A man from Lancashire has been charged by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit.

22-year-old Jack Renshaw of Bearncroft, Skelmersdale, is accused of using threatening/abusive/insulting words or behaviour or displaying written material with intent/likely to stir up racial hatred.

He has been bailed to appear at Preston Magistrates’ Court on 27 July.

Greater Manchester Police say that the charges relate to comments made at events in Yorkshire and Blackpool and on social media.