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 ‌preparing to disclose it to benefit a foreign power. Teddy Young, 24, ⁠has ​been ⁠charged with two offences and is due ⁠to appear at London's Westminster ​Magistrates' Court later on Thursday.

Police said ⁠the charges were not connected ⁠to ​the recent investigation into an incident at the ⁠RAF Fairford airbase, which US officials have ⁠said ⁠involved a potential Iranian drone attack.