Drunk dad tries to get friend kicked out of hotel by telling police he was building a bomb

Egged on by his friends, this drunk dad tried to get his mate kicked out of a hotel by telling police he was building a bomb.

Dad-of-one Steven Lambert enjoyed a night drinking Stella Artois at his home in Bedlington, Northumberland, before deciding to dial Northumbria Police.

In a bid to get a friend kicked out of the Royal Court Hotel in Coventry, the 28-year-old falsely claimed his pal was making a bomb.

Officers investigated and soon discovered the report to be false, and arrested the 28-year-old the same day.

Lambert, of Corchester Road, Bedlington, pleaded guilty to a charge of communicating false information on a bomb hoax after appearing at South East Northumberland Magistrates' Court on February 7.

He was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison - suspended for 12 months - and ordered to 300 hours of unpaid work and to pay £155 in court costs.