GB News host Stephen Dixon has declared the "world has gone mad" after reports emerged of a Scottish man being investigated for a hate crime after singing at a train station in England.

Police forces across England and Wales recorded at least 6,300 non-crime hate incidents in 2024, The Sun has revealed.

Among the incidents, the report revealed that a man heard singing Flower of Scotland at an English railway station was investigated by police.

Reacting to the arrest, commentators Duncan Barkes and Kevin Schofield hit out at the investigation, declaring that a man singing a song is "not offensive".

Stephen Dixon was baffled by a Scottish man arrested by police for singing at an English train station

Schofield explained: "This is examples of people being reported to the police for these so-called non-crime hate incidents, and one of them was some guy was singing Flower of Scotland at a railway station in England.

"And I've been in my head going through the lyrics of Flower of Scotland, and genuinely there is nothing I don't think is offensive towards it. Is it worth getting the police involved?"

Barkes added: "Most people watching and listening this morning will just be going, really? Is this the best use of police time? The answer has got to be no."

Schofield then jibed: "You might as well send the police to Twickenham when Scotland are playing rugby, when you've got thousands of Scottish fans, and round them up."

A man singing the Flower of Scotland anthem at an English railway station was investigated as a hate crimeGETTY

Delivering his scathing four-word verdict on the investigation, host Stephen Dixon declared: "The world's gone mad!"

The Sun's report also revealed that a person who adopted an Indian accent whilst ordering a chicken tikka masala from a takeaway was recorded by Humberside Police.

Another incident investigated by South Wales Police involved a pub landlord who blocked a transgender woman from using the female toilets.

Forces that did not provide their figures included London’s Metropolitan Police, the West Midlands, Essex, Devon and Cornwall branches.

The GB News panel declared the actions of the man were 'not offensive'

West Yorkshire Police recorded 175 incidents, including one from a man who claimed his bins were being moved because he was gay.

South Wales Police, which handed the trans row with a pub landlord, recorded 40 non-crime hate incidents last year.

Bedfordshire Police said in a statement: "We record hate related incidents in line with national guidance set out by the College of Policing."