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A fraudster from Worksop told a court he had served with the army and was forced to leave for health reasons.

But neither he, nor his defence team, were able to provide any proof of his army career, or any acceptable evidence of his problems, according to the Worksop Guardian.

Website Your Local Guardian reports that a man who stole more than £10,000 from Greggs has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Ivan Manojlovic pleaded guilty to stealing £10,550 while working at the Cobham Services branch of the pastry chain in September 2014.

An article on OnRec – The Online Recruitment Resource – claims that 38% of UK employers still don’t check whether their potential staff have the ‘right to work’ in the UK, according to a new study, which also claims that only 58% of organisations conduct any background checks on new hires.

A crooked postman stole computer and video games that he was supposed to deliver to addresses in Inverclyde and then sold them on eBay.

Suspicious bosses caught the thief after setting up a surveillance operation complete with ‘test packages’, a court was told.

According to Get Surrey, the daughter and granddaughter of ex-Coronation Street actor Johnny Briggs, who have previously been given Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) for shoplifting, have been caught stealing again.

Emma Beach and her mother Karen Briggs admitted stealing perfume from Debenhams in Walton.

As reported by Cumbria Crack, a man has been sentenced for his part in the theft of Pirelli tyres valued at £102,000.

Mark Claxton was in dire financial straits when he stole high value tyres while working at a distribution depot next to Pirelli’s Carlisle site.