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Espionage

Gabriel Gatehouse

Did the CIA poison England’s chance of being 1970 World Cup champions?

After his three-year investigation, Gabriel Gatehouse is starting to believe that the US spy agency could actually have spiked goalkeeper Gordon Banks’s beer in Mexico

Sun 24 May 2026

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Gordon Corera
The Chinese embassy is a red herring. Real spooks have eyes elsewhere

Wed 21 Jan 2026

The Chinese embassy is a red herring. Real spooks have eyes elsewhere
Catherine Neilan
‘They lost their bottle’: why China spy case never reached courts

Sun 19 Oct 2025

‘They lost their bottle’: why China spy case never reached courts
William Boyd
What to read to understand espionage

Thu 9 Oct 2025

What to read to understand espionage

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