Suspected spy fights deportation from UK

LONDON, Oct 19 (AP): An accused Russian spy who worked as an assistant for a British lawmaker went to court Tuesday in a bid to block her deportation - telling judges that she had a four-year affair with her boss but was not a secret agent. Ekaterina Zatuliveter, also known as Katia, was arrested in December on suspicion of using her job in the office of legislator Mike Hancock to pass information to Russian intelligence. She was not charged, but British authorities want to deport her as a danger to national security. Zatuliveter denies spying and is asking the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to block her extradition. The case, expected to last nine days, is being heard by three judges and a former head of the MI5 intelligence agency.