A serving member of the armed forces has been charged by counter-terrorism police with offences under the Official Secrets Act. Thomas Newsome, 36, was charged on Friday with offences contrary to section 2 and section 8 of the Official Secrets Act 1989, Scotland Yard said. He has been remanded in custody and is due to…

A serving member of the armed forces has appeared in court accused of sharing “highly sensitive” military information. Thomas Newsome, 36, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday morning charged with two offences contrary to the Official Secrets Act 1989. Newsome was deployed overseas until April 17, when he is alleged to have made “a…