A "shoplifters' charter" has seen thefts rise significantly - to about one offence every minute - but police are charging ...
A “shoplifter’s charter” has seen charging for the offence plummet even as store thefts increase, Labour has said. Although ...
Repeat shoplifters are to be tagged so they can be tracked and banned from high street stores under a package of measures to crack down on an epidemic of thefts. Persistent shoplifters will face ...
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper claimed Labour would bring in 13,000 more police officers in a bid to revive high streets. Ms Cooper claimed the government had "finally done a U-turn" as it now ...
Thugs who attack shop workers could be jailed for up to six months under a new shoplifting crackdown. The Government unveils plans today to create a standalone criminal offence for assaulting a ...
Mobile units will be deployed on high streets to identify wanted people – including repeat offenders The government is investing more than £55m in expanding facial recognition systems ...
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Rishi Sunak’s shoplifting crackdown faces derision after a man stole three bottles of wine close to where the prime minister pledged to end the “blight” on Britain’s high streets.