Britain has become so dazzled by Gulf billions that football clubs, politicians and major institutions are risking their reputations for a share of the money, warns international human rights advocate Radha Stirling.

At Doha’s international airport, officers searched Gideon, opened his baggage and found a mannequin head. The head contained polystyrene packing materials: styrofoam pebbles. Despite being a common material, authorities treated them as suspicious and tested them for drugs.

British woman remains in notorious Bur Dubai police detention (where Lee Bradley Brown was brutally killed) until next hearing on 28 October, as her mother reports constant bright lights, interrupted calls and no promised sleep medication

Under UAE legislation, a person can be detained urgently while an extradition request is awaited. The legislation provides for detention for up to 60 days in those circumstances and permits subsequent arrest or imprisonment following receipt of the extradition request.