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A Muslim activist convicted for his role in an armed terrorist plot is seeking election to Birmingham City Council in May.Shahid Butt, 60, was jailed for five years in 1999 after being found guilty of planned attacks on the British consulate, an Anglican church and a Swiss-owned hotel in Yemen.Prosecutors said the cell had been dispatched by Abu Hamza, the notorious hate preacher whose son was among those convicted.Now, Butt is standing in the Sparkhill ward for the Independent Candidates Alliance, an activist-led grouping expected to field around 20 candidates across Birmingham on May 7.Sparkhill has a large Pakistani-heritage population,…

Sir Keir Starmer’s pursuit of alignment with the European Union risks wiping out between £500million and £810million from farmers’ profits, a damning new report has revealed.Research conducted by the Andersons Centre for CropLifeUK found an “immediate cliff-edge” scenario of alignment on agri-pesticide regulation under a new UK-EU Sanitary & Phytosanitary Agreement could also reduce food production for key staples.Wheat production could fall by as much as 16 per cent if the UK opts to directly mirror the EU Plant Protection Product decisions, with potato production expected to face a collapse of six per cent.The UK is currently negotiating a new…

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Thousands of people increased their State Pension payments last year by delaying when they first claimed the benefit, new figures show.Nearly 42,000 individuals chose to postpone drawing their pension in the 2023/24 financial year, securing higher weekly payments as a result.Data obtained by Royal London through a Freedom of Information request shows 41,938 people collected a deferred State Pension during the year.While this represented a drop of more than a fifth compared with the previous year, when 54,037 people delayed their claim, those who waited were rewarded with significantly higher payments.On average, claimants had waited four years before finally accessing…

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Phil McNulty, chief football writerDorgu’s absence for the next few weeks is the first cloud to appear on Carrick’s bright new horizon at Manchester United.Dorgu, who struggled to establish him at Old Trafford following a £25m move from Lecce in February 2025, has flourished since Carrick succeeded sacked Ruben Amorim.The 21-year-old who was on the margins for so long, has played a key role in Carrick’s opening victories in the derby against Manchester City at home and away to Premier League leaders Arsenal with goals in both games, including a spectacular 25-yard strike in the 3-2 victory at Emirates Stadium.Dorgu…

“Until you come over and see China for yourself, you’re never going to know. I’m desperately trying to get more and more people to really experience the Beijing that me, my wife, and my friends, fell in love with, which is cheesy, I know, but it’s true,” says Dom, who is leading the group.

Champions League pundits Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onuoha and Julien Lauren discuss Tottenham’s “clinical ability” to score goals away from home and Thomas Frank’s “great achievement” to handle the pressure. MATCH REPORT: Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur Available to UK users only.

Labour risks being “washed away in a tide of discontent” at the next general election unless it confronts the decline of Britain’s high streets, according to new research.A study by the University of Southampton found voters believe shopping districts have deteriorated more than any other part of their local communities over the past decade.YouGov polling commissioned alongside the research ranked improving high streets as the third biggest local concern for voters, behind only healthcare and crime.Disillusionment was found to be strongest among Reform UK supporters. Professor Will Jennings, who led the study, said their anger reflects a “deep sense of…

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