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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

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

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

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 Independent UK

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…

The National (Scotland)

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

Daily Mirror

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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.

The Independent UK

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’

Evening Standard

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

Daily Mirror

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 - UK

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

The Guardian - US

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

Touts jailed for fraud over ticket reselling ordered to pay £6.2m

Peter Hunter and David Smith jailed in 2020 in first successful prosecution related to large-scale ticket fraud

Salon

Trump's 2024 campaign launch a flop

“It couldn’t be going any worse"

Ballotpedia

These are the results in the top five most expensive Florida State House elections

General elections for all 120 districts in the Florida House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 120 districts up for election in 2022, 79 had a general election with more than one candidate.

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Daily Record

Ayr United appoint vice chairman as Fraser MacIntyre takes up key board position

The appointment is being hailed as another vital piece of the jigsaw in the progress being made at Somerset Park.

The Guardian - UK

David Smith obituary

Other lives: Burnley solicitor who served his Lancashire town in many ways

Leeds Live

'Devastated' Leeds residents desperate to raise £500,000 to stop housing development

Bardsey residents fear constructors will attempt to ruin the wild land in their idyllic countryside village

Daily Mirror

Our veterans served their country with pride but are now ill-served by their country

The Royal British Legion reports a 20% increase in applications for cost-of-living grants from former service personnel

The Guardian - UK

British embassy guard admits giving secrets to Russians in Berlin

Prosecutors say David Smith, 58, from Paisley, became disillusioned with west and contacted Russian military

Daily Mirror

Security guard admits spying for Russia from British embassy in Berlin

David Ballantyne Smith is said to have been driven by an intense hatred for his own country and wanted to live in Russia or Ukraine at the time he passed on secret intelligence from May 2020

Evening Standard

British security guard admits leaking secrets to Russia in spy case

David Smith pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey

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