A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with drunkenly brawling with fellow officers as they tried to arrest him.

PC Mark Toulson, 33, was arrested yesterday in Wimbledon High Street and charged with being drunk and disorderly, using threatening behaviour, and resisting arrest.

He is also charged with assaulting two PCs as they tried to arrest him.

The Met said he was off-duty when he was arrested.

He is scheduled to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' court on December 12.