The international tug-of-war over Roman Polanski escalated today as France and Poland urged Switzerland to free the 76-year-old director on bail.

Film director Roman Polanski was arrested on a 1978 US arrest warrant for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, Swiss police confirmed today.

More than 900 people have been arrested worldwide as part of an international investigation into subscriptions to child porn websites, Swiss police revealed today.