as well.

When they say 'wine and cheese', I hope it was a giant bottle of Lambrini and some Tesco Value Cheddar.

...I'd have loved Richard Madeley to have done his review of the papers thing.

Quite humiliating. I only hope he was nice to people on the way up.

who used to chase shoplifters down the cobbles of Guildford High Street, the number of seemingly well off and sensible people who should know better that stole was initially surprising. One case a father stole some chocolate whilst shopping with his wife and son. I still feel for the son - the look on his face as I was asking his father to return to the shop was awful.

AWT is nearly a self fulfilling anagram in my opinion. But I still think this kind of thing is sad and can't help but feel some pity for him. And I do respect his full public apology. Many people, with or without a public profile, don't actually admit that they did wrong in these circumstances ("I never use a basket - normally just use my pockets and then empty those out on the belt. I just forgot to do the last part). He hasn't done this at least.

to use worral as a term for not swiping everything at the self scan. "He committed a worral your honor."

the Man United goalie, Winona Ryder, John Terry's Mum ... any more?

or Daily Crooks Challenge?

... coat

The ultimate middle class crime, wine & cheese. Oh the shame of being caught shopping in Tesco, it would have been more becoming in Waitrose or Sainsbury's

From a different era, Lady Isobel Barnett - former What's My Line panellist - shoplifted from a local village shop and, sadly, electrocuted herself a few days later.

http://edithhopegardenjournal.blogspot.com/2010/08/name-dropping-lady-is...

Greatly Incriminating.

When one of my teachers suddenly left school for "extended leave", the vicious rumour that swept the playground was that he had had a breakdown and tried to shoplift a TV from Woolworth's.

I never found out if it was true, but if so that's a particularly bold type of theft.

To echo earlier comments, I know from my days as a court reporter that many surprisingly well-off people shoplift. Maybe it's a rush of blood to the head, and I can't speak about AWT's motives, but they didn't steal because they had to.

Taleggio...

I'd just like to say,

wait for it...

Blessed are the Cheese-Takers.