Papers strewn on Newcastle street feared to be sensitive army documents

MoD urgently investigates after member of public finds documents reportedly including emails and shift patterns

The Ministry of Defence has said it is investigating after piles of papers with potentially confidential UK military information were found scattered along a street in Newcastle.

The documents reportedly included army soldier ranks, emails, shift patterns and weapon-issue details. Other papers contained information that appeared to relate to an armoury and an intruder-detection system.