A member of the so-called Islamic State terror cell known as The Beatles has been jailed for life after being convicted for his role in the murder of hostages in Syria.
El Shafee Elsheikh, 34, who grew up in London, showed no emotion as judge Thomas Selby Ellis delivered his verdict at Alexandria District Court, Virginia, while members of his victims' families watched on.
Elsheikh was given a life sentence for each of the eight counts he was convicted of in April, which are due to run concurrently. The group's victims included Aid worker David Haines, from Perthshire.
