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The Birmingham Live website reports that hundreds of fake items of clothing – including Nike, Armani and North Face brands – were seized at Bescott Market in Walsall.

In a joint operation with Trading Standards, West Midlands Police carried out a swoop on items, before sharing the haul on Twitter.

According to the Stoke-On-Trent Live website, a shoplifter told a police officer she had Covid, before deliberately coughing towards her twice.

Jessica Bosson was arrested after stealing a bottle of Malibu and a bottle of Southern Comfort worth £30, from a branch of Sainsbury’s.

The BBC News website reports that a woman stole £1.9m from her employers over an eight-year period, to fund her “luxury lifestyle”.

Julie McBrien – jailed for five-and-a-half-years – was in charge of finances for Cookstown-based Northern Mouldings Limited.

The Daily Record website reports that a pub worker embezzled more than £35,000 from the bar where he worked, over a two-year period.

Graham Barr – jailed for 30 months – stole the money while cashing up the tills at the Canny Man bar in Ayrshire.

The Westmoreland Gazette website reports that two women stole groceries worth nearly £200 from a supermarket then blamed the offence on Brexit and supply chain issues.

Elizabeth Taylor and Catherine Griffiths attempted to steal from Morrisons in Barrow, concealing items under black bins bags, before paying for some items at the checkout.

According to the Teesside Live website, a thief who is “addicted” to shoplifting embarked on another crime spree just days after telling a judge she was ‘turning her life around’.

Leanne Stapleton told a court in September that she was “actually tired of it all now”, but committed further offences while on police and court bail.