{"id":387629,"date":"2026-10-13T22:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mi5-says-russia-still-aggressor-number-one-in-uk-threat-ranking\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T21:00:07","slug":"mi5-says-russia-still-aggressor-number-one-in-uk-threat-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mi5-says-russia-still-aggressor-number-one-in-uk-threat-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"MI5 says Russia still \u2018aggressor number one\u2019 in UK threat ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/GGqZHt9E8Ys\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"MI5 says Russia still \u2018aggressor number one\u2019 in UK threat ranking\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGqZHt9E8Ys\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The head of MI5 has laid out the top threats facing the UK, ranging from Iran to right-wing extremism, but Russia remains \u201caggressor number one\u201d. And it could all be supercharged by AI.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The counter-intelligence security agency is focusing more resources on threats from hostile states on British soil than it did during the Cold War, according to Director General Sir Ken McCallum.<\/p>\n<p>He had alarming words about technology, from the algorithms that divide us to AI that could be used for terrorism, potentially giving access to biological weapons. <\/p>\n<p>And he said the most marked trend was young, extreme anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim grievance tipping into terrorist intent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of MI5 has laid out the top threats facing the UK, ranging from Iran to right-wing extremism, but Russia remains \u201caggressor number one\u201d. 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