Conflict & Security
Royal Navy service member charged with spying for foreign power
October 8, 2026 at 08:35 AM
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5 reports · 2 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 5 hours
SNSky News Arabia
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AJAl Jazeera English
UK police charge Royal Navy member accused of working with foreign power
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BNBBC News
Royal Navy service member charged with spying
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TGThe Guardian
Royal Navy serviceman charged with obtaining information to benefit foreign power
(opens the publisher’s site)A Royal Navy service member has been charged under Britain's National Security Act with offences linked to disclosing protected information to a foreign power.
- Teddy Young, 24, of Bedfordshire, faces charges under the National Security Act over conduct from 26 November 2024 to 21 May 2025.
- Officers arrested Young at his home in Bedfordshire on 6 October following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London.
- Young has been remanded into custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
- Police said the charges are not connected to the recent investigation into the incident at RAF Fairford.