A 20-year-old man has been charged with terrorism offences following a bomb hoax at an Asda supermarket in Slough and alleged arson attacks at a family ice rink. Loading audio...

Ilyas Akhtar, of Cress Road, was charged on Friday after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South East, with approval from the Crown Prosecution Service.

He faces five charges – one count of preparing acts of terrorism, one count of possessing information likely to be useful to someone committing or preparing an act of terrorism, two counts of arson with intent, and one count of causing a bomb hoax.

The arson charges relate to fires at Salt Hill Activity Centre on May 31 and the Slough Ice Arena on Montem Lane on May 14, according to police.

The bomb hoax charge stems from an incident at the Asda

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