British diplomat quits after secret film

LONDON, July 9 (UPI) -- James Hudson, a British diplomat in Russia, has resigned after a video showing him with two prostitutes surfaced on the Internet, officials said.

The four-minute, 18-second film, is believed to have been shot in a brothel in the city of Ekaterinburg in the Urals where Hudson, 37, was deputy consul general.

It was posted on a local news Web site under the heading: "Adventures of Mr. Hudson in Russia," The Daily Telegraph said.

The Foreign Office confirmed Hudson had resigned, saying members of the staff were expected to "demonstrate high levels of personal and professional integrity."

A security source said Russia's FSB intelligence service, which replaced the KGB, may have shot the footage to embarrass Britain.