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Following the furore surrounding US and British global espionage, PADDY MCGUFFIN turns the spotlight on the decades-long activities of the US spy base at Menwith Hill in Yorkshire

Recent disclosures regarding the extent of US and British surveillance and monitoring of the public's phone calls and emails have alarmed many and been branded a grotesque invasion of privacy.

The activities of the US National Security Agency (NSA) and its British counterpart GCHQ have come under renewed scrutiny in the wake of leaks by US whistleblower Edward Snowden.

World leaders have reacted with outrage to reports and allegations that their telecommunications have been monitored without their knowledge.

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