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According to the Ipswich Star, a Mothercare worker stole childcare and maternity items worth nearly £12,500 over a three-year period and sold them on eBay.

Hannah Lewis also sold a stolen pushchair to an unsuspecting police officer, telling him she could get the item with a staff discount applied.

A pair have been jailed for 12 months for operating a business where one travelled around the county, stealing goods and then passed them on to his partner who sold them on his eBay account, for a 25% cut.

As police report an increase in high value thefts, Kent Online reports that a serial shoplifter has been banned from entering more than 100 stores in Swale.

Peter Beale, of Sittingbourne, was found guilty of six cases of shoplifting, including stealing a £99 trampoline from the town’s Asda.

A St Albans teacher who lied to get his job and claimed his family were ill, has been banned from teaching indefinitely.

Nitesh Patel, 37, said that his wife was undergoing heart tests, his son was in hospital and, in applying for the post, had not told the truth about the reason for him leaving previous posts.

A woman made more than £240,000 by selling stolen designer handbags online.

Anna Hindmarsh, 40, was found with a de-tagging magnet during her arrest in Stockport and a further investigation found she had used various eBay accounts to sell more than 1,000 high-value handbags over a four-year period.

An interesting article from the Chartered Management Institute’s website reveals a checklist for the potential interviewer.

Max Eggert, an expert on selection, argues that there are many different types of lies: from White Lies – often found within a CVs ‘puff statement’ – Lies of Omission and Errors of Commission or Fact.