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The Press and Journal reports that a group of Tesco workers hatched a fraudulent plan to steal products from their employer via inflated online orders.

Ashleigh Ritchie, Kirsteen Scott and Emma Heddle took advantage of Tesco’s policy at the time, which meant workers were allowed to do their own internet shopping orders.

The Shropshire Star reports that an accounts assistant employed by a dairy charity has been jailed for stealing over £300,000 in 19 fraudulent transactions.

A court heard that Richard Dicken blamed a gambling addiction and mental health problems for his actions.

The Daily Echo reports that traders in Poole are forming new groups to take on thieves, as the town finds itself in the grip of a shoplifting epidemic.

Business owners say thieves are treating their offending as a “nine-to-five job” and, in the new year, a series of organisations uniting police, independent businesses and major retailers will launch in Dorset in a bid to tackle crime.

Metro reports that a branch of Asda in Leek, Staffordshire, has banned three years of pupils from a local secondary school from the store, after a spate of shoplifting by a small number of its students.

Pupils in years 9, 10 and 11 at Leek High School will be affected by the ban.

BBC News reports that a finance worker who stole more than £130,000 from her employer has had her assets confiscated.

Claire Johnston – who was diagnosed with “compulsive buying disorder” – had spent the money on luxury holidays and designer shoes.

The Halifax Courier reports that a former employee of Lloyds Banking Group convicted of fraud has been ordered to repay more than £30,000.

Mohammed Navid Ramzan was found to have assets totalling £33,911.77, which must be repaid in full within three months or he will be jailed for a year.