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‘Despicable’ Berlin embassy spy jailed for selling secrets to Russia

David Smith was a former security guard at the British embassy in Germany.

The Independent UK

British Berlin embassy spy jailed for 13 years for selling secrets to Russia

Smith, 58, pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Official Secrets Act and said he was now “ashamed” at his behaviour and counted himself as a proud Scot.

Manchester Evening News

Tensions between UK and Russia formed backdrop for spying case

The David Smith spying allegations came as tensions simmered between the UK and Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

The Independent UK

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Spy caught selling Russia secrets from British embassy in MI5 sting jailed

David Smith was caught in an MI5 sting by agents posing as a Russian defector and GRU agent

The Independent UK

Berlin spy case ‘comes amid rise in state threat probes’

A security guard from the British embassy in Berlin has been jailed for handing secrets to Russia.

The Independent UK

Nearly £1m cost of Berlin spy that left embassy staff ‘concerned’ for safety

The damage David Smith caused by collecting secrets from his work and passing an unknown quantity to Russian intelligence was laid bare in court.

The Independent UK

Berlin embassy spy jailed for selling secrets to Russia

David Smith, a former security guard at the British Embassy in Germany, sent two letters to senior officials at the Russian Embassy in 2020.

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Berlin embassy Scots spy jailed for 13 years after selling secrets to Russia

David Smith, 58, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 13 years and two months.

Daily Record

British guard sentenced to 13 years for spying for Russia at UK embassy in Berlin

Judge tells David Ballantyne Smith, 58, his ‘treachery’ put his former colleagues at ‘maximum risk’

The Guardian - UK

Moment Pro-Putin traitor films CCTV as he's jailed for selling British secrets to Russia

Berlin spy David Smith was a former security guard at the British Embassy in Germany and had admitted eight charges under the Official Secrets Act. Today he was jailed at the Old Bailey

Daily Mirror

Watch as former British embassy guard David Smith is sentenced for spying

Watch as a former British embassy security guard is sentenced for spying.

The Independent UK

Paisley man spied for Russia in 'potentially catastrophic' plot

BERLIN spy David Smith cost the taxpayer some £820,000 and left his colleagues “angry and betrayed” after passing secrets to Russia, a court…

The National (Scotland)

Court hears of ‘potentially catastrophic’ impact of Berlin embassy spy

Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC read out a series of statements about the harm security guard David Smith had caused.

The Independent UK

Berlin spy had ‘ongoing relationship’ with Russia and was ‘paid for treachery’

David Smith, 58, has admitted eight charges under the Official Secrets Act.

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The Independent UK

Security guard filmed images of colleagues’ families inside embassy, court told

David Smith has admitted sending classified documents to the Russian Embassy anonymously in May and November 2020.

The National (Scotland)

Scot admits giving Russia classified documents while working at UK embassy in Berlin

A FORMER security guard at the British Embassy in Berlin has admitted handing classified documents to Russia, but refused to name his alleged…

Daily Mirror

Brit Embassy spy says he was 'disgusted' with himself for selling secrets to Russians

David Smith, 58, hoarded documents and was caught filming a man he thought was a Russian "traitor" where he worked at the British embassy in Berlin

The Independent UK

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

David Ballantyne Smith admitted taking photos of classified documents at the British Embassy in Berlin four years before he was caught in a sting.

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Evening Standard

British embassy security guard caught spying for Russia ‘only wanted to embarrass bosses’

David Smith told the court: ‘My thoughts on Mr Putin are neither here nor there’

Daily Mirror

Spy spent years 'collecting highly sensitive secrets to sell to the Russians'

David Ballantyne Smith collected highly sensitive secrets while working as a security guard in the British Embassy in Berlin and sold them to Russia for large amounts of money

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Five key takeaways from Biden’s rowdy State of the Union

In today’s newsletter: US president uses unity message to attack Republicans – and set up bid for a second term

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden, Donald Trump and those classified documents

The discovery of batches of classified documents on Joe Biden’s property presents a headache for the president – but his case is quite different from that of Donald Trump, reports David Smith in Washington

The Guardian - US

House’s Republican majority gets to work with two abortion measures – as it happened

House to vote on medical protections for ‘babies that survive an attempted abortion’ and ‘attacks on pro-life’ groups and churches

Leeds Live

Ticket touts ordered to hand back £6m they made at major gigs

If they fail to pay it back they will be sent to prison for eight more years

The Independent UK

Ticket touts who made £9m by reselling Ed Sheeran tickets with bots ordered to repay £6.1 million

Peter Hunter, 53, and David Smith, 68, were jailed in February 2020 in a landmark court case after using 97 identities and computer bots

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