actor
JSE halts top 100 shareholder list: Christopher Berry, executive chairman of investment bank Mayberry Group, wants the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) to restore ...
jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20260208/jse-halts-top-100-shareholder-list
China spy case collapse could happen again, MPs warn: A damning report finds a “shambolic” system could lead to future espionage cases being dropped.
bbc.com/news/articles/cp84kdzm83ko
Paid articlePaywall UK’s China spy case collapsed due to ‘shambolic’ failure, not conspiracy, inquiry finds
scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3335089/uks-china-spy-case-collapsed-due-shambolic-failure-not-conspiracy-inquiry-finds
Paid articlePaywall Collapse of China spy case was ‘shambolic — but not a cover-up’: A parliamentary inquiry has found the charges against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash ...
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/collapse-china-spy-case-shambolic-not-cover-up-ldvs007mg
MI5 issues alert to MPs over Chinese spies on LinkedIn – today's front page from The Independent 📰
You can download a digital newspaper every morning with a ... Show more
Subscribe | The Independent
Subscribe | The Independent
Hoyle says he cannot bring private prosecution in China spy case: The Commons Speaker suggested he would ‘support’ others if they pursued private action.
standard.co.uk/news/politics/china-parliament-beijing-attorney-general-bbc-radio-b1255978.html
China spying a daily threat to UK, warns MI5 chief
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0ex172rxwzo
Key FactsInsights into Failed China Espionage Trial Released
Oct 15, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.co.uk
- The government made public witness statements related to two men accused of spying for China.
- China was identified as the biggest state-based threat to the UK’s economic security, while economic ties remained important.
- Charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence proving China was a national security threat at the time of the alleged offences.
- The documents were released following political pressure and confirmation that publication was legally permissible.
It is important for me to emphasise, however that the government is committed to pursuing a positive economic relationship with China.— Matthew Collins, Deputy National Security Adviser, on the government's commitment to fostering a positive economic relationship with China.
MPs and peers to grill Attorney General over collapsed spying case: His appearance comes in a round of hearings by the Joint Committee on the National Security ...
standard.co.uk/news/politics/attorney-general-crown-prosecution-service-mps-stephen-parkinson-collins-b1255362.html
Tories to demand release of documents in collapsed China spying case: Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry deny wrongdoing.
standard.co.uk/news/politics/chris-philp-china-government-crown-prosecution-service-keir-starmer-b1255174.html
China spy case: Cabinet secretary face questions over collapse: Prosecutors unexpectedly withdrew charges against two men accused of sharing sensitive ...
bbc.com/news/live/c17pwx0kr10t
Paid articlePaywall Could leaked messages help explain why China spying case collapsed?: Texts between Chris Cash and Christopher Berry suggest they had joked about passing ‘red ...
thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/china-spy-case-leak-d8hvvvm63
How I (nearly) became a Chinese intelligence asset: Finding yourself a close friend of the Beijing spying machine is a lot easier than you might think ...
independent.co.uk/news/world/china-spying-beijing-journalist-asset-b2846810.html
Paid articlePaywall OpinionMy Take | How anti-China witch-hunts in Canada and the UK ruin lives: Security services such as London’s MI5 and Ottawa’s RCMP appear to be going after ...
scmp.com/opinion/article/3328140/how-anti-china-witch-hunts-canada-and-uk-ruin-lives
The Observer Oct 19 25
‘They lost their bottle’: why China spy case never reached courts: Senior legal sources claim that DPP dropped charges against Berry and Cash over fears trial ...
observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/they-lost-their-bottle-why-china-spy-case-never-reached-courts
China spy suspect 'stopped with suitcase of cash' at Heathrow airport: The cases against Christopher Berry and Chris Cash were dropped last month leading to ...
inews.co.uk/news/politics/uk-politics-live-latest-updates-6-3988058
‘You’re in spy territory’: how two UK nationals got tangled in a Chinese espionage row
theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/18/youre-in-spy-territory-how-two-uk-nationals-got-tangled-in-a-chinese-espionage-row
Head of CPS faces cross-party pressure to explain China spy trial collapse: Stephen Parkinson called on to give ‘fuller explanation’ as MI5 expresses frustration ...
theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/16/head-of-cps-faces-cross-party-pressure-to-explain-china-spy-trial-collapse
The Spectator Oct 18 25
OpinionUS politicians: Dropping China spy case undermines Five Eyes : The letter concludes by demanding whether US politicians were compromised by Christopher Cash and ...
spectator.co.uk/article/us-politicians-dropping-spy-case-undermines-five-eyes-intelligence-sharing/
The Times and The Sunday Times Oct 16 25
Paid articlePaywall ‘You’re in spy territory now’: how the China case unfolded: Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry were accused of providing an inside track on British ministers ...
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/china-spies-case-christopher-cash-berry-story-s2hlw7l27
In a new revelation in the UK spy case, it is reported that Prince Andrew met a senior Chinese Communist Party official related to the case at least three ... Show more
China spying case: Prince Andrew, senior Chinese Communist Party official reportedly met at least three times
China spying case: Prince Andrew, senior Chinese Communist Party official reportedly met at least three times
China a threat to UK security, MI5 chief says after spy case collapse: The espionage case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash collapsed after ...
euronews.com/2025/10/16/china-presents-a-daily-threat-to-uk-security-mi5-chief-says-after-spy-case-collapse
China spy scandal 'kills' UK intelligence operations in Beijing: MPs pile pressure on the Director of Pubic Prosecutions over the spy trial collapse
inews.co.uk/news/politics/china-spy-scandal-kills-uk-intelligence-operations-beijing-3984211
China is a national security threat to the UK, spy case official warned: The release of crucial documents will pile pressure on the Crown Prosecution Service
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/china-spy-witness-statements-starmer-b2846226.html
New China spy evidence released - the key questions for the CPS and No 10: Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry had both been accused of passing information to ...
inews.co.uk/news/biggest-threat-economic-security-new-china-spy-evidence-shows-3981767
Why did Britain's case against two alleged Chinese spies collapse?: The collapse of the case against the men — a former think-tank director and a researcher for ...
abc.net.au/news/2025-10-16/why-did-britains-chinese-spy-cases-collapse/105897212
Questions for CPS after No 10 publishes key witness statements in China spy row: Keir Starmer releases documents submitted by deputy national security adviser to ...
theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/15/no-10-publishes-key-witness-statements-in-china-spy-row
Paid articlePaywall Spy case collapsed ‘because of failure to call China a threat’: The director of public prosecutions has said Christopher Berry and Chris Cash could not be ...
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/china-spy-case-christopher-berry-chris-cash-h9f733q0n
The controversy over the collapsed China spy case explained: The government is facing questions about why the case collapsed just weeks before a trial was due to ...
bbc.com/news/articles/ceq057734w1o
Government accused of 'cover-up' over collapse of China spy trial: It is expected that ministers will have to answer questions about the case today ...
news.sky.com/story/government-accused-of-cover-up-over-collapse-of-china-spy-trial-13449414
Badenoch seeks answers from Starmer on China spy case collapse : Badenoch has demanded Starmer to come clean on Jonathan Powell’s role in the collapsed trial of ...
cityam.com/badenoch-seeks-answers-from-starmer-on-china-spy-case-collapse/
Starmer's national security adviser played no role in collapse of China spy trial, cabinet minister says
news.sky.com/story/starmers-national-security-adviser-played-no-role-in-collapse-of-china-spy-trial-cabinet-minister-says-13448967
Minister says adviser had no role in evidence for China spy case: The Conservatives suggest Jonathan Powell's role led to the collapse of the prosecutions ...
bbc.com/news/articles/cg424d712q7o
The Times and The Sunday Times Oct 04 25
Paid articlePaywall The inside story of China spy case collapse: ‘It came from the very top’: Official silence on why charges were dropped against Chris Cash and Christopher Berry ...
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/how-chinese-spy-case-collapsed-5p5txh6h3
China spy case collapse blamed on UK failure to label Beijing a threat: Stephen Parkinson, the UK's head of public prosecutions, explained why the charges ...
euronews.com/2025/10/08/china-spy-case-collapse-blamed-on-uk-governments-failure-to-brand-beijing-a-threat
Sir Keir Starmer has blamed the previous government for the collapse of a case against two men accused of spying for China ... Show more
Paid articlePaywall Public need ‘proper explanation’ of China spy case collapse: Lord Macdonald said Beijing would be ‘rubbing its hands with glee’ over the trial of Christopher ...
thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/china-spy-case-collapse-chief-prosecutor-s7ldmxpqp
A China spy trial collapsed for one key reason - how did it happen?: Charges against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash were dropped unexpectedly last month ...
metro.co.uk/2025/10/08/a-china-spy-trial-collapsed-one-key-reason-happen-24370497/
Jonathan Powell met ‘malign’ Chinese group before joining Sir Keir Starmer’s team
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/07/powell-malign-chinese-group-before-joining-starmer-team-uk/
Starmer’s aide ‘blocked’ China spy trial despite MI5 evidence: Prosecution was dropped after Whitehall meeting chaired by PM’s security adviser, Jonathan Powell ...
telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/06/starmer-aide-overruled-mi5-on-china-spy-case/
China threatened to retaliate against UK over foreign influence rules: Exclusive: Chinese officials warned that targeting its security apparatus would negatively ...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/05/china-threatened-to-retaliate-against-uk-over-foreign-influence-rules
Labour secretly sabotaged China spy trial: Ministers’ decision not to describe Xi’s regime in court as an ‘enemy’ led the case to collapse
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/10/03/labour-secretly-sabotaged-china-spy-trial/
China spy case: Charges dropped against Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry: Christopher Cash, 30, and Christopher Berry, 33, had previously denied the ...
bbc.com/news/articles/cpd94le39e7o
China spying case: Two men deny charges at Old Bailey: Christopher Berry and former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash appeared at the Old Bailey on ...
bbc.com/news/articles/c9qve471ydqo
Key FactsBritons Deny Spying Charges Linked to China
Oct 4, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: asia.nikkei.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: asia.nikkei.com
- Two Britons, including a former aide to a lawmaker, pleaded not guilty to charges of spying for China.
- Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry are accused of providing information detrimental to state interests between December 2021 and February 2023.
- Both denied the charges at a hearing at London's Old Bailey and were released on bail.
- Concerns regarding alleged Chinese espionage activities in Europe are rising, while China denies the accusations.
Two Britons to face trial next year accused of spying for China: Two Britons, including a former researcher for a prominent British lawmaker in the governing ...
reuters.com/world/uk/two-britons-face-trial-next-year-accused-spying-china-2024-05-10/
Two men charged with spying for China under Official Secrets Act: Christopher Berry, 32, and Christopher Cash, 29, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court ...
bbc.com/news/uk-68874822
Key FactsCharges Filed Against UK Ex-Parliamentary Researcher for 'China Espionage'
Apr 22, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: lemonde.fr
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: lemonde.fr
- London's Metropolitan Police has accused two men, researcher Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry, of violating the Official Secrets Act.
- The charges coincided with the announcement of the arrest of three German nationals suspected of spying for China and accessing secret maritime technology by German investigators.
- The British duo is alleged to have transmitted 'articles, notes, documents or information' to a foreign state between 2021 and the previous year.
- In September, the Met Police disclosed the arrest of a man in his twenties on espionage suspicions. The Sunday Times revealed his parliamentary researcher identity.
Paid articlePaywall Parliamentary aide Chris Cash in court charged with spying for China: Cash and his alleged accomplice Christopher Berry are ordered not to contact MPs or ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/chris-cash-china-spying-chris-berry-court-9djbdhcds
Ziff Davis Mar 11 24
Scientists Discover the World's Oldest Fossilized Forest in Wales: The forest stood some 390 million years ago when life on Earth looked much different than it ...
extremetech.com/science/scientists-discover-the-worlds-oldest-fossilized-forest-in-wales