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According to the Travel Weekly website, a Thomas Cook employee has been jailed for nearly five years for defrauding the travel firm – and a previous employer – out of more than £60,000.

Angelika Schell treated herself to lunches, flights abroad, and taxis rides to work with her company credit card, stealing £37,000 over two years.

According to the South Wales Argus, businesses in Newport who are affected by crime, have come forward saying they believe police should do more to help them.

Farzand Ali, who runs a Londis, said he has problems with anti-social behaviour and suffers from “systematic” shoplifting.

According to The Argus, a Gatwick airport worker stole thousands of pounds-worth of jewellery from her employers but has been spared jail.

An internal investigation found Lavanyah Anandarooban was responsible for stealing items to the value of approximately £12,000 from World Duty Free.

The Simply Business website reports that almost 50% of SMEs have fallen victim to invoice fraud over the past 12 months, with summer being a particularly common time for fraudsters to strike, as permanent staff take their holidays, leaving less experienced staff or temps to take care of things .

According to a story in the Falkirk Herald, a former service manager at Langlees Aberlour Childcare Trust is facing a disciplinary probe over allegations she falsely claimed to be a doctor.

Susan Stewart ran the Trust’s child and family assessment centre and was also called on by a Scottish Government committee to act as an expert witness.

According to the Worksop Guardian, cooperation between police and local businesses – such as high-visibility patrols – was proving effective in the war against shoplifting in the town.

Sergeant Elizabeth Smith, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “We work closely with businesses throughout the town on many issues including shoplifting and we are pleased to report that shop theft in Worksop and across Bassetlaw is down significantly on last year.”