All Crime articles
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NewsSGF meets minister to tackle illicit trade threat
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation has met with a Scottish Government minister to press for tougher action against illicit traders, warning that illegal tobacco and vapes are now widespread across Scotland
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NewsJTI, MPs, retailers and more meet to talk illicit tobacco in London
JTI and The Times held a special roundtable in London this morning
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NewsDirectors banned after importing 350k vapes disguised as medicine in £15m tax evasion scheme
Two people have been disqualified as company directors until 2035 for tax evasion and illegal importing
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NewsAppeal launched after shop worker threatened with crowbar in Sandwell robbery
West Midlands Police are seeking information about two masked robbers in Oldbury
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NewsACS officially launches its Local Shop Report 2026 in Parliament
The ACS’s Heart of the Community Event took place in London this morning
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NewsCo-op report calls for crackdown on illicit tobacco sales
A new white paper commissioned by Co-op has revealed the scale of illicit tobacco sales and organised crime on UK high streets, with three in ten smokers admitting to buying illegal cigarettes
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NewsDawn raid sees Upminster store closed for selling illicit goods worth £10k
An Upminster business gets closed for three months after Havering Council’s Trading Standards team and police swooped
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Partner FeatureHow illegal tobacco is taking over UK high streets
To mark the one-year anniversary of the It Costs More Than You Think campaign, JTI shares hard-hitting new data showcasing what the British public thinks about illegal tobacco.
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NewsACS welcomes new government taskforce for community renewal
New cross-departmental taskforce to regenerating high streets and create growth in every postcode welcomed by the ACS
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NewsNine out of 10 ‘dodgy shops’ stay open after illicit tobacco and vape seizures
More than nine in ten shops found selling illicit tobacco or vapes remain open after enforcement action, according to a new report warning Britain’s high streets have become ‘consequence-free zones’ for organised crime
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NewsRetail the industry most impacted by business crime, new survey shows
Insurer Capital on Tap’s new survey reveals some of the facts behind business crime figures
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NewsTwo charged after assaulting Liverpool Spar staff for chocolate
Two men have been charged by police after a Spar worker was punched
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NewsCould Gen Z be bucking the gloom around future of Britain’s high streets?
Almost two-thirds of Gen Z feel positive about the future of the UK’s high streets
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NewsOne third of independent stores investigated in Bristol found selling illegal tobacco
Operation finds 14 out of 41 independent shops selling tobacco visited in Bristol East sold illegal tobacco
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NewsNew figures show shoplifting nearly trebled in Scotland over the last three years
The SRC responds as Government figures released this week show a spike in Scottish shoplifting
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NewsTwo Lancaster vape shops receive closure orders from police
Illegal tobacco was found to repeatedly be on sale in two Lancaster stores by Trading Standards
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NewsUsdaw says SNP Government must do more to protect shop workers
Usdaw’s comment comes on fifth anniversary of the Scottish protection of workers’ law
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NewsPolice issue appeal seeking info on Shropshire Co-op armed robber
West Mercia Police have called for information from anyone who might recognise an armed shoplifter in Albrighton
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NewsNottinghamshire Police arrest suspect who brandished a broken bottle in store attack
Detectives investigating a robbery where a broken bottle was brandished have made an arrest
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NewsWaiting times on police 101 calls to be slashed by AI
New AI software will slash waiting times for reporting crimes to the police and free up their time