A former British soldier whose escape from a London prison last year sparked a three day man-hunt has been found guilty of spying for Iran.

Daniel Khalife also pleaded guilty to an escape from a London jail, strapped underneath a truck with a sling made of trousers, that embarrassed the British authorities.

Former British soldier Daniel Khalife, 23, was found guilty of espionage for Iran, following a dramatic escape from a London prison that highlighted vulnerabilities in the UK's correctional system. Convicted by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court,