A water company has fished out a pair of size 14 pants from its system before they could cause a major sewerage problem.

Severn Trent Water said the pants - belonging to an Eileen judging by the label - were removed before they could cause any blockages.

The tatty discovery was made by workers at the Hayden Sewage Treatment Works with the find labelled "odd".

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