A postman who was ambushed by a gang of five-year-olds squirting water pistols at him has been banned from a street - after confiscating their weapon.

CCTV footage shows Cody Harvey and his two mates squirting each other and messing around when a Royal Mail post van pulls up on the street.

The mischievous schoolboys, who live on the same road, then turn their pistols on the vehicle and fire at the postman when he gets out to deliver a parcel.

But the joke doesn't go down well with the postman, who angrily snatches the £12.99 water gun from Cody.

He then marches up to the van, chucks the plastic toy in the back and drives off.