FAST food lovers were queuing in their dozens outside a new Taco Bell branch in Bournemouth, which opened yesterday.

To celebrate its opening day, the store in Old Christchurch Road offered free Taco Bell t-shirts to its first 100 customers.

The Tex-Mex eatery seats more than 45 people and is decorated in the Taco Bell Live Más style, with free Wi-Fi and charging stations for portable devices.

People queuing yesterday morning told the Echo they were excited about the restaurant opening, and some were trying it for the first time.

Taco Bell is widespread in the US, but more stores have been opening in the UK since 2010.

A Taco Bell also opened in Poole last year.