A Georgia man has become the first inmate put to death since the US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of executions by lethal injection.

Barring a last-minute intervention by the courts, a man in the state of Georgia who killed his girlfriend is likely to become the first inmate put to death since a US Supreme Court review halted executions last September.

Actress Eva Green has quashed rumours she will make an appearance in the next James Bond film.