Hewitt arrested over assault claim

A former lover of Diana, Princess of Wales has been arrested on suspicion of assault.

James Hewitt, 45, was released on police bail following questioning about an alleged assault on a photographer.

A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a photographer in SW7 at approximately midnight. He was taken to a central London police station and the man has now been bailed pending further inquiries to a date next month."

The Evening Standard newspaper in London reported that the former Army major was involved in a fight outside his home in Cranley Gardens, South Kensington.

The photographer allegedly suffered a minor head injury.