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The Evening Standard website reports that an accountant for an alternative modelling agency fleeced the firm out of more than £21,000 by forging her boss’s signature.

In a bid to clear her debts, Charlotte Harris stole money meant to be paid to models by writing cheques to herself and siphoned off funds into her mother’s bank account.

The Telegraph and Argus website reports that a bakery worker stole £20,000 from her employer but only has to repay £10 of her ill-gotten gains.

Joan Whitrick, who stole the money from Just Desserts in Shipley, had been told by a judge in January that the cash would have to be paid back, “even if it takes you the rest of your days to do it”.

The Argus website reports that a teacher has been sacked and banned from teaching after lying about his degree on his CV.

Craig Bozic, a maths teacher for nearly a year at King’s School in Hove, said he had a 2.1 degree to get a job.

According to the Chronicle Live website, a cashier stole more than £11,000 from Waterstone’s using the book store’s own loyalty cards.

Barry McCann swindled cash from his employer using cards which gave customers £10 off their purchase if they collected 10 stamps on a paper card.

The Leader website reports that a prolific shoplifter from Wrexham has been jailed after stealing whilst serving a suspended sentence.

Claire Louise Jones had previous convictions for 169 offences, committing crimes over the years to feed her drug addiction.

According to the Bracknell News website, a charity treasurer stole more than £800,000 in donations by taking raffle tickets from a lavish gala dinner attended by international superstars.

Amanda Bishop – jailed for five years – kept money intended to help GroceryAid, having volunteered with the Sandhurst-based charity for nearly a quarter of a century.