Tulisa drugs trial due to start

The court case against pop star and former X Factor judge Tulisa is expected to begin today, after two days’ legal wrangling delayed the start of her trial for suspected drugs offending.

The former N-Dubz star, who appears in court as Tulisa Contostavlos, allegedly helped to arrange the sale of half an ounce (13.9g) of cocaine for £860 to The Sun on Sunday’s undercover reporter Mazher Mahmood – dubbed the “fake sheikh” - between May 20 and 24 last year.