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UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

2 outlets 2 reports Published Oct 8, 2026

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British police on Thursday said they had charged a member of the Royal Navy with offences under the National Security Act for allegedly obtaining protected information and preparing to disclose it to benefit a foreign power.S1
Police say the incident is not connected to ongoing investigations at the RAF Fairford airbase.S2

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UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

British police on Thursday said they had charged a member of the Royal Navy with offences under the National Security Act for allegedly obtaining protected information and preparin…

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UK police charge Royal Navy member accused of working with foreign power

Police say the incident is not connected to ongoing investigations at the RAF Fairford airbase.

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UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

United Kingdom Crime & Justice Royal Navy

2 outlets 2 reports Published Oct 8, 2026

What to know

British police on Thursday said they had charged a member of the Royal Navy with offences under the National Security Act for allegedly obtaining protected information and preparing to disclose it to benefit a foreign power.S1
Police say the incident is not connected to ongoing investigations at the RAF Fairford airbase.S2

Assembled from source summaries.

Timeline · newest first

3w Dailymaverick

UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

3w Al Jazeera

UK police charge Royal Navy member accused of working with foreign power

Sources · 2 citations

S1 Dailymaverick 1 report · EN

S2 Al JazeeraLead 1 report · EN

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UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

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UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

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UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

What to know

UK police charge member of Royal Navy under National Security Act

UK police charge Royal Navy member accused of working with foreign power

Sources · 2 citations

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