In the courts

One of the five men arrested for supposedly plotting to kidnap Victoria Beckham is to sue the News Of The World for libel.

The youngest of the five men accused by the News of the World of plotting to kidnap Victoria Beckham today became the first of the group to begin legal proceedings against the newspaper.
David Price solicitors today wrote to the News International legal department claiming libel damages on behalf of 18-year-old Alin Turcu and giving the owner of the News of the World and the Sun 14 days to respond.

If the two sides fail to come to a settlement, the matter will go to the high court.

Mr Price said the kidnap article was "stage managed and nauseatingly self-congratulatory", adding Mr Turcu had been "devastated" by the experience and was "determined to clear his name".