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According to the Independent website, Jellycats, the sought-after soft toys are being targeted by criminal shoplifting gangs and thieves.

Garden centres, gift and bookshops up and down the country are facing incidents of shoplifting that has left traders thousands of pounds out of pocket.

According to the Warrington Guardian website, a trusted supervisor at a pump supplier stole stock worth £51,000 and used their packaging and delivery system to sell the goods on eBay.

Ashley McGowan was seen on CCTV footage ‘busying himself’ in the packaging department.

The Birmingham Live website reports that a payroll administrator who was addicted to spending stole nearly £200,000 from her employers.

Between November 2021 and March 2024, Ewa Bieniak swindled the business out of £194,509.66.

The Mirror website reports that the UK is in the grip of a wave of ‘Kamikaze’ shoplifting – as brazen thieves snatch goods in plain sight with little fear of consequences.

Over half (56%) of retail workers say they’ve witnessed so-called Kamikaze shoplifting – blatant, in-your-face theft.

The Northants Police website reports that a former DPD employee has been jailed for stealing parcels containing expensive Apple and Samsung mobile phones.

Daniel Kane Carter was arrested and pleaded guilty to one count of theft, and was sentenced to 22 months in prison.

The BBC News website reports that a woman was wrongly accused of shoplifting toilet roll due to an apparent mix-up with a facial recognition system.

Danielle Horan was left “fuming” after being ejected from two Home Bargains stores and initially given no explanation.