Here are a few stories featured on our sister paper websites across the country.

The Bolton News reports on a terrified woman who chased off a flasher by spraying him in the face with de-icer.

The unsuspecting woman was de-icing her car close to her home, when the man sneaked up behind her.

The full story can be read here.

The Echo reports a man who went on the run after attacking his girlfriend while her children were nearby, has avoided jail.

Drew Morris, of Langdon Hills, sparked a three day man-hunt following the attack in November last year.

Morris received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay a victim surcharge.

The full court report can be read here.

Meanwhile the Bournemouth Daily Echo reports masked burglars broke into a house and demanded money from the occupants at knifepoint.

Carl Jenner was in bed asleep when three men kicked open his front door in Somerford.

One began threatening him with a six inch serrated blade while the other two searched the property.

The full story can be read here.