A man and woman, aged 59 from the Yorkshire area, were charged following an intelligence-led investigation into far-right terrorism last week.

Counter Terrorism Policing North East led the investigation, arresting Darren Reynolds of Newbould Crescent in Sheffield and Christine Grayson of Boothwood Road in York.

Darren Reynolds is accused of a Section 1 offence under the Terrorism Act 2006, three offences under Section 2 of the same act (dissemination of a Terrorist Publication), and six offences per Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (which concerns the alleged possession of materials contain information that may likely to be useful to an individual committing an act of terrorism). A further charge concerns an alleged conspiracy to commit criminal damage.

Christine Grayson faces one charge – a Section 1 offence under the Terrorism Act 2006 and an alleged offence concerning conspiracy to commit criminal damage.

The arrests occurred on August 22.

Both parties were remanded into custody following a court appearance via video-link before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 27 (Saturday), with the next court hearing scheduled for September 30.