Singer Paolo Nutini has been cleared of drink-driving in his home town earlier this year.

The 30-year-old was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol while more than twice the legal limit in Paisley, Renfrewshire, on February 21.

The New Shoes singer, who had denied the charge, was found not guilty by a sheriff following a two-day trial at Paisley Sheriff Court.

Nutini was accused of breaching the Road Traffic Act by driving with 48 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the 22 microgrammes limit.

His defence to the allegation was "post-incident drinking".

During the trial, witness Colin May told the court he saw Nutini driving after ordering vodka in a bar.

The witness said he later saw Nutini behind the wheel of a car sitting at traffic lights, at which point he reported him to police.

Giving evidence in his own defence, Nutini told the court he had gone for a meal with a friend that night and then went to DeBeers bar at about 9.15pm to watch the end of a football match.

He told how he had three vodkas with soda and lime over the course of the pub visit, which ended around 11.50pm, and drove home.

He admitted to the court he had been "stupid" and "wrong" to try to estimate whether he was fit to drive that night.

The singer went on to say he consumed a large glass of whisky, part of a smaller glass of whisky and some wine at his home with friends before police arrived to breathalyse him.

Sheriff Colin Pettigrew acquitted the musician of the single charge after evidence was led from several witnesses about events on the night in question.