Richard Ashcroft was arrested after bursting into a local youth club near his wife's home and demanding to work with teenagers.

According to The Sun, witnesses said the former Verve frontman appeared to be drunk and "looked like a tramp".

An eyewitness reportedly said, "He was very strung out and close to tears at one point. He kept saying he wanted to work with kids, that he wanted to do 'good things'.

"He wasn't aggressive, in fact he was quite charming and friendly. He kept hugging some staff and kids."

Ashcroft was arrested and detained by police for couple of hours, before being released with an £80 fine for disorderly behaviour.