Image copyright Social media Image caption Lewis Ludlow appeared at the Old Bailey via a videolink from prison

A man has pleaded guilty to plotting a terror attack on London's Oxford Street and raising money for terrorism. He was under 24-hour armed police surveillance when he was arrested and a number of torn-up notes which were found suggested Ludlow was actively involved in preparing an attack, with information about the cost of hotels near Oxford Street and renting a truck, prosecutors said. When pieced together they revealed "potential attack sites" including "Madame tussauds", "Oxford Street - busiest time...", "St Paul's cathedral" and a '"Shia temple in Romford". Image copyright CPS Image caption Ludlow claimed he was travelling to the Philippines as a sex tourist

In January, Ludlow bought a ticket to fly to the Philippines but he was stopped at the airport and his passport seized. In March, Ludlow sent him money via PayPal and created the Facebook account Antique Collections, which he was alleged to have used as a front to send money to south-east Asia for terrorism. He was due to go on trial in the autumn on two charges of preparing acts of terrorism and one of terror funding but at a hearing before Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC at the Old Bailey on Friday, he pleaded guilty to plotting an attack in the UK and funding IS abroad.
Lewis Ludlow pleads guilty to financing and planning a terrorist van attack in London, England.