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Security guard accused of spying for Russia at British embassy in Berlin

A security guard at the British embassy in Berlin who is suspected of spying for Russia has been extradited to the UK and is to appear in court charged with nine offences under the Official Secrets Act, Scotland Yard has said. David Smith, 57, is ...

06 Apr 2022 at 18:03

Terror-accused ex-soldier escapes prison by clinging to delivery van

A former soldier accused of terrorism has escaped jail from a prison kitchen by clinging on to a delivery van. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing in his cook’s uniform from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday shortly before 8am, where he was being ...

06 Sept 2023 at 19:08

Ex-soldier accused of terrorism is hunted by police after prison escape

Police are continuing to hunt for a former soldier accused of terrorism who is believed to have escaped from a prison kitchen by clinging to a delivery van. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing in his cook’s uniform from HMP Wandsworth on ...

07 Sept 2023 at 06:08

One of the last surviving female codebreakers of Bletchley Park dies aged 99

One of the last surviving female Bletchley Park codebreakers, who worked helping to decipher enemy communications during the Second World War, has died aged 99. Margaret Betts, of Ipswich, Suffolk was 19 years old when she was headhunted ...

06 Sept 2023 at 11:31

Soldier accused of terror offences escapes from prison

A soldier accused of planting fake bombs at a military base has gone on the run from prison, sparking an “urgent” police hunt. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday shortly before 8am, where he was being ...

06 Sept 2023 at 16:44

China invited to Sunak’s AI summit despite Westminster spy row

China has been invited to attend Rishi Sunak’s flagship summit on artificial intelligence (AI) despite tensions with Beijing. Relations with China have been strained by a series of security rows, including the arrest of a parliamentary ...

19 Sept 2023 at 16:53

Tories took ‘swift action’ after MI5 warning about would-be MPs

The Conservative Party took “swift action” to drop two potential candidates to become MPs after MI5 warned they could be Chinese spies, a Government minister said. The security service advised the Tories in 2021 and 2022 that the two ...

13 Sept 2023 at 08:37

MI5 warned Tories that MP candidates could be Chinese spies – report

The Conservative Party dropped two potential candidates to become MPs after MI5 warned they could be Chinese spies, it has been reported. It comes as ministers continue to face questions about allegations of espionage in Westminster ...

12 Sept 2023 at 23:15

Berlin Embassy spy was caught in undercover operation, court hears

A security guard at the British embassy in Berlin was caught spying for Russia in an undercover operation, a court has heard. Briton David Ballantyne Smith, 58, was driven by an intense hatred for his own country and by pro-Putin ...

13 Feb 2023 at 16:45

Berlin embassy spy denies existence of Russian handler

An ex-security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin has admitted handing classified documents to Russia, but refused to name his alleged spymaster, saying: “There is no-one.” David Ballantyne Smith amassed a stash of secret ...

14 Feb 2023 at 18:13

Embassy spy wanted to give employer ‘a bit of a slap’ over treatment, court told

An ex-security guard has apologised for spying at the British Embassy in Berlin, saying he only wanted to give his employer “a bit of a slap”. David Ballantyne Smith admitted taking photographs of classified documents at the ...

14 Feb 2023 at 14:19

Fake Russians snared Berlin Embassy spy in sting op, court told

A spy who passed secrets from British embassy in Berlin was caught in an undercover sting by involving fake Russian operatives, a court has heard. Briton David Ballantyne Smith, 58, was driven by an intense hatred for his ...

13 Feb 2023 at 17:29

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