Case thrown out against member of the armed forces accused of posting secrets on social media

A member of the Armed Forces who was accused of risking lives by sharing military secrets on social media has had the case against him dropped. Thomas Newsome, 37, was alleged to have shared a ten page document with two senior officers and one civilian, by taking photographs of the document and sending them by social media. He was charged with making a ‘damaging disclosure relating to defence which was in his possession by virtue of his position as a…