'Hello, world': GCHQ joins Twitter

UK surveillance agency launches official account as part of attempt to improve its image after Edward Snowden revelations

Spooks at GCHQ have been snooping on our tweets for years, but now members of the public who use Twitter can see theirs following the launch of the surveillance agency's first official account.

More than 10 years after Twitter began, GCHQ dipped its public toe into the social networking water with the words "hello, world" just after 11am on Monday.