A 43-year-old woman sat beside a widower twice her age on a bench at a graveyard and later called to his house blackmailing him to pay her €200 every fortnight claiming he had kissed her.

Gardaí in Co Wexford have arrested four people in connection with alleged incidents of false imprisonment, blackmail and criminal damage.

France striker Karim Benzema has been arrested as part of an investigation into a blackmail case over a sex tape involving another player.

A police official said Benzema was taken into custody after being summoned to a Versailles police station.

Former France and Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has been released by police after being detained for questioning over a blackmail case allegedly involving another football player.

A vigilante paedophile-hunter has been arrested by British police in connection with attacks on men allegedly blackmailed over suspicions they attempted to meet up with underage girls.