Three men are being questioned by police after a spate of deaths linked to a potentially fatal batch of ecstasy tablets.

A UN official who met Ratko Mladic when the former Bosnian Serb military commander was extradited from Belgrade says Mladic was “extremely co-operative” when taken into custody at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.

Hollywood star Mel Gibson has apologised for saying ”despicable” things to police officers when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.