Man appears in court charged with terror offences

Ilyas Akhtar is accused of starting a fire at a trampolining and bowling centre

A man charged with terrorism offences, as well as arson attacks on two leisure venues and a bomb hoax, has appeared in court.

Ilyas Akhtar, 20, is accused of arson attacks at Salt Hill Activity Centre in Slough, Berkshire, and Slough Ice Arena in May, police have said.

He appeared on Saturday at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of one count of preparing terrorist acts and one count of possessing information that could be used for an attack.

Mr Akhtar, of Cress Road in Slough, will next appear at the Old Bailey on June 20.

During Saturday's hearing, he spoke only to confirm his personal details, with no indication of a plea or bail application made.

The activity centre, which includes trampolining and bowling facilities, was allegedly attacked on 31 May.

The incident at Slough Ice Arena is said to have occurred on 14 May.

A bomb hoax was directed at an Asda supermarket in Telford Drive on 9 May, Counter Terrorism Policing South East previously said.