Jolly old England continues its descent with this:

Takeaways in Wrexham now have voice recording technology to catch drunken customers who racially abuse staff members. Wrexham town centre inspector Chris Beasley revealed the equipment had been fitted at different eateries as police continue to clamp down on anti-social behaviour.

His comments came at the launch of the Calling Time on Violent Crime scheme, which will see officers tackle problems in the town over the festive season using numerous different tactics.

The shops are fitted with cameras too. Per the copper:

"But the voice recording will match with the CCTV and bear out, in a court of law, what the prosecution is saying. As a result we have seen a huge reduction in the level of abuse."