Oh dear what can the matter be - three elderly ladies locked in the lavatory.

Whether they were there from Sunday to Saturday is unlikely.

But until firefighters arrived at the toilets near to M&S in Chichester, nobody knew they were there.

The unusual incident happened at just after 3pm on Tuesday in toilets to the rear of the store in East Street.

Firefighters were called and freed the women using small tools and a spare key to the door.

Were you one of the three ladies? Call the newsdesk on 01273 544519.