22 h. ago Watch brazen shoplifting gang steal 857 trollies as they swipe £130,000 of shopping across the South

For two years, the family of thieves managed to get away with their crimes, plaguing Tesco supermarkets in Suffolk, Somerset, Surrey and Cornwall.

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5 d. ago I was cleared of stealing £19,000 worth of designer items because I have kleptomania and voices in my head told me to do it

Melissa Grant, 55, was part of a professional female shoplifting gang who would raid exclusive shops in London's West End and grab huge quantities of expensive clothes and lingerie.

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7 d. ago Bromley and Lewisham businesses fined £130,000 for hiring illegal workers

Bromley and Lewisham businesses fined £130,000 for hiring illegal workers  News Shopper

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9 d. ago Prolific shoplifter in gang dubbed the 'Spice Girls' is cleared of stealing £19,000 of designer bags, hats and clothes from Selfridges because she has 'mental health issues'

Melissa Grant, 55, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court today charged with four counts of theft from Selfridges between December 26 and 30 2024.

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1 week ago Eating, shopping and entertainment highlights in London’s Regent Street

Eating, shopping and entertainment highlights in London’s Regent Street  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago £1M keyless car theft gang jailed after bragging about crimes on social media

Watch how a brazen car theft gang posted videos of their crimes on social media, and even filmed themselves driving the stolen cars - which helped put them in jail.

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1 week ago Manslaughter conviction after man fatally punched at south east London station

Manslaughter conviction after man fatally punched at south east London station  News Shopper

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2 w. ago LIVE updates as 'crash involving bus' closes bridge in south London

LIVE updates as 'crash involving bus' closes bridge in south London  News Shopper

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3 w. ago Fancy running a book shop that comes with an Airbnb in south

The Open Book in Wigtown allows guest to play bookseller as well as explore

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3 w. ago Terrifying moment gang of shoplifting yobs punch and kick shopkeeper when he tries to stop them stealing vapes

The first incident occurred at the shop on Charing Cross Road, Leicester Square, at 10.31pm on March 3 and left the shopkeeper terrified after the group burst into his shop.

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3 w. ago Images released after man ‘punched girl three times’ at south London station

Images released after man ‘punched girl three times’ at south London station  News Shopper

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3 w. ago Easter bank holiday train disruption to hit major South London routes

Easter bank holiday train disruption to hit major South London routes  News Shopper

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3 w. ago A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland review – a striking story of concealed love

This unforgettable tale of two men in late-80s Wales deals with the emotions and repercussions of their intimacy – and is one of the best debut novels in yearsFinding a distinctive voice that stands out and speaks clearly is an essential test for a novelist, and it’s one that Welsh artist and writer Anthony Shapland effortlessly passes in his impressive debut. A Room Above a Shop opens in south Wales in the late 1980s, where a young man, B, is feeling excited, about to make a big decision. It will take him away from the sense of provisionality that’s embodied by his council house with its “doors with weightless cardboard interiors and hollow aluminium handles”. He’s going to meet an older man, M, to view the sun from a hill on New Year’s Eve.But he’s not really going for the sun. “He’ll go to hell for what he wants, but still he climbs.” M and B edge closer to each other, certain and uncertain at the same time, heading towards an intimacy they can’t speak aloud. “The hunger for anot...

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