A child had to be freed by fire crews after getting its head trapped in the lid of a potty.

Firefighters were called to a house in Horning Close, Earlham at around 8.45pm last night to cut the lid loose.

A fire spokesman said the job had been straightforward, adding: 'It's not the first one we've had this year actually, but fortunately they are not too much of a common occurence.'