28 h. ago EXPOSED: In lawless Britain, the shops where smirking staff offered undercover reporters £20 for iPhones they KNEW were stolen

A young Pakistani shop assistant inspects the device. His eyes widen as he reads the message on the screen: 'This phone has been stolen. Please return.'

Economics

5 d. ago Cake shop owner can remain in Britain despite being wanted for murder in his home country of Portugal

Carlos Kassimo Dos Santos, 33, was given in his absence a 14-year prison sentence in Portugal nine years ago, in connection with an alleged gang killing.

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5 d. ago Sainsbury's will use facial recognition tech to fight Britain's shoplifting epidemic

The UK's second largest supermarket chain has informed staff in two stores that it will start an eight-week trial before potentially rolling out the technology nationwide.

Science

1 week ago The Poundland stores set to close revealed after business escapes collapse

The closures come after the company received court approval for a major restructuring plan

Politics

1 week ago Richard Madeley branded an 'absolute hypocrite' for 'delusional and embarrassing' comments during Good Morning Britain shoplifting debate

The 69-year-old presenter came under fire from viewers as he weighed in on a panel discussion about whether shoplifters should face tougher punishments.

Economics

1 week ago Britain's shoplifters are 'out of control' as security guard claims 'justice isn't enough'

EXCLUSIVE: Shoplifting is becomeing a huge problem around the UK, and a security guard has opened up on the chaos that he sees on a daily basis, and why the government needs to act

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1 week ago Britain in 'shoplifting epidemic' as 290k cases go unsolved by cops with worst area revealed

The figures showed 55.5% of investigations in England and Wales failed to identify a suspect, while just 18.3% resulted in a charge as one MP called it a 'shoplifting epidemic'

Politics

2 w. ago Plastic bag use rising in Britain for first time in a decade due to online shopping

People living in England bought 437 million plastic bags in the last year, according to government data

Economics

2 w. ago Demolition of shopping centre approved to create ‘one of Britain’s biggest inner town’ development spaces

Crompton Place will take a year to be demolished and leave behind a space facing Bolton town hall bigger than two football pitches

Economics

2 w. ago Britain's most targeted shop: Robbed, set on fire, ripped off and forced to tackle thieves herself. The luxury boutique owner who refuses to shut after astonishing crime wave

Christine Colbert, 58, has suffered a series of 'catastrophic' setbacks which have threatened to destroy Dress Cheshire, the luxury boutique she set up in the celebrity enclave of Prestbury.

Events

2 w. ago Soldier found guilty of attempted espionage in New Zealand’s first spying conviction

Court martial heard soldier was caught offering to share military base maps and photographs to an undercover officer of an unnamed foreign nationA military court has found a New Zealand soldier guilty of attempted espionage for a foreign power – the first spying conviction in the country’s history.The soldier was caught offering to pass military base maps and photographs to an undercover officer posing as an agent for the foreign nation, the court martial heard. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teenage girls are the worst... we don't even bother ringing the police anymore: Desperate workers reveal what life is like on the front line of Britain's shoplifting CRISIS

Every week videos are posted on social media of thieves brazenly stuffing bags, clothes and pockets full of stolen food, alcohol and other goods.

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3 w. ago Over 40 rough sleepers line Oxford Street with makeshift beds after migrant 'shanty town' is cleared

More than 40 rough sleepers have set up camp on Britain's most famous shopping street just weeks after a 'tent city' of homeless people was broken up. 

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3 w. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: In Lawless Britain the 'rights' of scumbags are put ahead of innocent shopkeepers and abused Jewish women

The law is more concerned about shielding the identities of criminals than protecting their victims, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN.

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