St Paul's bomb-plotter Safiyya Amira Shaikh given life sentence
by Owen Bowcott , Josh Halliday and Nazia Parveen from on (#55AY5)
Isis supporter and Muslim convert had admitted preparing terrorist acts
A Muslim convert and supporter of Islamic State, who plotted to bomb St Paul's Cathedral at Easter, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 37, from Hayes, west London, admitted preparing terrorist acts and disseminating terrorist publications that encouraged others to launch similar attacks. She had been under police and MI5 surveillance.
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