Leicestershire man admits arson attack on Ukraine-linked business in London

Firefighters attend the blaze at a warehouse in Leyton, east London, on 20 March. Photograph: London Fire Brigade

A British man, 20, has pleaded guilty to an offence under the new National Security Act and an arson attack on a Ukraine-linked business.

Dylan Earl, from Elmesthorpe in Leicestershire, admitted the charge in relation to a fire in March at an east London warehouse belonging to a man only referred to in court as Mr X, the Old Bailey heard.