Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos helped to supply cocaine to an undercover reporter who promised he could help the singer crack the movie business, a court has heard.

Athens’ hotel workers, demanding their wages be doubled, will stage a one-day strike next week and threatened to continue their protest during the August 13-29 Games.

The heir to the Max Factor make-up empire has appeared in court for the first time charged with 88 date rape offences.