Five held over Posh Spice 'kidnap bid'

Four men and one woman were arrested today over a conspiracy to kidnap Victoria Beckham, Scotland Yard said.

A spokeswoman said: “Four men and one woman have been arrested today by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service Serious and Organised Crime Command for offences of theft and conspiracy to kidnap, following information passed to the police by the News of the World.

“They are currently being held in custody.”

The five are being held at unnamed police stations.

A spokeswoman for the News of the World said a team of undercover reporters had infiltrated a gang conspiring to kidnap Victoria Beckham.

She added that there had been two police raids – one in London’s Docklands and one in Surrey.