Facebook failed to shut down the account of a neo-Nazi who planned to carry out a machete attack on a gay pride event at a pub, it has emerged.

Ethan Stables, 20, was on Monday convicted of a terror offence after announcing online that he was "going to war" and intended to "slaughter every single one of the gay bastards" at the New Empire in Barrow, Cumbria.

He had posted repeated threats on Facebook, where he set up a far Right group called National Socialists Union standing against the New World Order.

Leeds Crown Court heard that the social media network was warned about his profile at least four times.

But his account remained active, leaving him free to continue peddling his hate-filled beliefs.

Stables said he was furious that the New Empire Pub in his town was hosting a Pride Night in association with the Furness LGBT support group.