John Sawers

MI6 chief blows his cover as wife's Facebook account reveals family holidays, showbiz friends and...

Compromised: Incoming MI6 head Sir John Sawers in a picture his wife published on her Facebook profile page The new head of MI6 has been left exposed by a major personal security breach after his wife published intimate...

London praises Afghan achievements

Published: July 1, 2009 at 2:29 PM UNITED NATIONS, July 1 (UPI) -- The Afghan government deserves praise for its improvements in police reform, agriculture and its conduct in preparation for national elections, London said....

Messrs Mottaki, Ahmadinejad and Khameini, why don't you stay out of Britain's affairs?

By Maurice Cousins, 24th June 2009 1. The protests in Iran have shown to the world how hungry ordinary Iranians are for a government that represents the wishes of the Iranian people. In response, the Iranian government, on the...

Every spy boss needs a cunning code letter ...

This week Downing Street named Sir John Sawers as the new head of MI6 , the Secret Intelligence Service. Fans of James Bond may be glad to know that the post still carries a one-letter code name, C. And it's not the only one...

Diplomat named as intelligence chief

By James Blitz, Defence and Diplomatic Editor A prominent career diplomat was on Tuesday appointed as the head of MI6, a post which for nearly 40 years has always gone to a figure from within the ranks of the Secret...