Man from Weston-super-Mare charged with terrorism offences

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23-year-old Gabrielle Budasz from Weston-super-Mare was charged with terrorism offences linked to "extreme right-wing ideology"

A man from Somerset has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences.

Gabrielle Budasz, 23, has been charged with collecting information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism at Westminster Magistrates court on Saturday.

Counter Terrorism Policing South East said the charges were linked to extreme right-wing ideology.

Mr Budasz, of Drove Road, Weston-super-Mare was remanded in police custody.

He has also been charged with dissemination of terrorist publications to encourage others to engage in terrorism or provide information that could be useful to terrorists following the investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East.

Avon and Somerset Police and Counter Terrorism Policing South West also worked on the investigation.

He will appear at Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey, on 1 September.

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