The Catch-up: Wife of Dubai ruler on the run in UK is seen for first time

What happened?

The wife of the billionaire ruler of Dubai was seen for the first time today since she fled the Emirate last month. Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein appeared at the High Court in London where she applied for a forced marriage protection order. She and her estranged husband Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum are starting a court battle over their two children.

Who is Princess Haya?

The 45-year-old is the half-sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan and is Sheikh Mohammed’s sixth ‘junior’ wife. The princess is believed to be living in the Emirati royal family’s £85 million house in Kensington after she left Dubai last month and travelled first to Germany before arriving in the UK. It is not clear why she fled the country, but earlier this month it was claimed she is ‘in fear of her life’ after Sheikh Mohammed, 69, posted a poem on Instagram accusing an unidentified woman of ‘treachery and betrayal’.

What is a forced marriage protection order?

A forced marriage protection order can be made to protect a person from being forced into a marriage or from any attempt to be forced into a marriage and could, for example, prevent someone being taken abroad. The details of the order sought by Princess Haya are not known. She has also applied for wardship of the couple’s children.

Billionaire ruler of Dubai could be forced to tell High Court about mysterious escape of his daughter (The Telegraph)

Ex-Met chief caught up in Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Haya row (The Guardian)

Who is Dubai ruler's 'junior wife' Princess Haya? (Evening Standard)

Sin-bins will be introduced for dissent in grassroots and youth football from the start of the new season, the Football Association has announced. The rule will apply to all leagues up to step five in the National League System and tier three in women’s football – everything below the Bostik and Evo-Stik leagues in the men’s football, and below the Championship in the women’s game. Players who show dissent to an official in adult football will be shown a yellow card and sent to the sin-bin for 10 minutes. For matches of shorter duration, they will spend eight minutes off the pitch. Do you think the idea will work? Read the full story and have your say below:

Police arrest 86-year-old on suspicion of murder

An 86-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman who vanished 37 years ago. West Mercia Police said female human remains were uncovered in a septic tank at a property in the village of Kempsey, Worcestershire, on July 12. An 86-year-old man was being held on suspicion of murder, after officers determined the body parts “likely” belonged to Brenda Venables. Read the full story here (Telegraph)

Harry and Meghan to have ‘two children maximum’

The Duke of Sussex has said he and Meghan will have “two children, maximum” to help protect the planet. In a candid interview published in British Vogue’s September issue, guest edited by wife Meghan, Harry said “we should be able to leave something better behind for the next generation”. Harry also echoed his father’s views about the environment. Read the full story here (Yahoo Style UK)

Paleontologists said they discovered the bone of a large dinosaur at an excavation site in southwestern France.The two-meter long femur is thought to have belonged to a sauropod, a herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck and tail. Pierre Lavaud, a member of the paleontology group, uploaded videos to YouTube showing the discovery at the Angeac-Charente site. The first video, uploaded on July 23, shows people working around the find, while another video, shared on July 29, shows paleontologists discussing the femur. (Storyful)

$1.21

The UK currency is now on track for its worst month since October 2016, down 4.3% in July so far. The pound fell to 1.21 US Dollars, the lowest since March 2017 amid fears of a no-deal Brexit. Sterling appears to be the most volatile currency of any G10 country, with reports the cost of three-month insurance against fluctuations now at the highest in the group of major economies. Read the full story here (Evening Standard)