A Brent woman has been charged with terrorism offences.

Farhana Begum Ahmed, 39, of NW10, was charged on Tuesday (April 25) with one charge of encouragement of terrorism, three charges of dissemination of a terrorist publication and two charges of terrorist funding.

She had been remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court, later on Tuesday.

The woman was arrested in July following an investigation by the MPS Counter Terrorism Command.

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