A convicted metal thief confessed from his prison cell to a series of catalytic converter thefts from cars at two Midlands firms, a court heard.

Former X Factor contestant Faye Bray returned to the stage after “a horrible week” in which she lost an unfair dismissal claim against the prison where she taught inmates.

A former X Factor contestant has lost her claims for unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination against the Midland prison where she taught inmates.

A prison teacher from South Staffordshire went a “step too far” by performing on TV talent show X Factor wearing a skimpy outfit, her former boss told an employment tribunal.

A former X Factor contestant was excluded from the Midland prison where she worked as a teacher after pictures of her posing with a whip were seen online, an employment tribunal heard.

A former X Factor contestant wore see-through trousers to work at a young offenders institution in South Staffordshire, leaving the young inmates “mesmerised”, an employment tribunal was told.