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A District Judge banned a 24-year-old shoplifter from entering any shop or shopping centre in Northern Ireland, according to UTV.

Declan Kinsella, from the Waterside area of Londonderry, was told that his criminality was getting into the realm of a professional shoplifter and traders had to be protected from him.

Petrol stations and supermarkets are encouraging theft by failing to take measures to stop customers leaving without paying. A Home Office minister has questioned whether police should respond to motorists driving off without paying for fuel, if retailers are not willing to stop the practice by demanding pre-payment at the pump.

The Irish Mirror reports that more than four-fifths of Irish workers have admitted to lying on their CV in order to land a job. A survey found staff don’t mind bending the truth, with 81% fibbing about qualifications, whilst 76% of employees said they embellished their expertise during an interview.

A shopkeeper who awarded himself a £20,000 refund by reversing debit payments made to a newspaper supplier has been jailed. The Coventry Observer reports that the man changed his name to dodge civil recovery action and managed to evade capture for more than two years.

The Mouth Of The Tyne reports that two North Shields brothers have been jailed for selling stolen goods valued at more than £38,000 on the website Gumtree.

The case came about following a long-running investigation led by police from the North Shields Neighbourhood Policing Team.

BBC News reports that food is the biggest target for shoplifters in Wales, with Asda in Wrexham recording the highest level of shoplifting of any store over the past three years. Shoplifting in north Wales has increased by 21.7% compared with last year, according to North Wales’ Police and Crime Commissioner