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According to the Lytham St Annes Express, a pair of professional shoplifters used a sophisticated ‘daisychain’ scam to target fashion shops in Blackpool.

Charity Moyo and Carolie Nkomo stole dresses, tops and shoes from Topshop and Debenhams, so they could return them for a refund at other stores in the North West.

Kent Online reports that a ferry worker faked vital documents about passenger numbers in a fraud which netted him £20,000.

DFDS Seaways employee, Matthew Jackon – a deputy manifest officer – sold tickets but then stole cash from drivers arriving at the port.

Mail Online carries a story of a British nurse who claimed he had worked in the fictional hospital from the TV show ‘ER’.

Amazingly, he got a job as an emergency nurse at St Mary’s Treatment Centre, Portsmouth, in 2008, after claiming to have worked at ‘County General’.

The Gazette & Herald reports that a 66-year-old great-grandmother stole steaks worth £60 from a branch of Waitrose in Chippenham.

Marlene Cousins, who has a long history of shoplifting, sold the steak on for cash, to cover a debt.

The Telegraph carried an interesting photo story that documented some of the most high-profile and successful people who have been caught lying on their CVs.

The list includes Gordon Ramsay, Jeffery Archer and a Yahoo! CEO.

An assistant head teacher stole school text books worth more than £27,000 and sold them on eBay.

Clare Hughes took books from storerooms, classrooms, and even staff members, before selling them online.