Leicestershire man admits arson attack on Ukraine-linked business in London

Dylan Earl, 20, is believed to be the first person to be convicted under the National Security Act 2023

A British man, 20, has pleaded guilty to an offence under the new National Security Act and an arson attack on a Ukraine-linked business.

Dylan Earl, from Elmesthorpe in Leicestershire, admitted the charge in relation to a fire in March at an east London warehouse belonging to a man only referred to in court as Mr X, the Old Bailey heard.