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According to the Chronicle Live website, a thief who was in court for stealing expensive pens asked magistrates if he could, “go out shoplifting again?”

Daniel Stewart had been caught on CCTV taking more than £1,000 worth of stationery from Fenwick in Newcastle city centre.

The Chronicle Live website reports that a shoplifter used a foil-lined bag to steal almost £3,000 worth of alcohol and meat from County Durham supermarkets.

Keiron Peter Clark targeted supermarkets including Asda and Aldi over a three-month period and made off with goods without paying.

The Mail Online website reports that a heartless fraudster stole £45,000 from vulnerable children when she worked in admin at a children’s homes firm.

Sarah Rollinson stole hundreds of pounds each week in cash, and flaunted her ill-gotten gains by always wearing new clothes and taking taxis.

According to the BBC News website, a woman stole almost £25,000 from her employer, making nine fraudulent transactions.

Jill Cannon – jailed for 12 months – admitted transferring money into her account while working for a bridal wear manufacturer in Newark.

The Daily Record website reports that a TSB bank manager stole £18,000 from the account of a vulnerable pensioner.

Kerry Hamilton had access to all accounts held at bank as part of her duties, but a probe was launched after ‘irregularities’ were flagged up on account belonging to a 68-year-old customer.

The Mortgage Finance Gazette website reports that cases of fraud by employees rose due to Covid-19 last year, according to KPMG’s latest UK Fraud Barometer.

The number of fraud acts committed by employees rose from 44 in 2020 to 66 in 2021, with the majority of cases shown as being cyber-enabled.