http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-16455531?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterA man has been arrested over claims by ex-footballer Stan Collymore that he was sent racial abuse on Twitter.
Collymore contacted Staffordshire Police who passed on the complaint to Northumbria Police.
The 21-year-old man, believed to be from the Newcastle area, is currently in police custody on suspicion of racially-aggravated harassment.
Collymore, 40, originally from Cannock, Staffordshire, played for a string of top clubs in his career.
He now works as a broadcaster for talkSPORT.
Collymore also campaigns against racism and is a supporter of the charity Depression Alliance.
A spokeswoman for Northumbria Police said: "Just after midnight police received a complaint of racist comments that had been made on Twitter.
"Officers are carrying out inquiries."
Just pleased it wasn't any one from Liverpol, just shows how careful we need to be as fans at teh minute and mind what we say and how we say it.