Nicholas Rollis, a convert to Islam, is to go on trial for terrorism charges in June, it was announced today.
Rollis, from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, faces 13 terrorism charges, including one of engaging in preparation of an act of terrorism between April 12 last year and July 12 this year.
There are also 11 counts of possessing an article for a terrorist purpose.
They relate to containers of hydrogen peroxide and acetone found in Rollis' possession, along with a mobile phone and a computer, a quantity of nails, railway detonators, a bomb-making recipe, a diary, and a list “which included the particulars of terrorist acts”.
Rollis is also charged with placing a hoax bomb on a bus on May 8 this year.