Retrial for man accused of trying to join Islamic State

A man caught allegedly trying to smuggle himself out of Britain on the back of a lorry to join the Islamic State is facing a retrial. Jurors at the Old Bailey could not agree after Anas Abdalla, 26, insisted he just wanted to leave the country so start a spare tyre business. ‘I just wanted to explore and understand the tyre business a bit more, because with tyres there are so many different types,’ he explained. The jury cleared Mahamuud…