A British teenager jailed in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old girl has been released and is back in the UK.

An 18-year-old Londoner jailed for a year in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl is ‘back home’, his relieved family said. Marcus Fakana, now 19, of Tottenham, north London, received a royal pardon from Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Marcus Fakana, the British teenager who was imprisoned in Dubai after engaging in a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, has been released and