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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emine Sinmaz

British man charged with helping Russian intelligence

Justice statue at the Old Bailey
The judge ordered Phillips to appear at the Old Bailey on 14 June. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Media

A British man has been charged with assisting Russia’s intelligence service after being arrested by UK counter-terrorism police.

Howard Michael Phillips, of Harlow, in Essex, was charged on Thursday with an offence contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act (NSA), the Metropolitan police said.

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