A foul-mouthed parrot has been kicked out of a Notcutts garden centre's pet store after customers complained she was turning the air blue with a string of rude words.

Ruby the African Grey was put on display at the Notcutts Garden Centre in Ashton, Greater Manchester - but came under fire for her non-stop swearing, which staff say is getting much worse.

They have had to remove Ruby from the shop floor for fears her profane language could offend more customers or be picked up by children.

All is not lost, however - as they are hoping to re-educate Ruby with a more polite vocabulary and return her to public display so she can find a loving home.

A spokesman for Notcutts said: "We decided to remove her from the centre after receiving a number of complaints about her repeating rude words, and her content was getting much worse.

"We've no idea where she's learned it from, but we felt it would be best to take her off the shop floor.

"It's a very funny incident, but hopefully Ruby can soon return."