The jury in the trial of eight men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic passenger jets retired to consider its verdicts in London today.

A British Muslim accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners said today he agreed to take part in an “al-Qaida-style militant” video attacking western foreign policy.

A British Muslim accused of leading a transatlantic airline bomb plot admitted today that he planned to explode a device at a UK airport terminal.