Misdefending the Realm by historian Antony Percy is an eye-opening account of the Soviet Union’s infiltration of the British government during World War Two, and the shocking failing of MI5 in dealing with the threat effectively. Having thoroughly researched MI5’s activities during the critical era of the Nazi-Soviet Pact (1939 – 41) for a PhD, Percy is arguably the UK’s leading expert on Russian espionage within and without the Security Service during the early War years. Calling upon a wide...

An award-winning deaf dancer has blasted global health club Virgin Active for editing out her hearing implant in a worldwide internet advert. Simone Botha Welgemoed, 27, was 22-months-old when it is thought she became the youngest child in Africa to be fitted with a Cochlear implant in 1992. But after being picked to model in the advert for Virgin Active, she was shocked to see the implant had been photo-shopped from her right ear. Simone Botha Welgemoed, 27. Simone, who...

Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt today delivered a car crash interview on the BBC Andrew Marr programme. In the toe-curling interview, Marr pointed out that Hunt was displaying signs of split personality disorder. The third longest serving Secretary of State for Health in the history of the nation began by reeling off empty party-line soundbites when questioned about unsafe NHS hospitals, the loss of 5,000 mental health nurses, the cutting of 7,500 mental health beds, and NHS workers operating to their absolute...

Columnist Owen Jones took to Marr show this morning to discuss serious sexual allegation in today's Sunday’s papers. Jones said there are reports of “two senor cabinet Ministers being named by political researchers as serial sex pests. “The PM has been briefed on these allegations. Whips, and this is critical, are treating it as a bit of a laugh. “Yesterday Gove made a crass joke about Harvey Weinstein and sexual abuse and rape of women.” Jones demanded action needs to...

Late last week it was revealed that there was a What's app group used by females in Westminster that list certain men, including senior MPs, who need to be avoided, to reduce the risk of unwanted sexual harassment. The names of these men have not been released by any political party, as yet. However, today the Mail on Sunday reported that Mark Garner, International Trade Minister, admitted referring to his secretary as "sugar tits" and also made her purchase sex...

A green campaigner is facing up to two years in jail after he was found in contempt of court for breaching an injunction to prevent direct action against tree felling. Activist Calvin Payne posted a message on Facebook this month encouraging "as many people as possible" to break the injunction. The post was part of a city-wide campaign to prevent felling which has seen more than 5,000 trees cut down as part of a 25-year highways maintenance contract between a...

A reporter who worked at the Cambridge News in 1963 says the JFK claims are false. Rodney Tibbs, 83, who was working as a reporter at the time, said the call "could never have happened". "The proof is that no story of that nature was ever published at the time," he said. "No such call was received as far as I'm concerned. "You wouldn't just sit on a story like that. "If we were onto something it would have been...

Job site Glassdoor has ranked Slough as the best town to work and live in. Results are based on the cost of living, job satisfaction and how easy it is to get a job. Slough has a high average salary and is close to major transport links, such as Heathrow Airport the M25 and M4. Average house prices are £390,000, and with an average salary of £35,000 and over 26,000 jobs available, Slough is considered a ‘prime spot’. The housing...