MI5 and MI6 intelligence agencies are widely associated with fictional spy James Bond, played most recently by Daniel Craig Credit: TNI Press Ltd What does MI5 do and what are its limitations?

The United Kingdom is home to two spy agencies—MI5 and MI6. Both were founded in the early 20th century when the British government was increasingly concerned about the threat to its empire ...

She's a career intelligence officer. Metreweli joined government service in 1999, and previously held director-level roles in MI6's domestic sister agency, MI5. She has spent most of her career in the ...

The intelligence service's current technology boss – known as 'Q' – has been revealed as the new chief, or 'C' ...

But communications records are far from being the only large databases retained by the agencies. In October 2015, MI5 director general Andrew Parker said in a speech that alongside communications ...

MI5 and MI6 Thames-side headquarters could be moved into other government buildings in Whitehall. Exclusive: Security services would be relocated into existing Whitehall buildings as part of ...

It's a case of real life catching up with James Bond fiction: Britain's MI6 spy agency named its first-ever female chief. She used to be Q. Now she'll be C.

Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.