Men accused of plot to attack Jews with machine guns in north-west England

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein appear in court charged with preparing acts of terrorism

Two men have appeared in court accused of a machine gun terrorism plot to attack Jewish communities in north-west England, as well as police and military targets.

Walid Saadaoui, 36, from Abram near Wigan, and Amar Hussein, 50, of no fixed address, are accused of planning the Islamic State-inspired plot and charged with preparing acts of terrorism.