39 h. ago British teen jailed in Dubai over 'holiday fling' freed after royal pardon

Marcus Fakana was convicted in Dubai after having a consensual relationship with another British teen on holiday.

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39 h. ago British teen, 18, jailed in Dubai for 'holiday romance' with girl, 17, is freed

Marcus Fakana is now back in the UK with human experts saying his case raises 'concerns about the criminalisation of tourists'

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41 h. ago Marcus Fakana released after Brit teen jailed in Dubai over holiday romance

Marcus Fakana, 19, was arrested and imprisoned in Dubai earlier this year over a consensual holiday relationship with another British national who was a matter of months younger than him

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41 h. ago Marcus Fakana: Teen jailed in Dubai over holiday romance freed by royal pardon

Marcus Fakana, 19, was arrested and imprisoned in Dubai earlier this year over a consensual holiday relationship with another British national who was a matter of months younger than him

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6 d. ago British gang 'threatened to decapitate' teen drug mule who faces jail in ex

Bella Culley is languishing in Women's Penitentiary No. 5 after being caught with the drugs as she entered Tbilisi Airport in the Georgian capital on May 10.

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4 w. ago UK teen jailed in Dubai for holiday romance pleads with Sheikh to let him go

Marcus. who was on holiday with his family, had a fling with a 17-year-old girl from the UK - and has been jailed

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4 w. ago UK teen jailed in Dubai for holiday romance asks Sheikh to set him free

Marcus. who was on holiday with his family, had a fling with a 17-year-old girl from the UK - and has been jailed

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