The tunnels lie directly below London Underground’s Central Line in the city’s Holborn area. Work to dig them began in secret ...

Apart from the odd tiresome comment about being a “diversity hire” — the first female head of MI6, Blaise Metreweli, has had a smooth landing as the new “C” — Chief, replacing the ...

Britain’s real-life spies have finally caught up with James Bond. MI6 has appointed its first female chief. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday announced that Blaise Metreweli is to be the ...

Years after Judi Dench played James Bond's boss on the big screen, a woman will soon lead the real MI6, Britain's foreign intelligence service, for the first time. I spy NPR's Lauren Frayer in London.

A 47-year-old career intelligence officer, Metreweli currently serves as MI6’s director of technology and innovation, a real-world equivalent to the fictional gadget wizard ‘Q’ in James Bond ...

There's but one photo of her. Few know the sound of her voice. But she's now been named the first ever female head of MI6, the only publicly named employee of Britain's foreign intelligence agency.

A seasoned career intelligence officer, she has overseen the development of cutting-edge tools and technologies used by British spies, earning her the code name "Q," a nod to the gadget-master in the ...