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Farm shops targeted as shoplifting figures hit record numbers

Rural retailers are being targeted as shoplifting rates soar across the country, with Government urged to take action to tackle criminals

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Farm shops targeted as shoplifting figures hit record numbers

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), there were 530,643 reported shoplifting offences in England and Wales in the year to March, a 20% increase from the previous year The figures...

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