Andrew Tate loses legal appeal to end detention in Romania

Tate, 36, his brother Tristan, 34, and two Romanian female suspects were arrested by prosecutors on 29 December on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group to exploit women. Both men have denied wrongdoing.

The defendants were appealing against the seizure of belongings and prolongation of their arrest warrants, but the Bucharest appeals court on Tuesday ordered all four held in preventive detention for the full 30 days to which they were remanded.

Tate, who holds both US and British citizenship, has gained huge notoriety for misogynistic remarks and hate speech, prompting widespread fears that his videos were radicalising young men online. He has said women are partially responsible for being raped, and that they belong to men.