A former British soldier who escaped from prison while awaiting trial and was later convicted of spying for Iran has been sentenced to more than 14 years behind bars.

Khalife, 23, gained global attention when he escaped from London's Wandsworth prison for three days while being held on espionage charges. View on euronews

Daniel Khalife joined the British Army aged just 16 - but today he was told he “exposed military personnel to serious harm” by giving serving officers' names to Iran for £1,500 in cash

A British soldier was sentenced to more than 14 years in jail for collecting sensitive information for Iran and gathering the names of special forces personnel before briefly escaping from prison while awaiting trial.

Israel has arrested two soldiers on suspicion of spying for Iran in return for money, its police force said on Monday.

Daniel Khalife escaped from category B prison HMP Wandsworth, in south-west London, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery truck while he awaited trial for spying allegations

A British soldier was sentenced to more than 14 years in jail on Monday (February 3) for collecting sensitive information for Iran and gathering the names of special forces personnel before briefly escaping from prison while awaiting trial.

Former British soldier Daniel Khalife was sentenced to over 14 years for spying for Iran. He violated the Official Secrets and Terrorism Acts by providing classified material. His case gained attention after his daring escape from Wandsworth Prison.