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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

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 own country and by ...

13 Feb 2023 at 17:29

Berlin Embassy spy ‘hedged bets’ during sting op with fake Russian officer

A British embassy spy was “hedging his bets” when he was accosted by a fake Russian operative during an undercover sting, a court has heard. David Ballantyne Smith, 58, began collecting secret information from the Berlin embassy where he ...

14 Feb 2023 at 12:36

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 embassy ...

14 Feb 2023 at 14:19

Ex-British soldier Daniel Khalife ‘gathered names of special forces personnel’

A former British soldier accused of passing secret information to Iran covertly gathered the names of service personnel, including those in special forces, a court has heard. Daniel Khalife, 23, took a photo of a handwritten list ...

09 Oct 2024 at 14:08

Ex-soldier tells court his mother took him to Iran ‘to bring me down to earth’

Daniel Khalife was taken on a month-long trip to Iran to bring him “down to earth” when he was a badly behaved teenager, a court has heard. The 23-year-old, who joined the Army to escape his “very strict” upbringing, had been ...

14 Nov 2024 at 13:49

Daniel Khalife ‘endangered Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’ with fake intelligence

Daniel Khalife could have endangered the life of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe by sending a fake intelligence document to Iran which said the British Government was not willing to negotiate over her release, his trial has heard. ...

12 Nov 2024 at 12:02

Daniel Khalife ‘thought British security services would be impressed with him’

Daniel Khalife ‘considered travelling to Iran’, court told

A spy-accused former soldier thought British security services would be “impressed” with him after he covertly gathered the names of special forces personnel, his trial has heard. Daniel Khalife, 23, told a court he was ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:36

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 ...

19 Sept 2023 at 16:53

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 ...

13 Feb 2023 at 16:45

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 ...

12 Sept 2023 at 23:15

Ex-soldier accused of prison escape ‘gave Iran fabricated information’

A former soldier accused of passing secret information to Iran and escaping from prison told MI5 he had been contacted by Iranian intelligence and had given them “fabricated” information to “get rid” of ...

11 Oct 2024 at 16:46

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