DJ Grooverider has been released from prison in Dubai after serving ten months for possessing drugs.

The DJ, whose real name is Raymond Bingham, was in the middle of a four year sentence but has been let out early after being pardoned.

He flew back to the UK on Thursday to spend time with family and friends.

The DJ was originally arrested on 23 November 2007 after being caught with 2.16 grams of cannabis at the airport.

At the time Bingham said the drugs were in the pocket of a pair of trousers and he had forgotten about them.

He was pardoned and released on Wednesday 3rd September 2008, the Festival of Eid al-Adha, a religious ceremony that traditionally sees the pardoning of select prisoners in UAE.

He was handed a four year sentence in February but has been pardoned by the Dubai Royal Family.

From: bbc.co.uk