Monthly Archives: August 2025

The Kent Online website reports that a chef manager stole more than £8,700 from canteen coffers to fund his gambling addiction.

Stewart Tyler was responsible for counting each day’s takings and putting them in a safe.

The Independent website reports that social media site LinkedIn has warned users about a scam that many job hunters are falling foul of online.

The professional networking site revealed that over a third of job scams reported on the platform globally now involve offers to write or improve CVs.

The BBC News website reports that 11 women have been arrested in a crackdown on high-value shoplifting across the East Midlands.

Police carried out targeted raids at eight houses seizing clothing, footwear and toiletries.

The Derbyshire Live website reports that a letting agent account manager abused the trust of her employer when she stole £75,000 from them.

Julie Barnett transferred cash from the agency into her own bank accounts over a two-year period.

The BBC News website reports that an admin worker stole more than £16,000 from a family-run construction firm, leaving the business “devastated”.

Angela Townend – the only person outside the family to have access to the company’s business account – stole the money on repeated occasions.

The GB News website reports that an NHS administrator has been spared jail after sending £80,000 of stolen cash to her Nigerian online boyfriend.

Hyacinth Blair withdrew large sums from South London & Maudsley NHS trust accounts, before sending the cash to Michael Okafor.