A soldier has been jailed for nearly four years after making explosives and a “homemade cannon” while promoting extreme right-wing views and talking about forming a militia.
Mark Broadhurst, 28, a chef in the British Army, was detained at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire in September 2024. Sheffield Crown Court heard that police subsequently discovered an array of weapons and explosive compounds at his home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.