Part of a Sussex supermarket was cordoned off after a rat was spotted on the sales floor.

The rodent was discovered by customers at the Tesco store in Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne, yesterday morning.

Staff contacted a pest control company and Tesco health officers, who cordoned off the area.

The animal was caught an hour later.

Customer Shaun White, of Luton Close, Eastbourne, said: "It was very funny, they were running around everywhere."

A spokesman for Tesco said it was the first time a rat had been spotted in the store and checks were carried out to see how it had got in.