MI6 is launching a new dark web portal to recruit spies for the UK.

The secure messaging platform Silent Courier aims to boost national security by making it easier for the intelligence agency to recruit potential agents in Russia and around the world, the Foreign Office said.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: "As the world changes, and the threats we're facing multiply, we must ensure the UK is always one step ahead of our adversaries."

Image: Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. Pic: PA

Silent Courier is accessible from Friday and enables a secure avenue to submit sensitive information to the UK relating to terrorism or hostile intelligence activity.

Instructions on how to use the portal - including recommendations to use trustworthy VPNs and devices not linked to users - will be

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