A woman has been banned from every bookshop in the country after stealing £56 worth of magazines and Plasticine from a branch of WH Smith in Hartlepool. (Hartlepool Mail)
The developers of a mosque on the site of a former pub in Sneinton, Nottingham, are seeking fresh planning permission after it was found to be 4ft higher on one side than it was in the original application. (Nottingham Post)
A 20-year-old student in Sheringham, Norfolk, has achieved a B in biology A-level despite having given birth the night before the main exam. She also got an A* in psychology and C in history. (Eastern Daily Press)
A 24-year-old man in Gloucester has been jailed for 16 weeks after he admitted stalking nine young women and then throwing water or cola over them.
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