Guard accused of spying for Russia at the Old Bailey

A security guard who worked for the British embassy in Berlin appeared in court accused of spying for Russia. David Smith, 58, allegedly sent details about British embassy officials to a Russian military attache and collected information ‘useful to the Russian state’. The Scot was arrested at his home in Potsdam near Berlin last August and was extradited back to the UK from Germany in April. Today (tues), wearing a blue long-sleeved T-shirt, Smith appeared at the Old Bailey via…