Former Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne today sprang to the defence of British expats and influencers in Dubai. To another, he said: 'No matter how much you want it to be different Dubai is perfectly safe & nobody is running away from it.' 'You look outside your bedroom window and there's multiple missiles going over your head.' But as the influencers shared their fear, many online showed little sympathy with one user sneering: 'Don't all the lovely influencers move to Dubai because it's so safe. A third added: 'Suddenly Dubai isn't a flex anymore for the wannabe Instagram influencers.'

Source: Daily Mail March 02, 2026 16:30 UTC