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The Manchester Evening News website reports that a trader has been fined for selling fake jewellery which also contained harmful levels of heavy metals.

Ting Li’s shop was visited by Trading Standards officers, who seized a large quantity of products they believed to be counterfeit.

According to the Yorkshire Evening Post website, a thief stole over £7,000 in three months from a small Leeds firm and lied to his bosses about his mum dying from cancer.

Thomas Moule was seen 24 times on CCTV footage taking money that should have gone into the till, losing the company a total of £7,093.

According to the Chemist & Druggist website, a Halifax pharmacist with a 38-year career has been removed from the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) register for stealing more than £8,000 over a three-year period.

Mr Marsland first stole from the Luddendenfoot Pharmacy in Halifax on April 30, 2016, and continued to do so for more than three years, until October 12, 2019.

According to the Mail+ website, a kidney specialist has been found fit to continue to practice medicine despite being convicted of stealing over £67,000 from the NHS.

Aled Jones was arrested for forging cheques and making bogus claims for unworked shifts, and received a suspended two-year jail sentence in March 2021.

According to the Ipswich Star website, a lorry driver sold £3,000-worth of stolen ratchet straps – which are used to secure loads on heavy goods vehicles – on eBay.

Slawomir Lobocki – who has been given a suspended jail term – was caught out after a transport company noticed its straps were being sold online and arranged for a test purchase to be made from him.

The Chronicle Live website reports that Tesco has put security barriers on the alcohol aisle on one of its stores as a trial to prevent shoplifting.

The barriers completely block off the booze section of a Tesco Extra in Sutton Coldfield, as the store has shoplifting problems during the night, when less staff are available.