Plane spotters accused of spying while visiting Greece were today meeting Foreign Office officials to discuss the next round of talks to clear their names.

Ten of the 12 Britons were meeting Foreign Office minister Baroness Amos to tell her they want to stand trial as soon as possible.

The plane spotters, who include Christopher Wilson, from Horsham, were arrested last November after visiting a military airbase and are due to stand trial in Greece.

The group, represented by Labour MEP Richard Howitt, was also due to raise their concerns about how the incident was handled by the Foreign Office.

Greek police arrested the plane spotters while they were on an organised visit.

They were held in prison for nearly six weeks after initially being accused of spying.

Judges freed them on bail in December after accusations of espionage were reduced to charges of gathering secret information.