Glen Tranter, 40, featured on the BBC Crimewatch show on Monday night.

He had fled the UK and was on the run in Spain, but he was spotted in a bar in Benalmadena by suspicious British ex-pats who recognised his face from the TV.

Police were called and Tranter was arrested.

Tranter, whose last known address was Keighley Road, Colne, Lancashire, is wanted on eight charges of sexual offences against girls under the age of 16.

The offences date back to 1992 and are made up of sexual touching of a child through to indecent assault.

Tranter was bailed but failed to attend court and had not been seen since.

Detective Inspector Dave Groombridge from Lancashire Police said: "This development demonstrates how valuable programmes like Crimewatch can be to these types of investigations."

Tranter is currently detained in Malaga and will be transferred to Madrid for an extradition hearing.