A pilot for Exeter-based budget airline Flybe was removed from a plane that he was about to fly and arrested on suspicion of being over the drink-drive limit.

The flight was due to take off from Newquay Airport in Cornwall bound for London Gatwick on Wednesday morning.

A police source told the BBC that officers were alerted after a fellow crew member became concerned.

A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "A 48-year-old man from Crediton, Devon, was arrested on suspicion of being over the drink-drive limit. He was taken to Newquay Police Station and remains in custody."