内容摘要：But in the years that he ran the rebel enclave in Idlib, Ahmed al-Sharaa – the leader of HTS and now Syria – had been getting rid of some of those foreign fighters in a bid to bolster his group's credentials as a nationalist rather than overtly jihadist force.

But in the years that he ran the rebel enclave in Idlib, Ahmed al-Sharaa – the leader of HTS and now Syria – had been getting rid of some of those foreign fighters in a bid to bolster his group's credentials as a nationalist rather than overtly jihadist force.

Now Faisal says he has parents bringing their children to his gym, keen for them to spar and learn skills."It's more mainstream now," he says.

"It's more appealing to British Asians because it's everywhere."Faisal believes that fighters will progress if they have the backing of fans - and their families.Haider says he's lucky to have had supportive parents - even if his mum's never watched him in the cage.

It's not just her son she doesn't want to see hurt. "She doesn't even want to see me hurt someone else," the 25-year-old says."She hates the fact that I fight but she loves the fact that I'm doing something that I love."

As for that nickname, inspired by the Star Wars villain, Haider says it's a reference to his "dark side".

"It's a different side of my character that I get to uncage in the cage," he says.Addressing the charge for pest control, the council said the fee was lower than some neighbouring councils whilst residents were free to purchase control measures themselves.

HS2, which is building aon Drews Lane, told the BBC: "The health and safety of our workforce and the public is HS2's number one priority.

"Enclosed waste skips are used for bagged waste and are emptied regularly, with weekly site inspections carried out to check waste management," a spokesperson added.Planning approval for the