29 h. ago Tenerife thieves stole my phone... and then raided £85,000 from my Revolut account

I naively thought criminals would want the device rather than what was on it. How wrong I was.

Economics

7 d. ago I was 36 weeks pregnant when I was jailed and nearly gave birth behind bars

Jodie was sent to HMP Peterborough in 2011 after she stole £20,000 from the bank where she worked - money that belonged to an elderly man with Alzheimer's.

Events

7 d. ago Harrods worker who stole £15,000 of designer handbags is spared jail...by judge who agrees 'London is too  expensive for him to make ends meet'

Marco Taffoni took at least six Bottega Veneta handbags while working at the iconic store between November 2023 and July 2024, and made up to £5,000 selling them on.

Economics

9 d. ago Stamp fanatic professor stole 3,000 items from Scotland’s national archive

Academic who died in 1987 is thought to be responsible for documents that vanished over a 30-year periodScotland’s national archive has traced the mysterious disappearance of more than 3,000 historical documents over a period of 30 years to a history professor with an all-consuming interest in stamps.The theft began to unravel when a National Records of Scotland archivist attended an auction in London in 1994. There, he discovered that 200 of the items for sale belonged to the archive, some still marked with their NRS reference numbers. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Store owner losing £26,000 a year to shoplifters spat at by boy who stole alcohol

'I was so angry. I told him I’d seen exactly what he’d done and I demanded he give the wine back. He then proceeded to take the cap off one of the bottles, swig some wine in his mouth and spit it out at me'

Economics

9 d. ago Burglary gang that stole £447,000 by targeting GP surgeries, care homes and hospices for bank cards is jailed

Ringleaders Darren Wykes, 46, and George Quinn, 57, carried out 46 'sneak in' burglaries over a two-year period.

Events

2 w. ago He stole holidaying couple's BMW and ransacked their home but he was being tracked

The victims were on holiday in Thailand when a burglar stole belongings worth £32,000 and a BMW from their home

Politics

2 w. ago Paul Young has one wish for Gino D'Acampo after TV chef stole from his home

Eighties icon Paul Young has revealed his past encounters with under-fire Gino D'Acampo, after the TV chef stole £4,000 worth of guitars from his North London home

Politics

2 w. ago Halfords manager who stole £90,000 in coupon scam ordered to pay back just £1

Gary Ridgewell embezzled the money in order to pay off his gambling debts.

Economics

3 w. ago Thief blew up railway station cash machine and stole £100,000

The explosion sent the cashpoint flying across the concourse in a cloud of smoke

Economics

4 w. ago Gang of professional Italian burglars stole £68,000 worth of jewels and £10k in cash during raid on home of Premier League star, court hears

The Newcastle United and Sweden forward was not in the house at Darras Hall, Northumberland when a family of thieves broke through his glass door last April.

Economics