The case against a British tourist who faced jail for having extra-marital sex after she claimed she had been raped by two men in Dubai has been dropped.

Dubai's Public Prosecutor's office said after "careful" examination of the evidence, including mobile phone footage, investigators concluded the act had been consensual.

The woman, in her 20s, was arrested after she reported being allegedly attacked by two men from Birmingham while on holiday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in late October.

She was later bailed but had her passport confiscated and faced a prison sentence if found guilty of having sex outside marriage.

In a statement, the Dubai Public Prosecutor's office said: "The office has decided not to proceed with legal proceedings.

"The public prosecutor's office clarified that a thorough review of statements given by the British woman and the two suspects as well as the reports of investigating officers from Dubai Police, showed that the act happened with the consent of the three parties in question.

"A video obtained from the mobile phone of one of the suspects detailing the act was a key evidence that supported this conclusion."