Man charged with terrorism offences

A man has been charged with terrorism offences, police said.

Christopher Leslie Partington, 33, is charged with seven offences relating to possessing documents or records likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

Partington, of Wildbrook Road, Salford, is in custody and due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today, Greater Manchester Police said. He was arrested last Wednesday following a raid on his address.