Metro forced to halt service

METRO bosses were forced to terminate a service after discovering someone had defecated in a train.

The Tyne and Wear transport network apologised to customers online for the disruption.

The incident was revealed after a passenger complained on Twitter about delays. In a now deleted tweet, the operator replied: “Sorry, the train has been travelling up from Sunderland with only the rear car in operation as someone has defecated on the train and has covered three seats with faeces. The train has to go into the depot to be cleaned up. Sorry for the inconvenience.”