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Ranzieb Ahmed - once said to be Osama bin Laden's top European operative - will make his plea via video from his high security prison on Wednesday during a parole hearing that will test the appeal system to the limits. MailOnline understands he will highlight the fact that he has successfully completed the year-long deradicalisation course and that is proof he is no longer a threat to the public. The private hearing has the power to free Ahmed, the first person to be convicted in the UK of directing terrorism in 2008.

A young Asian man wearing a turquoise top and shorts lies face down on the concrete floor of a multi-storey car park next to Manchester Airport's Terminal 2. His hands are by his side and a middle-aged woman crouches over him, seemingly in a state of enormous distress. Next to them stand two police officers, one male, the other female. They are both wearing full protective gear, brandishing Taser guns and shouting. At least one of their yellow devices has incapacitated the man. What happens in the next few seconds will reverberate around the UK for days, sparking angry protests in Rochdale and Manchester, and placing British policing at the centre of a George Floyd-style debate about institutional racism.

Parviz Khan, then 37, was handed a life sentence, with a minimum of 14 years, in February 2008, after pleading guilty to the plan and to the supply of equipment for terrorists on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Sentencing him, judge Mr Justice Henriques at Leicester crown court (right), said at the time: 'You have been described by the Crown as a man who has the most violent and extreme Islamist views and as a fanatic.' In a surprising move announced today, the Parole Board confirmed that it had rejected Khan's second bid to be released, but that it had sanctioned a reduction in his security status from the highest risk Category A to Category B. It wrote in a summary document seen by MailOnline: 'Shortly before the oral hearing, Mr Khan's Category A prison status had been reviewed and he had been downgraded to Category B. The panel was told that it will take about a year for Mr Khan to be considered suitable for a move to a lower security prison.'

An American couple, stranded in Brazil, have faced a bureaucratic nightmare as they fight the court's bizarre refusal to issue a passport for their newborn baby - after he was born three months premature while on vacation.  Cheri and Chris Phillips of Cambridge, of Minnesota, set off on a two-week trip to Brazil in February when Cheri was six months pregnant, with doctors' approval.  Her due date was not until early June, however, two days before their planned return home, Cheri was hospitalized for pregnancy complications, leading to an unexpected C-section.  

Parviz Khan, 53, was handed a life sentence - with a minimum of 14 years - at Leicester Crown Court in February 2008 after his sinister plan was intercepted. The trial heard that during the time he was plotting his attack in 2007 Khan was raking in more than £20,000 a year in benefits while claiming to be a full-time carer for his elderly mother. He also admitted intending to supply equipment to fellow terrorists on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Khan, from Birmingham, has already burned through over £1 million in legal aid in an attempt to win back his freedom with a previous hearing in front of the Parole Board in January 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: All seven terrorists who were arrested alongside al-Qaeda 'dirty bomber' Dhiren Barot, who attempted to murder hundreds of people in New York and London have been released from jail. Despite being sentenced to 136 years in 2007, the British men, who were all part of a sleeper cell that aided Barot in a string of bomb plots in the United Kingdom and the United States, are back on the streets. Abdul Aziz Jalil, then 34, was the last of the group to be released, according to MailOnline, who was supposed to be mass murder plotter Barot's'minder.' He pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to conspiring to cause explosions between 2001 and 2004 with his fellow terrorist helpers, who provided intelligence and assistance to Barot.

Roshonara Choudhry, a 21-year-old boy, was sentenced to life at the Old Bailey in 2010 for attempting to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms for supporting the Iraq War. She struck him with a three-inch kitchen knife at a constituency surgery in Newham, east London, on May 14, 2010 to 'get revenge for the people of Iraq.' The married politician, who was 55 at the time of the attack, was knifed twice in the stomach, suffering bleeding wound lacerations to his liver's left lobe, but recovered after surgery. Choudhry, who was found guilty of attempted murder and prisoned for a minimum of 15 years, had been radicalized online, avidly following terror preachers' sermons.

Despite warnings that he is still 'dangerous,' an east Londoner was released from jail for terror offences. In June 2017, Shamim Ahmed, 30, of Shadwell, was sentenced to six years in prison. In 2016, he had travelled to Turkey in an attempt to join the Islamic State in Syria. He was serving a suspended prison term for threatening to fire a French bookshop in west London that was selling the satirical French newspaper 'Charlie Hebdo'.

Ever wanted to take a stroll down Paris' Champs-Élysées?Or maybe take a look around that new restaurant before you make a reservation? Now with Google Maps' Immersive View app, you can do all of this from the convenience of your phone. The latest AI-powered software, which is expected to be released this week, will enable users to explore accurate 3D models of cities and even peek inside buildings. Google has made the tool available in 15 cities, including London, Dublin, and Paris, by combining millions of street view pictures and satellite photos. According to Google, the app is meant to assist people in discovering scenic routes and making navigation simpler by simulating the weather and traffic on route.

LeWIS STEELE: Before we Dai, we could see someone else. Do or Dai. Dai, the Groundhog. They are only three words to sum up Reading's monumental mess, who have lost more than £191 million and been docked 16 points by the EFL in the last two years, which has seen them fall to League One. The yngge of Chinese owner Dai Yongge has been the target for most Royals fans who watched their team play in the Premier League just over a decade ago. Reading's wage bill has eclipsed their income and the club has been followed by EFL probes since taking over the club in May 2017. 'The EFL remains extremely dissatisfied with the club's ownership's regular failures,' began the club's EFL statement in August as they brought a one-point deduction with three others suspended.'

Mohammed Nahin Ahmed (left and right) and his childhood friend Yusuf Zubair Sarwar were both jailed in 2014 and branded "dangerous" by the judge after pleaded guilty to joining a jihadist party in Syria (inset, heading to Heathrow). Both the men, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of participating in the preparation of terrorist acts in violation of Section 5 of the Terrorism Act. Ahmed, now 31, was granted a parole hearing on the 6th of December and may be released before the 2023 deadline. He would have completed just over ten years in prison.

A aspiring terrorist who was shot and arrested in the UK with a rucksack, hair trimmer, factor 50 sun cream, and combat exhaustion has been released. In May 2016, taxi driver Naseer Taj, who was then 26, was sentenced to eight years and three months in jail for abandoning his pregnant mother and marrying a jihadi bride. Taj's Walter-Mitty style plans were revealed at his trial in London's Old Bailey, which included an eye-patch, manicure set, £200 in cash, and a mosquito net. The bizarre cache was discovered by counter terrorism police on December 29, 2014, when Rabia Khalique, his wife, were at home, and Taj's one-bedroom apartment in Bedford. He was supposed to leave the UK two days later after booking a Eurostar ticket to Brussels and a flight to Istanbul.

An expert has reported that female prison officers who lose everything by being inmates do so because of a mixture of emotional vulnerability and the excitement of the forbidden. Joanne Hunter, a jail guard at HMP Forest Bank in Salford, was sentenced to three years last week after having a three-year prisoner. Elsewhere, HMP Berwyn in north Wales, is in the midst of a staffing crisis after dismissing no more than 18 female employees of the hospital for inappropriate interactions with prisoners. Bayu Prihandito, a psychologist, told Mail Online, "It's clear that some of these relationships came from a place of vulnerability." Some of these guards might not fully grasp the consequences or believe they can manage the situation without getting caught

M2 Capital, a brokerage company, announced today that it had put in the 11th-hour effort to save Wilko, which is on the verge of bankruptcy after falling into administration earlier this month. M2's managing director, Robert Mantse (top right), told the BBC that if his bid was accepted by authorities for Wilko, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), M2 will attempt to'arantee all employees' jobs for two years.' Doug Putman, the HMV's top-right), emerged as Wilko's most likely saviour, with him tabling a last-ditch multi-million-pound rescue bid.

After pleaded guilty to attempting to join ISIS in Syria, Mohammed Uddin, then 30, was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2016. The former security guard from Barking, Essex, who is now 37, travelled to Syria with his terror heroes, but he was arrested when he became disillusioned with jihadi life and returned to Britain. He was later released from prison on licence in December 2019, but he was later recalled to prison in February 2023 for two uncovered phones and a tablet. The decision must be reviewed to determine whether it was legal or if it should be reversed according to Parole Board rules. The Parole Board undertook a paper investigation into Uddin's case, looking at his jail files and journal entries from jail authorities and psychiatrists before arriving at a decision on May 10th, 2023.

Yusuf Zubair Sarwar and his childhood friend Mohammed Nahin Ahmed were both jailed in 2014 and branded 'dangerous' by the trial judge after pleaded guilty to joining a jihadist group in Syria. After contacting Islamic militants battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the pair told Woolwich Crown Court that they had traveled to the war-torn country in May 2013 to join an Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group.

Campaigners cautioned today that sending an alert (top left inset) to millions of phones this weekend could lead to panic (left). By 3 p.m. on Sunday, the official emergency alarm system in the United Kingdom will see smartphones and tablets emit a siren-like sound and vibrate for ten seconds. And if the device is off, it will fire even if it is not. On a mobile phone's home screen, a note will also state that the alert is a test. If the user clicks or swipes it away, it will be deleted. Women's charities are concerned that the warning might warn criminals of undercover 'lifeline' phones that are secretly used by domestic violence victims. Refugee, a domestic violence charity, is so worried about the danger that the warning has caused that it has produced a step-by-step tutorial (right) to deactivate the alert.

During Southend United's 1-0 loss to Boreham Wood, time-wasting reached new heights last weekend, with the ball up for just 36 minutes in play. This follows Sportsmail columnist Ian Ladyman's article about "endemic cheating and time-wasting" in English football, which is 'getting worse'. Chris Phillips, a Southend Echo reporter who tweeted his dissatisfaction with the lack of open play in the National League match, sparked the lack of play.