MI5 Ken McCallum is set to deliver a major speech today in which he will make a direct appeal to the public for help in containing the allegedly growing espionage threat to the UK.

The accused had in February been found guilty of espionage for the British spy agency by recruiting and training people in a number of Yemeni provinces

The new Director General of MI5 has used his first public address to project strength and confidence despite repeated setbacks for his service both in terms of terrorism and foreign intelligence activity.

A former British diplomat with long experience at working at the heart of EU institutions has been accused of spying for China.

France confirms that it has placed a senior officer under investigation over an unidentified breach of security, amid reports that the officer had been engaged in espionage for Russia.

Former hardline Home Secretary Sajid Javid has tried to exploit the Russia report to advance his own political agenda.

The British political establishment is agitating for additional powers to counter alleged Russian spying and political influence operations on UK soil.

Parliament's ISC has finally released the Russia report into the public domain albeit in censored and redacted form.