The men have now been charged with conspiracy to cause explosions of a nature likely to endanger life, police said.

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The men appeared at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court charged with conspiracy to cause explosions of a nature likely to endanger life.

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Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause misconduct in a public office, contrary to Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.

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The pair deny conspiracy to murder, rob and cause grievous bodily harm.

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On Tuesday, a jury at Woolwich Crown Court in south London found Bilal Abdulla guilty of conspiracy to murder and conspiring to cause explosions.

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