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As reported in the Gloucester Citizen, a bodybuilding ‘addict’ has been banned from every Gloucester shop after terrorising traders for two years.

James Smith has 40 convictions for stealing items including protein powder and meat to feed his compulsion to work out every day.

Metro reports that a pair of Polish brothers have been deported from the UK after they committed a string of crimes including burglaries, thefts and public order offences in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Metro reported that a lawyer has been suspended from her job for 18 months after lying about getting a 2:1 at university.

Anna Goodwin actually got a 2:2 in her law degree at University of the West of England in 2006, but fudged the grade in her application to the British Armed Forces for a ‘legal advisor’ role.

According to the Bath Echo, two Network Rail workers admitted conspiring to steal more than £14k worth of company property to sell on eBay.

A scam was unravelled last year when it was discovered that two nail guns stolen from a depot were spotted for sale on eBay, along with numerous other items.

According to The Sun, a shopaholic who sold stolen goods on eBay while fraudulently claiming thousands of pounds in benefits has been ordered to pay back the remainder of her ill-gotten gains.

Kristina Roberts had previously admitted four counts of benefit fraud between 2009 and 2013, and received a suspended prison sentence relating to selling good good on eBay that she had stolen from shops.

According to The Drinks Business, a survey of around 100 shops across the UK has found that alcohol was still the number one item targeted by shoplifters, despite increased measures by retailers to protect their stock.