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The Telegraph reports that a man who handed his CV into a supermarket looking for a job was caught shoplifting on the way out.

Luke Scott, 29, walked into a branch of Asda in South Shields, gave his resume to staff then picked up an electric shaver and hid it under his coat as left.

Two crooks ‘obsessed’ with selling thousands of pounds of stolen cosmetics on ebay have been jailed.

Dariusz Suski, 32, and Joanna Lazarska, 33, used the auction website to make more than £350,000 in just over a year from luxury perfume and make-up they got from a network of illicit suppliers across England.

Newport businesses say they are working to combat shoplifting in the run-up to Christmas.

“Each year in Newport, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour causes local businesses a huge loss of money, income and good feeling to the local community, as well as unemployment and closure of businesses.”

Eastern European victims of people trafficking are being exploited by criminal gangs to carry out weekends of high-end shoplifting.

UK-based gang leaders are bringing groups of up to 20 people over from countries such as Poland and Lithuania to target designer shops during trips lasting just a few days.

The Daily Mail reports that prolific shoplifters are being tracked by road cameras to stop them stealing in the build up to Christmas.

Police are using automatic number plate recognition to crack down on thieves at a time of when retailers see an annual boom in shoplifting.

The Northern Echo reports that two military men who sold stolen army equipment on ebay have been handed community orders.

Alan Lovett admitted handling stolen goods in respect of a framed Scots Guards sergeant’s tunic, three utility kits, a ration pack, helmet and gas mask.