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The BBC News website reports that an admin worker stole more than £16,000 from a family-run construction firm, leaving the business “devastated”.

Angela Townend – the only person outside the family to have access to the company’s business account – stole the money on repeated occasions.

The GB News website reports that an NHS administrator has been spared jail after sending £80,000 of stolen cash to her Nigerian online boyfriend.

Hyacinth Blair withdrew large sums from South London & Maudsley NHS trust accounts, before sending the cash to Michael Okafor.

The BBC News website reports that supermarket chain Iceland will financially reward customers who report incidents of shoplifting.

Shoppers who alert staff to a theft in progress will receive a £1 credit on their Iceland Bonus Card, as part of efforts to tackle rising levels of retail theft.

According to the West Mercia Police website, a financial director defrauded his employer to the tune of £300,000 over a period of eight years. David Carr used company credit cards to book luxury holidays to Florida and cruises, supported a lifestyle well beyond his means. As well as trips to Disney World, he also bought high value …

The BBC News website reports that an accountant stole more than £2.4m from companies she worked for, in order to fund her gambling addiction.

Jemma Lewis – who was on a £200,000 salary – stole money from five businesses within the same family of companies, a court was told.

According to The Sun website, asylum-seekers staying in taxpayer-funded hotels are swiping thousands of pounds of designer gear from top stores.

London stores such as Liberty, Polo Ralph Lauren and John Lewis are being targeted, with security staff feeling powerless to stop the thefts.