A bricklayer who told friends he wanted to die fighting for Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isil) underwent "training" for battle at a paintballing centre in Solihull, it can be revealed.

Humza Ali, 20, posed for photographs in military fatigues, alongside fellow Isil sympathisers, including a friend of the Brussels bombing suspect, Mohamed Abrini.

He was convicted of terrorism offences after a trial heard how he had made several attempts to join Isil, even though one of his efforts was foiled because his mother had confiscated his passport.