Ammon News - "Appropriate action" will be taken following the discovery of sensitive military documents on a street in Newcastle, Downing Street has said.

An investigation has been launched by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after the paperwork was found spilling out of a black bin bag in the Scotswood area of the city on 16 March.

The BBC reported that the documents included details of soldiers' ranks, shift patterns, email addresses, weapon issue records and access information for military facilities.

The broadcaster reported the paperwork related to units based at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, around 50 miles south of Newcastle.

In a statement, the MoD said it did not believe there had been a significant security breach.

A spokesperson said: "We take the protection of our information very seriously and this incident is being closely investigated.

"We have rapidly reviewed the information and understand no sensitive operational defence information is contained within the documents."

Among the paperwork was a sheet reportedly headed "armoury keys and hold IDS codes" – believed to refer to an armoury and intruder detection system.

A Number 10 spokesperson said: "The Ministry of Defence is currently looking at documents handed to the police, but the matter is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Army.

"As you will appreciate, I won't be able to comment on any specifics while that takes place, but you can expect that appropriate action will be taken in response to any potential information breach.

"It's obviously important that that investigation is allowed to take its course." Sky News