Four men from the Midlands have denied plotting to carry out a terrorist attack.
Naweed Ali, 28, and Khobaib Hussain, 24, both of Sparkhill in Birmingham, and Mohibur Rahman, 32, and Tahir Aziz, 37, of Stoke-on-Trent, entered not guilty pleas on Wednesday when they appeared via videolink at the Old Bailey in central London.
The men were arrested on 26 August in a series of raids in Birmingham and Stoke. They are accused of a single count of preparing for terrorist acts, contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act, between 25 May and 27 August this year.
Rahman and Ali appeared via videolink from Belmarsh prison in south-east London. Hussain and Aziz appeared via videolink from Woodhill prison in Milton Keynes. They spoke only to confirm their names and enter their pleas. All four were all remanded in custody.
The trial is scheduled to begin on 27 February and is expected to last eight to 10 weeks.
