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The Security Service does not have a Press Office and does not comment on intelligence matters. The Home Office issues statements relating to our work from time to time and we link to these on this page, along with any other relevant official announcements. This page also highlights new features added to our website. Earlier news items may be accessed via the archive links on the right.
21/7 BOMB CONSPIRATOR JAILED (21.11.07)
On 20 November 2007 a 34-year-old man of Tollington Park, N4, London, was found guilty of conspiracy to cause explosions likely to endanger life. Manfo Kwaku Asiedu was sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment for his part in the attempted bombings of the London transport system on 21 July 2005. For more information on this item click on the headline.
10 YEARS OF MI5 AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (14.11.07)
In November 1997, the Security Service began releasing historical files to the National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office) at Kew. Since then, we have released nearly 3,700 records into the public domain. They can be viewed at the National Archives by any member of the public with a National Archives readers' pass, which can be obtained free of charge. We are commemorating this anniversary by highlighting some of the files that have been released over the past ten years. For more information on this item click on the headline.
'LYRICAL TERRORIST' CONVICTED (08.11.07)
A 23-year-old woman from Southall, West London, was today (8 November) found guilty of terrorist charges. Samina Malik, who called herself the "Lyrical Terrorist", was convicted of posessing documents likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing acts of terrorism. For more information, please click on this item's headline.
DIRECTOR GENERAL SPEAKS OF NEED FOR PERSEVERANCE (05.11.07)
Jonathan Evans, the Director General of the Security Service, gave a speech at the Society of Editors' conference in Manchester on 5 November 2007 in which he provided an update on the terrorist threat and spoke about the need for perseverance and strategic thinking in our efforts to counter the threat from international terrorism. To read the text of the speech, please click on this item's headline.
