Royal Navy service member charged with spying
A 24-year-old Royal Navy service member has been charged with spying for an unnamed foreign country under the National Security Act. Teddy Young is accused of preparing to disclose protected information between November 2024 and May 2025. He has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
- ▪Teddy Young, a 24-year-old from Bedfordshire, has been charged with offences under the National Security Act.
- ▪The charges involve conduct preparing to commit an offence of disclosing protected information between November 2024 and May 2025.
- ▪Police confirmed that these charges are not related to the recent RAF Fairford incident.
- ▪Young is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday after being remanded into custody.
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Royal Navy service member charged with spyingPublished11 minutes agoA Royal Navy service member has been charged with spying for an unnamed foreign country, police have said.Teddy Young, 24, Bedfordshire, has been charged with offences under the National Security Act (NSA) including engaging in conduct preparing to commit an offence of disclosing protected information between November 2024 and May 2025.He has been remanded into custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday.Head of Counter-Terrorism Policing London, Commander Helen Flanagan said: "These are very serious charges against a serving member of the armed forces".Police said the charges were not related to the recent RAF Fairford incident.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will…
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