POLICE investigating a report of men causing trouble on the seafront at Scarborough ended up arresting a man on the A64 near York.

North Yorkshire Police's roads policing group tweeted that the men in Scarborough were suspected of being in drink and left in a vehicle in an unknown direction.

They said they were eventually located on the A64 near York, where the driver failed a breath test and was arrested.

In another incident on the A64, but near Malton, police said a driver didn’t appear to be paying attention to the road and smelled of cannabis.

They said a drug wipe confirmed a positive test and some of the drug was located in the vehicle.