All Crime articles – Page 4
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NewsPM pledges to double closure orders for dodgy shops
The Prime Minister has announced plans to extend the maximum duration of closure orders from six months to 12 months, in a move welcomed by trading standards and convenience store groups
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NewsThe Fed meets Robbie Moore MP in Yorkshire to talk illicit tobacco
The Fed met Robbie Moore MP at a store in Riddlesden to discuss rogue tobacco and more
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NewsThe Fed meets with new head of Scottish Retail Crime Taskforce
Senior Fed members met with Detective Chief Inspector Jordan Low last week
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NewsDerbyshire c-store armed robbers who pretended to be Liverpudlian jailed
Two armed robbers stole from a store in New Mills while pretending to be from Liverpool
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NewsPersistent Worcestershire shoplifter behind bars after breaching CBO
A persistent shoplifter in Stourport has finally been put behind bars
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NewsCroydon Business Association commends results of retail crime crackdown
ITV News asked the CBA for comment on a report which aired yesterday
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NewsNew tech sees Met quadruple number of shoplifters being brought to justice
New tech being rolled out as part of the Met’s crackdown on retail crime has quadrupled prosecution rates
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NewsPolice issue appeal after Bristol youths raid c-stores in the city
A gang of youths attacked a Best One convenience store and another in the heart of Bristol
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NewsACS calls for dodgy shops to be closed for 12 months
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the government to extend closure orders for stores selling illicit goods to 12 months, warning that rogue traders are damaging high streets and local communities
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News‘A drop in the ocean’ – PML questions Government priorities
Philip Morris Limited has hit out at the government for failing to provide adequate resources to Trading Standards, after seizures of 33 million illicit cigarettes were branded ‘a drop in the ocean’
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NewsProlific Northants shoplifter who stole while banned from stores finally sentenced
Shoplifter who repeatedly targeted stores across East Northamptonshire has been jailed for 26 weeks
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News33m illicit cigarettes seized in crackdown on illegal tobacco
More than 33m illicit cigarettes have been seized in the past year as part of a joint crackdown by National Trading Standards and HMRC, with penalties of £3.5m issued to retailers
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NewsAwareness of illegal tobacco on the rise
New JTI UK research marking the first anniversary of its ‘It Costs More Than You Think’ campaign reveals 85% of the public have heard of illegal tobacco, but 82% say enforcement is inadequate to tackle the growing black market
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News45% of UK businesses have experienced physical crime - 73% say it’s getting worse
New research reveals nearly three quarters of owners believe crime against businesses is getting worse
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NewsMP publishes parliamentary motion commending the Fed’s vice president
Patricia Ferguson MP has commended the work of the Fed’s new national deputy vice president, Nathalie Fullerton
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NewsIndependent retailers and more react cautiously to new falling retail crime stats
Figures released today from the Office for National Statistics have shown a small drop in levels of retail crime
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NewsThe Fed writes to PM Andy Burnham urging more support independent retailers
The Fed writes to the new Prime Minister urging reform on business rates and greater support for independent retailers
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NewsIndustry reacts to appointment of UK’s fifth Prime Minister in four years, Andy Burnham
The retail industry has reacted to the appointment of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister today
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NewsThe Fed’s national president meets Merseyside’s PCC
The Fed met with Emily Spurrell, Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside last week
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NewsOver 1.3m prohibited vapes have been seized since 2025’s disposables ban
Research reveals over 1.3m illegal vaping products have been seized in the UK since last year’s disposables ban