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An investigation by The Sun has exposed a college which has been handing fake qualifications – £1,000 for a full diploma – to bogus students who can use them to scam university places and milk thousands in grants or get jobs in the NHS.

The Daily Star reports that the plastic bag tax has sparked a shoplifting boom as thieves walk out of stores with piles of goods.

According to the CPS, the number of shoplifting cases had risen by 20% since England brought in the 5p charge in October.

The Daily Mirror reports that England and Wales saw 327,925 cases of shoplifting in the year up to and including June 2015 – one for every 176 residents – with Lincoln taking the unenviable crown of the shoplifting capital.

The Western Daily Press reports that a serial shoplifter is facing the prospect of doing ‘Porridge’ after stealing four candles.

Sonia Stevenson has pleaded guilty to a series of thefts including four Yankee candles worth £80 in Plymouth, Devon.

BBC News reports that Matthew Cooper – an employee of Aviva, one of the UK’s biggest insurers – stole information from his employers and sold on hundreds of customer records to a claims company and two firms of solicitors.

Bikes, computers and other property, worth around £8,000, was stolen from a shop in Uxbridge on 18/19 December but an eagle-eyed volunteer spotted an advert on Gumtree trying to sell the loot on the evening of the 20th December.