An Army trainer has appeared in court charged with belonging to a banned new-Nazi organisation and possessing Anders Breivik’s manifesto.’

Lance Corporal Mikko Vehvilainen, 32, appeared in the dock charged with terror offences alongside Private Mark Barrett, 24, and civillian Alex Deakin, 22.

They are all accused of being members of National Action, which became the first right-wing group proscribed by the Government in the wake of MP Jo Cox's murder.

Mr Vehvilainen, whose home is on the Army's Welsh headquarters on the Brecon Beacons, was also found in possession of the "2083: A European Declaration of Independence by Andrew Berwick (Anders Breivik)”, Westminster Magistrates Court heard.

The manifesto is understood to detail how the far right terrorist planned the 2011 Norway attack in which he murdered 77 people.

The Lance Corporal, who like Mr Barrett is a serving member of the Royal Anglians, is said to have attempted to stir up racial hatred by posting messages on Christogenea.org and was also found with pepper spray, it is alleged.

Army sources have said that he was working as a trainer at the Brecon Barracks.

Father-of-two Mr Barrett, who was brought back from his barracks in Cyprus by military police as part of the investigation, denied being a member of a proscribed organisation whilst the other two men did not indicate pleas.