user: Question: Armed police are now guarding the headquarters of spy agency GCHQ 24 hours a day amid fears it could be targeted in a terror attack similar to the weekend's atrocity in Denmark, it was revealed today. Security has been tightened after the attacks in Copenhagen by lone gunman Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein and MI5 believes it is 'only a matter of time' before a similar attack in Britain. For the first time armed Ministry of Defence Police will guard the GCHQ listening station full time in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in response to the heightened terror threat. Protection: Armed police have been stationed outside GCHQ's Cheltenham headquarters amid the rising threat from 'lone wolf' terrorists. Threat: The current threat level of an attack has been set by the Government as severe, meaning a strike on Britain is ‘highly likely’ The current threat level of an attack has been set by the Government as severe, meaning a strike is ‘highly likely’. But it is not known whether officers have been deployed at GCHQ because of a specific threat. A GCHQ spokesman said of the decision to deploy armed police: ‘The security posture of our sites, including the safety of our staff, is under constant review.’ He added that it was the first time full time armed guards had been deployed at the site. Spy chiefs last night warned that lone wolf terror attacks are now Britain’s ‘biggest fear’ in the wake of Europe’s latest atrocity. However, officials accept there is little they can do to prevent such tragedies because those involved often live appparently normal lives within communities and give no hint of their intentions. A counter-terror source last night said lone wolf gunmen or suicide bombers, with no obvious link to known extremists, were ‘our biggest fear’. High profile: The leaks by Edward Snowden put GCHQ's work in the spotlight and experts believe this has made it more of a target. The insider told the Daily Mirror: ‘Loners are unpredictable and by their very nature tend not to make their intentions known in a way that can be intercepted. ‘Agencies have smashed many major mass casualty plots, but smaller attacks by one or two radicalised terrorists whose warped plans go below the radar make detection difficult. These people are out there, without doubt.’ It was revealed last night that the jihadi who killed two people in the Copenhagen atrocity was inspired by the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris last month. Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein was shot at a train station in Copenhagen after he opened fire on armed officers in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 22-year-old fanatic murdered film director Finn Norgaard, 55, while indiscriminately firing an automatic rifle at a free speech debate at a cafe on Saturday afternoon. His intended target was thought to have been the controversial Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who has previously depicted the prophet Muhammad as a stray dog. Mr Vilks escaped unscathed. Terror suspect: Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein (pictured) was killed in Denmark after opening fire on police and it is feared that a similar attack in Britain is inevitable. Two deaths: Finn Norgaard, 55, (left) was killed at a free speech debate in a cafe hours before 37-year-old Dan Uzan (right), a basketball player, was shot in the head as he guarded the door of a Bar Mitzvah. Some ten hours later the gunman shot Dan Uzan in the head at a synagogue holding a bat mitzvah celebration for 80 people. Mr Uzan, 37, an economist at the Danish treasury, had been acting as a volunteer security guard for the event. Two police officers, who were at the synagogue to provide extra security following the earlier cafe shooting, were shot in the arms and legs. Three others were injured in the earlier attack. All are expected to survive. The attack at the Krudttønden café bears striking similarities to the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris last month, in which two fanatics murdered 12 people. Their accomplice shot dead a policewoman and four hostages at a kosher supermarket.
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Important parts: Ministry of Defence armed officers now outside GCHQ in Cheltenham 24/7. Terror threat level at 'severe' and MI5 say 'only matter of time' until attack. Not clear if GCHQ's decision is based on plot to target the listening station. Britain preparing for 'lone wolf' attack after extremist murders in Denmark.
in: Have no fear, Vladimir Putin is here. That seems to be the message in an epic promo released ahead of the Russian president's annual news conference as the country's economy plummets. The promotion, released by a state-owned Russian channel, has the feel of a movie trailer, showing scenes of tanks, crying children and plenty of Putin. He declares in a particularly memorable sound bite: "The bear never asks permission." That seems to be a problem these days in Russia -- it's a bear, not a bull market. Putin who has held power for 15 years, is expected to address the economic problems vexing Russia as falling oil prices, a diving ruble and Western sanctions have crippled the country's economy. Moscow is trying to prevent a currency crisis turning into an economic catastrophe, and finds itself more isolated than at any other point in the last 25 years -- due to its actions over Ukraine. Russia's slide toward economic crisis and why it matters. Worried that their currency is now worth less, Russians have been exchanging rubles for dollars and stocking up on imported goods. And Russian banks and companies have lost access to Western sources of finance because of sanctions imposed over Ukraine, but still have foreign debts to pay. Yet in the lead up to Putin's press conference, Russia Channel 1's glossy promo doesn't touch on any of the financial woes facing the world's ninth largest economy. The promotion shows scenes of war and triumph at this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi as the narrator intones in a baritone about "a year of tough decisions" and "long-awaited victories." "How it turned out for Russia and its president, he will tell himself." A defiant Putin proclaims, "Russia has never changed its orientation." Putin still enjoys approval ratings in the high 80s. His popularity surged as Russia backed separatists in east Ukraine and annexed Crimea earlier this year. Could economic turmoil lead to Putin's downfall?
out: Russian state-owned channel releases a promotion for President Putin's news conference. Putin is expected to address the economic woes hitting Russia. Moscow is trying to prevent a currency crisis turning into an economic catastrophe.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has been elected chairman of the Republican Governors Association, replacing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Susana Martinez of New Mexico will serve as vice chairman. The decision was announced over Twitter during the party's three-day annual conference in Boca Raton, Florida. Unlike his predecessor, Haslam is known for his drama-free leadership style, and has been described as soft-spoken and mild-mannered. The Tennessee businessman, sports team owner, and former Knoxville mayor was re-elected to his second term as governor in November. Looking ahead, Haslam will face a much smaller election in 2015 than Christie did this past year. Instead of overseeing 36 governor's races, Haslam will only have to fundraise and campaign for three: in Kentucky, Mississippi and Louisiana. In a statement, Christie praised Haslam as a "true pioneer." "Gov. Haslam is doing what governors are elected to do," Christie said. "He has the results to prove it. His guidance will be a tremendous asset to this organization in the coming year." Haslam's Democratic counterpart will be elected next month at the Democratic Governors Association annual meeting in Los Angeles.

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assistant: Haslam replaces New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Haslam is known for his drama-free leadership style. Haslam's Democratic counterpart will be elected next month.