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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that the navy would take over patrolling the Channel for migrants trying to cross from France. SOUNDBITE
Jakarta, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- British Royal Navy ship HMS Richmond docked on Friday in Jakarta.The Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond is visiting Indonesia from 8 to 10 October on the latest leg of her Indo-Pacific deployment. British sailors brought donations to the relatives of the 53 crew of Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala (402) that sank in the Bali Sea last April. (Camera: BAGUS INDAHONO). SHOT LIST: THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY FRIGATE HMS RICHMOND DOCKS AT TANJUNG PRIOK HARBOR IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA.
Former British spy and Soviet secret agent George Blake has died in Moscow. He was 98. CNN reports a spokesperson for the Russian foreign intelligence agency SVR said Blake was 'highly respected and appreciated.' Blake used his position as an officer in the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, to spy for the Soviet Union. His secret work for the USSR humiliated the country's intelligence establishment when it was discovered at the height of the Cold War. In the UK he is perhaps best known for his daring escape from London's Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966.
CNN reports best-selling British espionage writer John le Carré died Saturday. He was 89. Born David Cornwell, his family said in a statement that he died from pneumonia not related to COVID-19. 'The Spy Who Came In From the Cold' was published in 1963 and made le Carré arguably the most famous spy writer in the world. Having studied at both Bern and Oxford universities, Le Carré also served briefly in British Intelligence during the Cold War. Le Carré's most famous works spanned some six decades. He wrote 26 books that have been published in over 50 countries and 40 languages.
British man Jack Shepherd leaves a Georgia prison ahead of his extradition to serve out his six-year sentence in the UK over the death of his date in a speedboat in 2015. IMAGES of Jack Shepherd inside the Gldani prison before his extradition
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