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The Essex Chronicle gives details of a gambling addict who embarked on a three-month shoplifting spree that netted her more than £8,000 of goods.

Joanna Daniszewska pleaded guilty to stealing high-end clothing from six different shops in Chelmsford, including Coast, Oasis and Phase Eight.

The Financial Review reports that Australian universities are set to crack down on what they say is a high-level of fraud by graduates in job and study applications.

Employers and educational institutions will have access to a nationwide database of records to check academic achievement claims.

The Leicester Mercury reports that a ‘professional fence’ who handled stolen goods to sell on eBay was monitored by a nosey neighbour, who kept a log of suspicious late night visits to his home.

The resident in Melton Mowbray, watched doorstep transactions taking place at the home of Darren George McKenzie.

The Evening Standard reported that a drugs company boss who submitted bogus invoices for pharmaceuticals to HSBC – totalling £3.1 million – is facing jail.

Baljit Brad used his Enfield-based firm Lister Pharmaceuticals to set up a “factoring” deal with the bank for the sale of large batches of medication.

The Evening Standard reported on a case where a manager from Billingsgate fish market stole more than £84,000 from traders’ rents to feed his gambling addiction.

Roshan Persad took the money from the market’s landlord over an 18-month period and then tried to blame security firm G4S for losing the missing cash.

BBC News carried an interesting story of one woman’s compulsion to shoplift – which has dominated her life over a 20-year period.

For Laura – not her real name – it all began at the age of seven, when a friend’s parent asked her to hide items in her pocket while out shopping.