A lorry driver has been caught watching television at the wheel.

Police pulled the trucker over on the approach to the Dartford river crossing after spotting him driving through a red cross signal indicating lane closures.

But officers then discovered he was watching a soap opera on his mobile phone - and not wearing a seatbelt.

Kent Police's roads unit tweeted: "Lorry driver stopped for going through Red Cross. Also dealt with for watching TV and not wearing seatbelt."

He was given a fixed penalty notice for all three offences in the early hours of this morning.