Ian Cobain
Ian Cobain is a senior reporter for the Guardian and author of Cruel Britannia and The History Thieves
Twitter: @IanCobain
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Jack Straw and UK government must face kidnap and torture claims, court rulesClaims that rendition and torture of Abdel Hakim Belhaj breached Magna Carta rights must go before judges, supreme court rules -
UK supreme court to rule on government responsibility for alleged renditionJudgments on alleged treatment of jihadi suspects could define extent of human rights protections overseas -
Israeli official who plotted to 'take down' British MPs resignsLondon embassy officer Shai Masot leaves service as UK Labour calls for investigation into ‘improper interference by foreign state’ -
Israeli diplomats cautioned against 'operating' British Jewish organisationsLondon-based diplomats said operations being run by Israel’s strategic affairs ministry could be dangerous and counter-productive.
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Israel arrests Beny Steinmetz associate in Guinea investigationMove follows arrest of billionaire, who is alleged to have arranged bribes so his company could secure iron ore rights
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Birmingham pub bombings inquest fails to trace familiesChief coroner for England and Wales calls for relatives of eight victims to come forward before inquest into 1974 blasts
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UK's Prevent counter-radicalisation policy 'badly flawed'Justice Initiative report says viewing radical Islam as precursor to terrorism risks human rights and is counterproductive
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Thomas Mair refuses to enter plea to Jo Cox murder chargePlea of not guilty entered on Mair’s behalf after he remains silent when asked whether he admitted or denied the offence
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D-day landings put at risk by double-agent's homesick wifeReleased files show wife of Spanish agent working for UK and Germany threatened to expose his work so she could return home
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Man sent back to prison for breaching Tpim conditionsMan jailed for 20 months at Old Bailey for breaching terms of terrorism prevention and investigation measure
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Jo Cox murder trial will not hear medical defence of Thomas MairOld Bailey hearing told that medical issues will not be a factor in case of man accused of killing Labour MP
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Secrecy and firing squads: Britain’s ruthless war on Nazi spiesDuring the second world war, the government fought a secret campaign against German spies. Now, new letters from the MI5 archive reveal the true story of Jose Waldberg, one of the men who was executed
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Hinkley Point C: case against Chinese firm has the feel of a modern spy thrillerAccording to FBI, Chinese stakeholder in proposed plant has been engaged in two-decade conspiracy to steal US nuclear secrets
Historian EP Thompson denounced Communist party chiefs, files show