Plumber Of Fire

Colin Furze, a 30 year old plumber who adapted his scooter to shoot 15ft flames from the rear, has been arrested for an alleged firearms offence.

Furze, a James Bond fan, displayed his modified his scooter, with an anti-tailgating flame thrower operated by the flick of switch, in the press earlier this week. But Lincolnshire Police spotted the pictures of Furze allegedly riding his scooter on a public highway – and arrested him on Thursday. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: ''The man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an object converted to a firearm on Thursday. He was released on unconditional bail.''

Devastated Colin didn't want to comment. The daredevil, whose stunts include a 16ft wall of death, had said this week "Everybody wants a flame thrower on a motor bike. I don’t need a flame thrower on the back of my bike, I’m not going to set fire to people’s car’s, it’s just something interesting to do."

The scooter, which was built before Christmas, was Mr Furze's third attempt at the project after the first did not ignite and the second burst into flames.