A man described as an “al Qaida operative” and another labelled as “willing to participate” in his plans today won the right to stay in the UK.

A man described as an “al-Qaida operative” and another labelled as “willing to participate” in his plans today won the right to stay in the UK.

One of a group of Pakistani students held in Britain on allegations of terrorism described his detention as “mental torture” after returning to his native country today.