Welling hate preacher Anjem Choudary has applied for permission to appeal his conviction for drumming up support for terror group Islamic State (IS).

The 49-year-old was jailed for five-and-a-half-years earlier this month after encouraging backing for the terrorist group in a series of talks posted on YouTube.

Choudary, who used to attend Mulgrave Primary School in Woolwich, recognised a caliphate - a symbolic Islamic state - had been created under an IS leader in June 2014.

He finally fell foul of the law after spending two decades as a thorn in the side of UK authorities, with a string of former supporters going on to be convicted of terrorism.

The Judicial Office confirmed Choudary had applied for permission to appeal his conviction today.