A man is in a critical condition in hospital following an incident in a Darlington pub.

The incident at Rise Carr Hotel on Whessoe Road on Saturday night has left the 51-year-old man in intensive care in Middlesbrough General Hospital. He has a fractured skull and a broken jaw.

Darlington Police are questioning a local man in his thirties in relation to the incident.

There will be more on this story as news comes in.