Helen Flanagan
British police officer, Detective Chief Superintendent at the Metropolitan Police Service
- 12h ago
Norwegian teen hitman jailed for 20 years over Iran-linked UK murder plot
A 19-year-old Norwegian recruited by the Foxtrot Network was jailed for 20 years on Friday, 16 October 2026, after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy to murder. He had agreed to shoot an unidentified target for 25,000 euros.
- Oct 8
Two Latvian men arrested inside UK base used by US military and NATO intelligence
Counter-terror police are investigating after two Latvian men aged 32 and 36 were found inside the perimeter of RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire in the early hours of Thursday. Police say nothing so far links the arrests to the late-September incident at RAF Fairford.
- Oct 8
Royal Navy sailor Teddy Young charged under National Security Act over alleged spying plot
Teddy Young, 24, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday and was remanded in custody. Police did not name the foreign power the two charges relate to.
- Sep 21
UK charges doctor Vincent Brown with genocide over 1994 Rwanda massacres
British prosecutors charged 65-year-old Vincent Brown with genocide offences following a seven-year police investigation, with a court appearance set for Tuesday.
- Jun 18
Two men jailed in Britain for spying for China in operation targeting Hong Kong pro-democracy dissidents
A London court sentenced two dual Chinese-British nationals to prison terms on Thursday after they were convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service by surveilling Hong Kong pro-democracy activists based in the UK.