2 h. ago British law student jailed in Dubai over 'single line of cocaine' is set to be freed after spending a year in 'hellhole' prison following one

Mia O'Brien, 23, was arrested in the Middle Eastern city in October 2024 after 50g of cocaine - worth around £2,500 in the UK - was allegedly found in a flat stormed by police during a party.

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4 h. ago British law student jailed for 25 years in Dubai 'hellhole' prison over cocaine charges after trial held in Arabic to be freed

Mia O'Brien, 23, was arrested in the Middle Eastern city in October 2024 after 50g of cocaine - worth around £2,500 in the UK - was allegedly found in a flat stormed by police during a party.

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5 d. ago Revealed: How a British businessman was mocked in court over his desperation to be reunited with the daughter

Mark Gibbon was in a relationship with Jasmine Wyld who had previously been engaged to his son when their furious argument in a Florida swimming pool led to his arrest.

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7 d. ago British businessman is back in the UK... and into the arms of the daughter

Mark Gibbon, 62, was freed by a US court this month after a plea deal in which he admitted one count of battery against Jasmine Wyld, 33, mother of his two grandchildren.

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1 week ago Driver who killed student and her dog while going more than double to speed limit is jailed for five years

Lucy Atkins died after being struck by a car on West Boulevard in Quinton on 24 June last year. The family's Lakeland Terrier, Simba, was also killed in the collision.

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2 w. ago Why Strictly's going to be cancelled: It's not just shocking rape, cocaine and vile on

With the shocking news of the arrest of a second unnamed Strictly 'star' on suspicion of raping a woman, the programme that used to be the BBC 's golden goose is yet again mired in controversy.

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3 w. ago The taste of freedom: Ex French president Nicolas Sarkozy is APPLAUDED by diners as he goes for lunch at Paris restaurant with Carla Bruni a day after his release from jail

After spending just 20 days in La Sante prison, Sarkozy was freed on Monday following an appeal court hearing. He arrived home in a car with blacked-out windows, escorted by police.

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3 w. ago Jude Law bears a striking similarity to Vladimir Putin as British heartthrob documents his rise to the Russian Presidency in first trailer for The Wizard Of The Kremlin

With his thinning overcomb, level stare and pasty complexion he's worlds away from the handsome heartthrob we're usually accustomed to seeing on-screen.

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