Free Speech Union legal chief says he was targeted by Chinese spies pretending to be researchers - after MI5 raised alert about risks to MPs and peers
Bryn Harris, the chief legal counsel at the FSU, suspects he was the target of a 'China capture' campaign.
Tell a loved one they're the kipper's knickers, gongoozle at your cup of tea and enjoy a much happier New Year: How using more positive words can make you feel good for the year ahead, writes SUSIE DENT
it's fair to say that this year's linguistic party has been a roundly negative affair, prompting some of us to 'latibulate' (17th-century speak for finding a corner and hiding in it).
The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65: Rock band announces musician passed away over Christmas after a short illness
The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte has died aged 65, it has been announced on Boxing Day.
Zoe Ball addresses 'tough year' and her worries after stepping down from BBC Radio 2 show and losing her mother Julia to cancer
The presenter, 55, who was once one of the corporation's most-paid stars, signed off from her afternoon show last week.
Olivia Attwood says her personal life 'was garbage this year' after facing divorce rumours with Bradley Dack and moving out of their marital home
Olivia Attwood has admitted her personal life has been 'garbage' this year after facing divorce rumours with husband Bradley Dack.
Elizabeth Hurley, 60, and Billy Ray Cyrus, 64, look like loved-up teens as they mark first Christmas together
They each shared a cozy snap to Instagram of them wearing identical red nightwear that featured a festive white print.
Strictly Come Dancing's Nancy Xu and Carlos Gu have 'no way of coming back' following the pair's fallout
The friendship between Strictly's Nancy Xu and Carlos Gu has 'no way of coming back', according to new reports.
Almost 150,000 children were living in jobless households this Christmas as number of homes without an income hits 11-year high
There were 1.52 million youngsters living in a house where not a single adult family member is employed as of September, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
Breast cancer death rates plummet to new low in UK thanks to early diagnosis and better treatments
Deaths from the disease fell by 41 per cent between the 1970s and 2023, and by 16 per cent over the past ten years alone.
Celebrity Christmas dinners ranked from classy to tacky: From the TOWIE star whose table was a 'showstopper' to those who missed the mark with 'drab' and 'chaotic' feasts
Speaking to the Daily Mail, two experts have revealed their definitive ranking of the best (and worst) famous festive feasts across the UK, proving that money doesn't always equal taste.
Boxing Day sales slump confirmed as high street and shopping centre visits are down - with Rachel Reeves' tax hikes blamed for £1billion profits plunge
Boxing Day sales have slumped as shoppers stay away from high streets and opt for online stores.
I became anxious and tired all the time... I blamed my busy life but it was something far more sinister
When exhaustion and anxiety began plaguing Rachel Christensen's daily life, she assumed it was just her busy lifestyle. But tests revealed a diagnosis that was much more sinister than she thought.
Disciple of shamed pastor who 'broke' Constance Marten delivers 'interactive prayers' to half a million people from screen-lined studio deep in the Welsh countryside
In a small TV studio in the depths of the Welsh countryside, a man speaks to hundreds of tiny faces on a wall of screens with a deep religious fervor.
Major EastEnders star looks unrecognisable 14 years after leaving soap as he sports moustache and glasses
The star played a crucial role as one of the suspects in the whodunit episode Who Killed Archie Mitchell?, which aired on Christmas 2009.
Kym Marsh's daughter gives birth on Christmas Day following a 10-MINUTE labour as Coronation Street actress reveals baby boy's unusual name
Kym Marsh has revealed that her daughter Emilie Cunliffe has given birth to her second child.
Heartbroken family pays tribute to wealthy antiques dealer, 63, missing in Christmas Day dip double tragedy - describing him as 'deeply loved and forever missed'
Heartbroken relatives of the antiques dealer who is missing after going for a Christmas Day swim have paid tribute to the 'beloved family member' who will be 'missed forever'.
I was betrothed to a grown man when I was eight and locked in my room until I accepted. Social workers' fear of being called racist is failing young victims but we can no longer shy away from race and religion, says DAME JASVINGER SANGHERA
The idea of an eight-year-old girl being forced down the aisle to marry a man three times her age by her own parents seems unimaginable in a modern Britain.
UK police ask FBI about outlandish claim Epstein victims were tortured at 'paedophile ring parties attended by Prince Andrew'
The alleged victim, whose claims have been published in the recent releases of the Epstein files, said they were driven to the parties by their father when they were between six and eight.
Boxing Day hunt defies Chris Packham and local council to go ahead with centuries-old tradition as Labour's ban looms
Hundreds attended the hunt in Tiverton, Devon, amid Labour's plans to ban trail hunting.
Britain will be fifth biggest economy in the world by 2040, report says - overtaking Japan to get back into the top five
New research published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) predicts the UK's total GDP will rise from just under $4trillion in 2025 to $6.8tn over the next 15 years.
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