Two men have been arrested following a police chase in Cumbria.

Officers were called at 1.15am this morning to the Tebay area in response to reports of a suspicious vehicle.

The two men, from Wales, were in a Ford Transit van at a farm in the Newlands Valley area. They were disturbed and made off, said a police spokesperson.

They were then arrested after a short pursuit.

A 30-year-old was arrested on suspicion of going equipped for the theft of a motor vehicle, driving without insurance and failing to stop.

The second man, a 21-year-old, was arrested on suspicion of going equipped for the theft of a motor vehicle.

Both men remain in custody.