An Irishman and a British woman accused of engaging in sexual activities in a Dubai taxi have been sentenced to three months in prison and then deportation, their lawyer said.

A Dubai court has sentenced an Irishman and a British woman to three months in jail for allegedly having sex in the back of a taxi.

An Irish man and a British woman accused of engaging in sexual activities in a Dubai taxi have pleaded not guilty, in the latest case of Westerners falling foul of the Gulf Arab emirate’s decency laws.

An Irishman has pleaded not guilty to having sex in a taxi in Dubai.