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According to the Wirral Globe website, a cashier stole £186,000 in cash from his auctioneer employers to fund his gambling habit.

Daniel Remmington – jailed for six years – stole the money in just over a year, making large payments into his own bank account.

The Guardian website reports that the government is investing more than £55m over the next four years in expanding facial recognition systems.

The plan includes £4m for mobile units that can be deployed on high streets using live facial recognition in crowded areas to identify people wanted by the police.

As reported on the Examiner Live website, an accountant stole thousands of pounds from her employer after living in fear of her abusive partner.

Joanne Sagar stole £27,530 over 18 months while working in a role which took care of accounts, pay roll and admin duties.

According to the Independent website, a recent report shows that the UK retail sector lost £11.3 billion to payments fraud in 2023.

Retail businesses lost an average of £1,394,518 each to fraudulent activity, with luxury fashion retailers losing an average of £2.8 million.

According to the Kent Live website, a woman who stole more than £500 worth of alcohol from Waitrose claimed she was desperate for cash because she was on sick leave.

It was claimed in court that Habiba Bentchakal took up a suggestion to steal as a way of making money whilst she was off work.

According to The Sun website, crooks are using wheelie bins to raid stores as a shoplifting epidemic plagues Britain.

A recent report details how criminal gangs are using builder’s sacks, bins and suitcases in order to swipe more goods from shops.