High-street store Next has recalled a range of men's underwear after receiving complaints that they featured a picture of Hitler.

The £18 'comic strip' hipster boxers and £13 nightwear trousers were quickly removed from sale after the retailer was contacted by a irate customer.

He had claimed that among the cartoons on his pants was an images of Hitler giving a Nazi salute to a fleet of planes.

While bosses at Next insist the image was inspired by a picture of Russia's Lenin, they have taken 5,200 pairs of the underwear off sale in case anyone else was offended.