Two cars have been vandalised in what police are treating as a hate crime attack.

At around 6.10am today a Mercedes A180 was damaged and set alight in Jasmine Close, Wisbech. In the same area a grey BMW 520i had its windows smashed and the word 'Polish' sprayed on the side of the vehicle. Both vehicles belong to a Lithuanian family.

Sgt Lee Levens, of Cambridgeshire police, said: 'This is a despicable crime and it appears those response have deliberately targeted the victims because of their misguided views of their nationality.

'Hate crimes have no place in Cambridgeshire and we will not tolerate anyone who thinks it is acceptable to cause this kind of upset and damage to members of our community.

'We would urge anyone with information about those responsible to contact police. Any information, no matter how small, could prove significant.'

Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting reference CF0029400118.