Britain's oldest policeman is finally hanging up his truncheon aged 66 after a career that has seen him make an estimated 1,300 arrests.

Cornell Barnes - who is known as Barney - has been a police constable since he joined West Midlands Police at the age of 41 in 1990.

He has become a popular figure in the Hillfields area of Coventry, West Midlands, after spending almost three decades working to keep the neighbourhood safe.

The grandfather of two has helped put hundreds of criminals behind bars, arresting an average of 50 each year - around 1,300 in his career.

He has covered an estimated 50,000 miles on foot patrol during his 26 years working for the force.