Two men have been charged and will appear in court in connection with an alleged incident at Stansted airport.

Jak Bruce, 31, of Watchgate, Dartford, and Lee Carey, 55, of Brentwood Road, Romford, have been charged with causing racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress, which is an offence under Section 4A of the Public Order Act.

The pair have been released on bail ahead of their appearance at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, April 12 where they will face the charge.

The charges relate to an incident alleged to have taken place on board a departing flight leaving Stansted Airport on November 4, 2021.

West Ham fans flying to a match were said to have bellowed an anti-semitic song at an Orthodox Jewish passenger.