Police were called to intervene in a row between OAPs at an old folks home - over a vase of flowers.

The officers visited a retirement housing estate in Exminster, Devon, following a complaint of aggressive behaviour.

The incident happened after a war of words broke out between residents about a vase of flowers in the communal hallway.

Some residents decided to display the artificial flowers on a window sill in a hallway.

But another tenant claimed the flowers were a fire risk and posed a threat to others in the block.