Sting in the tail forallotment thieves

Police are hoping to hunt down a gang of thieves through stings the offenders suffered when they disturbed a wasps' nest on an allotment.

The crooks are thought to have got more than they bargained for while stealing property from sheds in Stoke-on-Trent. Insp Matt Bennion said: “It is highly likely the offenders would have been left nursing wasp stings.”