Two people were arrested after a man died following a fight at a busy town centre pub last night.

The fight took place at the Tap and Spile pub in Bondgate, Darlington, at about 11.40pm and spilled out onto the street.

A man and woman have been arrested and are being questioned by police. The identity of the dead man is expected to be released by police later today.

A police cordon was placed around the scene last night and remained until early this afternoon while a forensic search was carried out.

A post-mortem examination was being carried out this afternoon.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the fight, or anyone who saw what happened immediately before, to contact them on 0845-6060365.