Police were called to a newsagents after a drunken man stumbled into the shop and began abusing staff.

The incident happened at around 9.10pm on Sunday on Old Bank Lane in Blackburn.

A police spokesperson said: "The man had entered the shop and had abused the staff in there so they pushed the panic button which alerted us to the incident and we sent our officers to attend."

The man was escorted from the premise.

No arrests were made.