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Billy Hood - what will the British FCDO do to help the footballer sentenced to 25 years for CBD oil?

Billy Hood has been sentenced to remain in Dubai's notorious prison until his 49th birthday. But what is the UK Embassy and British FCDO...

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Good Morning Britain interview with Radha Stirling on Billy Hood case

"A 24-year-old football coach has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in Dubai after police discovered 4 small bottles of CBD oil, which...

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Prisoner warns Billy Hood's family “Britain won’t help you”

The question on most families' minds when a loved one is arrested in the Middle East is “will the British foreign office help us?”...

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Open Letter: Consular officials slammed in letter to MP over Albert Douglas' detention in Dubai

Albert Douglas's son, Wolfgang, has sent hundreds of letters to Ambassadors, Consular officials and MP's to raise his father's...

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The FCO is broken

The first thing most foreign nationals do when they experience problems abroad is to contact their embassies. It is fair to say that...

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Dangerous UK FCO advice to Billy Barclay could have left him stuck in UAE indefinitely.

Billy Barclay, the Edinburgh man accused of passing a forged £20 note while on holiday in the UAE, and his family told Radha Stirling,...