A BBC World Cup journalist has reportedly been drugged and robbed in Moscow.

Russian news agency Interfax claimed the Brit woke up at a metro station in the capital after drinking spiked coffee and taking a taxi from the Bolshoi Theatre on Thursday night.

3 The journalist had their coffee spiked before taking a taxi at the Bolshoi Theatre Credit: EPA

They were missing their phone and wallet and had £500 taken from their bank account.

The unnamed journalist then approached police yesterday to report the robbery, the agency said.

A BBC source said: "They're absolutely fine and back working now."

A police source said: "A British citizen drank coffee, lost consciousness and woke up at the Dynamo metro station without a mobile phone and bank cards."

3 The area has been a hotspot for football fans in Moscow Credit: AFP or licensors

3 The incident is thought to have taken place near the Dinamo metro station Credit: Getty - Contributor

More than £500 pounds had been taken off the card, the source added.

A BBC Spokesperson said: "There was an incident which is now in the hands of the Russian police."