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Place between east and west. spying has changed since then. secrets can be stolen remotely over cyberspace, but that does not mean that old fashioned human spying, as seemingly witnessed in today s case, has gone away. it s unusual but it s not surprising. it would be more surprising if russia were not doing this. it s no surprise that they are conducting espionage against a country that they consider to be their adversary, the uk, and it s also not surprising that they get caught in the process, which is quite reassuring. so far this potential security breach at the embassy does not look to be too serious. but it does serve as a reminder that beneath the surface of a city like berlin spies are still plying their trade. gordon corera, bbc news. 0ur europe correspondent mark lowen is outside the german federal court ofjustice in karlsruhe. what happened in court and what now? ....
This is germany s highest criminal court here in karlsruhe. it s where david s appeared this afternoon facing the german legal charge of engaging in intelligence agent activity. we know thejudge engaging in intelligence agent activity. we know the judge accepted the arrest warrant and remanded him in custody. he will not be granted bail. beyond that, perhaps predictably, this intelligence story is shrouded in mystery. german authorities are not telling us what happened inside the courtroom today. we don t know whether david s issued a plea or responded to the charge. similarly we are not being told where he is now being held and for how long. german law does not have a maximum pre trial detention period but this is of course a high profile case and presumably legal authorities will be keen to move the process swiftly along. they will now make further enquiries. david s will have access to a lawyer as german authorities seek to understand just how far this alleged case of british spying ....