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The BBC reports that thousands of UK nationals have bought fake degrees from a multi-million pound “diploma mill” in Pakistan, according to a recent investigation.

Buyers include NHS consultants, nurses and a large defence contractor, with one British buyer spending almost £500,000 on bogus documents.

Wales Online reports that a group is accused of buying cars and a string of properties across Wales, Scotland and England with money stolen from the Bermuda Government.

Jeffrey Bevan, 50, his wife Samantha Bevan, their friend, Joel Ismail, and financial adviser Paul Charity deny all the charges against them and are due to stand trial.

The Sun reports that a secretary who swindled £130,000 from her employers was spared prison after blaming PMT.

Over two years Caroline Geoghegan started with stealing petty cash before going on to make out cheques to herself and was only rumbled when a colleague queried a payment whilst she was on holiday.

As reported in The Sun, a 19-year-old thief escaped jail – despite stealing £1,000 worth of goods from an Apple store – and said it ‘was never her plan to shoplift’.

Nafisa Akhtar, 19, also swiped £760 of goods from a Harvey Nichols store – decking herself out in Gucci accessories for her court appearance.

According to the Daily Post, an assistant manager at a North Wales café stole £62,000 from her employers to lavish gifts on her children.

Julie Coleclough also used some of the money she swindled out of the Abakhan Fabrics café to pay off debts, taking up to £3,000 a month.

As reported in the Helensburgh Advertiser, a trainee accountant stole more than £38,000 from her employers in Glasgow, despite having a previous conviction for a similar offence.

Kirstie Donovan made a number of payments totalling £38,055 from the company, Fidelite Credit Management, into her own account.