Eggheads star CJ de Mooi is facing extradition over an alleged killing which he apparently confessed to in his autobiography.

The former panellist on the BBC quiz show, who appeared in court under his real name Joseph Connagh, is wanted in the Netherlands for allegations of murder, manslaughter and assault more than 20 years ago.

De Mooi, a former president of the English Chess Federation, said in his autobiography that he punched a man who approached him with a knife, then threw him into a canal in Amsterdam in 1988.