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Former MI6 spy chief Alex Younger has died aged 62

Former MI6 spy chief Alex Younger has died at 62. Tributes from Prince William and PM Keir Starmer highlight his leadership in UK foreign espionage from 2014 to 2020. Younger was diagnosed with cancer and publicly nicknamed his tumor 'Putin' after the Russian president.

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