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Retail crime is "out of control" and shoplifters are carrying out increasingly brazen and violent acts of theft because they do not fear any consequences, an industry body has told the BBC.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has offered plea discussions with suspects from Entain as it gears up to make charging decisions by the end of the year.

To clamp down on stealing, Co-op began trailing AI theft detection technology. The company’s interim results also said it will open 120 new shops by the end of next year.

The move does not mean Carpetright has fallen into administration, filing a notice of intent to appoint an administrator is a move retailers can make to prevent the company from going bust

One in ten independent shops lost more than £10,000 to shoplifting in the last two years, according to the Federation of Small Businesses