Firefighters had to break down a toilet door today after a man had spent nearly two hours trapped inside a cubicle.

A crew from Hornchurch fire station attended the probation offices in Victoria Road, Romford, after they received reports that a man was stuck in the toilets.

The lock on the door had broken and office staff were unable to free him.

One of the firefighters managed to force the door open to free the trapped man at about 5.30pm.