Guard on Tiger after death threat

Security has been doubled for golfer Tiger Woods's arrival in New Zealand tomorrow after he received a cyanide death threat.

It came in a letter sent to the US embassy in Wellington. The letter contained a quantity of cyanide and threats to disrupt the New Zealand Open tournament.

Police are taking the scare seriously and will be out in force when 25-year-old Woods, who is being paid £1 million to take part, arrives in Wellington fresh from a tournament in Hawaii.

Assistant police commissioner Jon White said: "We are taking the threats very seriously ... but the public can rest assured appropriate security is in place."