UAE jails Briton for life for spying, UK assails 'unacceptable' ruling

A UAE court sentenced a British academic to life in prison on charges of spying for the British government on Wednesday, in a move Britain said would have serious diplomatic consequences for relations between the old allies.The United Arab Emirates public prosecutor said the sentence was handed down on Matthew Hedges "after the accused confessed before the court to the charges brought against him", but that Hedges could appeal."We have seen no evidence to back up charges against him ... UAE clai