Driver in a real lather

A motorist was caught having a wet shave at the wheel during a crackdown on dangerous driving.

The man, who has not been named, was among 70 drivers stopped in the operation on the A27 in Beddingham, East Sussex.

A woman was spotted with both hands in her bag, a man was map reading with both hands off the wheel and 39 drivers were using mobile phones.

A police spokesman said: "The drivers were made to have a ten minute talk with fire officers who showed graphic images of crashes."