A James Bond-esque mission to recover highly sensitive secret files held in safes aboard the sunken super-yacht Bayesian was reportedly carried out by UK intelligence service MI6 before Italian ...

The next head of MI6 will be a woman for the first time in the service's history, as fears arise that frontrunner 'Beijing Barbara' is too soft on China. Final interviews were held with three ...

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A woman could be about to take charge of MI6 for the first time in the service’s history, despite concerns over her lack of experience and views towards China. Dame Barbara Woodward is the ...

A WOMAN is set to take charge of MI6 for the first time in the Secret Intelligence Service’s history. Interviews took place last week and the final three candidates were all women, The Sunday ...

A civil servant could become the first woman MI6 chief, according to reports. Dame Barbara Woodward, who is Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations, was one of three women interviewed for the top ...

A civil servant could become the first woman MI6 chief, according to reports. Sir Richard Moore, 62, is due to stand down as the spy agency’s current boss later this year after five years in charge.