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Alex Younger

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Gender Male
Age 60
Date of birth July 4,1963
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Westminster
London
United Kingdom
Rank Captain
Service/branch British Army
Units Royal Scots
Scots Guards
Spouse Sarah Hopkins
Awards Order of St Michael and St George
Year of servic1986–1990
Branchservic British Army
Children Sam Younger
Education University of St Andrews
Marlborough College
NationalityBritish
Previous positionChief of the Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom (2014–2020)
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Sir Alexander William Younger KCMG is a former career British intelligence officer for the Secret Intelligence Service who served as the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, succeeding Sir John Sawers on his retirement.

UK must wake up to China threat, says ex-MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger

UK must wake up to China threat, says ex-MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger
Feb 14,2023 4:41 am

... Sir Alex Younger, who led the UK s Intelligence Service between 2014 and 2020, said Western nations are " under full press of Chinese espionage"...

The Papers: 'Heckle and hide' and Labour 'split' on four-day week

The Papers: 'Heckle and hide' and Labour 'split' on four-day week
Feb 16,2020 8:13 am

... And finally, the real life James Bond may enjoy a drink, but it will be in a bar in the headquarters of MI6 in central London, rather than a tropical beach hotel, The head of the Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Alex Younger, explains that spies need to unwind but given that they re not allowed to talk even to their closest friends about their work, they need a place where they can...

GCHQ: Chinese tech 'threats' must be understood

GCHQ: Chinese tech 'threats' must be understood
Feb 16,2020 3:18 am

... In December, MI6 chief Alex Younger, while a recent report from the Royal United Services Institute said to allow Huawei access...

Islamic State group: Could it rebound from caliphate defeat?

Islamic State group: Could it rebound from caliphate defeat?
Feb 16,2020 3:08 am

... At the recent Munich Security Conference, Alex Younger, the chief of Britain s secret intelligence service (MI6) - an organisation that was frankly caught completely off-balance by IS s lightning advances in 2014 - said this: The military defeat of the caliphate does not represent the end of the terrorist threat...

Trump tells European countries to take back IS fighters

Trump tells European countries to take back IS fighters
Feb 16,2020 3:07 am

... Alex Younger also told of his concern about jihadists returning to Europe with dangerous skills and connections...

Islamic State group plans to rebound with more attacks - MI6

Islamic State group plans to rebound with more attacks - MI6
Feb 16,2020 3:04 am

...Alex Younger, head of MI6, said people returning from Syria warzones should be investigated The head of MI6 has warned that the Islamic State group is reorganising for more attacks despite its military defeat in Syria...

The Papers: 'Secret Brexit plot' and Banks tributes

The Papers: 'Secret Brexit plot' and Banks tributes
Feb 16,2020 2:58 am

... According to the paper, Whitehall officials want Alex Younger to extend his appointment to cover the 12 to 24 months after Britain has left the EU...

The Papers: 'Heckle and hide' and Labour 'split' on four-day week

Feb 16,2020 2:58 am

Boris Johnson is pictured in several papers visiting the flood-hit areas of South Yorkshire

Most of the papers continue to focus on developments in the election campaign.

The Guardian says a call by the leader of the Unite union, Len Mccluskey , to curb free movement, has who've been campaigning for a pro-migration stance.

Mr McCluskey - a key ally of Jeremy Corbyn - suggests The Shadow cabinet should not upset Labour's carefully crafted Brexit position.

The Guardian says Mr Corbyn has not been drawn into the argument, saying the issue would be discussed at the weekend.

Boris Johnson is pictured in several papers visiting the flood-hit areas of South Yorkshire , where he faced criticism from local residents.

The and adopt the same headline to describe his uncomfortable visit: "Sandbagged".

The uses a striking aerial image taken by a drone showing the extent of the flooding in Lincolnshire where a road disappears into a a muddy sea.

The pictures the Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson , on its Front Page in yellow boxing gloves. It calls her "hard-hitting" as she Once Again ruled out a parliamentary pact with Labour.

The Daily Telegraph says the but talks broke down.

Under The Deal , The Paper says the Tories would have carried out minimal campaigning in 40 key Labour-held marginal constituencies to give an advantage to Brexit Party candidates.

But Mr Farage wanted the Tories to withdraw completely from the seats.

Several papers, including The Sun , report that.

Research by The American think-tank, Pew Research Center, suggests there could be up to 1. 2 million Migrants - Many of whom have overstayed their visas or are failed asylum Seekers .

suggest that More Than half are from the Asia Pacific region.

The Financial Times warns on its Front Page that with dozens of global companies, which target adverts.

The FT suggests symptoms put into WebMD's checker were shared with Facebook; ovulation cycle data from BabyCenter ended up with Amazon Marketplace , and that most data went to Google's advertising arm, Double-Click.

The companies denied any wrongdoing.

Google insisted no information was used for personalised adverts; Amazon that it wasn't used for advertising. Facebook said it would investigate, saying such a practice would violate its rules.

And finally, the Real Life James Bond may enjoy a drink, but it will be in a bar in the headquarters of MI6 in Central London , rather than a tropical beach hotel,

The Head of The Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Alex Younger , explains that spies need to unwind but given that they're not allowed to talk even to their closest friends about their work, they need a place where they can.

Sir Alex tells The Paper that The Bar is therefore "one of The Most exclusive in London".

But he doesn't reveal whether The Bar adheres to Bond's recipe for the perfect Martini .



Source of news: bbc.com

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