Barrow man arrested in racial abuse investigation

A man has been arrested following an alleged racially aggravated hate crime in Barrow.

It is believed a man approached a group of people outside a hotel and subjected them to racial abuse, Cumbria Police said.

The incident happened in Market Street at around 20:30 BST on Saturday.

A 66-year-old man from Barrow has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.

He remains in police custody.

Police said they were aware of a video circulating on social media around the incident.