Conservative leader William Hague has become the latest high-profile British politician to have a close encounter with a foodstuff.

British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has this morning described his brawl with a farm protester as "frightening and regrettable".

John Prescott says he acted in self-defence when he lashed out at a protestor in north Wales.

A man arrested following a violent confrontation with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.