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Tristan Kirk

Navy sailor accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia appears in court

Teddy Young is accused of offences said to have occurred during his first deployment in November 2024 (Alamy/PA) -

A Royal Navy sailor accused of plotting to leak classified information to Russia has appeared in court for the first time.

Teddy Young, 24, is alleged to have abused his high-level security clearance to access secret defence and intelligence data after being deployed on a Navy vessel.

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