Monthly Archives: December 2025

According to the Wales Online website, an account manager stole over £240,000 from the company she worked for, forcing it to make redundancies.

Sharon Wathan had worked for the company for over 24 years, running the payroll management and had sole responsibility over invoices.

According to the ITVX website, a haul of counterfeit goods totalling a street value of £1.5 million has been seized by Newcastle City Council Trading Standards.

The goods were found in a self-storage facility after a tip-off from the UK Border Force.

The BBC News website reports that a scheme to summon suspected shoplifters to court without arresting them will speed up justice over Christmas.

Newcastle City Centre shop owners are sending CCTV footage of culprits caught in the act straight to police, who fast-track them to court without them being in custody.