Guard accused of spying for the Russians gets more time

A security guard accused of spying for Russia while working for the British embassy in Berlin has appeared in court. 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 in August last year and he was extradited back to the UK from Germany in April. Smith smiled when he appeared at the Old Bailey and,…