Controversial social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the US as UK prosecutors accuse them of multiple rape and sex trafficking offences.

British prosecutors say they are seeking extradition of the Tate brothers from the US on rape and sex trafficking charges.

The influencers have been arrested in the United States following an investigation by police into a number of sexual offences, with 38 new charges against them

Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said it would seek extradition of the brothers