Royal Navy serviceman arrested under National Security Act

The Guardian8 October 2026, 07:14 UTCUnited Kingdom

Teddy Young, 24, from Bedfordshire, charged with obtaining information to benefit foreign powerA member of the Royal Navy has been charged under Britain’s National Security Act with offences including obtaining information to benefit a foreign power.Teddy Young, 24, had arrested at his home address in Bedfordshire on 6 October after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing London (CTPL). Continue reading...

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