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Criminal case into allegations of fraud and aggressive sales practices dropped after Fischer Future Heat strikes deal with Trading Standards

Electric heater company agrees to number of conditions and financial redress for complainants

Birmingham Post

Child killer, 'promising' footballer and hotel owner among crooks jailed this week

These are the criminals from our region who were locked up over the past seven days

Liverpool Echo

Woman bravely fought back when carjacker attacked her with a pair of scissors

Robber then stormed a shop brandishing a fake gun while claiming to be from Trading Standards

Liverpool Echo

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Shopkeeper caught selling 47,000 illegal cigarettes tries to run away

Salih Ali tried to run away from Trading Standards officers when they visited his shop

Liverpool Echo

Lanarkshire neighbours in dark as to whether work on homes can be complete despite spending thousands

The three neighbours iclaim they have wasted £15,000 between them due to the unfinished work, which started back on June 24

Daily Record

Packaged goods in almost half of stores weigh less than claimed, tests find

SCOTS not getting what they have paid for could be contributing to the cost-of-living crisis, Trading Standards officers have warned, after stores…

The National (Scotland)

Trading Standards issue urgent reminder for people to collect free SIM cards amid rise in scams

To date, trueCall devices provided through Trading Standards Scotland projects have blocked almost one million nuisance calls to Scottish landlines and prevented over 1,300 scams.

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Hundreds of illegal vapes seized from town centre store

Complaints were made the liquid contained too much nicotine

Liverpool Echo

Whitley Bay corner shop caught selling booze and vapes to children in Trading Standards sting

Supersave Food and Wine could have its alcohol licence revoked after selling booze to children

Chronicle Live

County Durham woman ordered to pay over £1,000 after illegal tobacco found in her shop

In total, investigators found 6,260 illicit cigarettes and 350 grams of illicit hand rolling tobacco

Chronicle Live

Drug-detecting dog called Boo is hero of the hour after sniffing out around £1500 of fake tobacco at Perth shop

The joint initiative between Scottish Trading Standards services and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) tackles the illegal tobacco trade at retail level

Daily Record

Pub landlord's question exposed £1.4m charity fraudster

Nicholas Hughes made £1.4m from thousands of race nights and only donated a tiny fraction of it

Liverpool Echo

Warning issued over Huggy Wuggy toys removed from Amazon which may be a 'choking hazard'

From a chicken and bacon caesar wrap to 11 faulty life jackets, here are the items being called back in after a warning from Trading Standards

Wales Online

Aldi urgently recalls cheese product which 'may be unsafe to eat'

From a playsuit with a 'high risk of entrapment' to a hair dryer brush that could cause electric shock, a series of items are being called back in after a warning from Trading Standards

Wales Online

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Daily Record

Falkirk's trading standards team praised for seizing unsafe children's scooters

The team is leading work with other councils protect people from products that have not passed safety checks

Nottingham Post

East Midlands Airport seizes hazardous jewellery, toxic cosmetics and unsafe toys in £17m haul

An airport team works in partnership with Border Force on the nationally funded project

Manchester Evening News

Shopkeeper in court after illegal haul found stashed in basement

Sardar Mohammed, who runs Timisoara on Ashton Road, was hauled before the courts

Daily Record

Cord warning issued to parents over hoodies supplied to Ayrshire school pupils

Trading Standards issued the advice on the garments given to kids.

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Wales Online

Waitrose, Spar and Lidl urgently recall products over safety concerns

Products have been pulled from sale due to a variety of reasons

Daily Record

North Lanarkshire shopkeepers warned over underage sales by Trading Standards

This follows a recent test purchase exercise where underage customers were able to buy cigarettes or vaping products

Birmingham Post

Shops caught selling illegal cigarettes ordered to shut

Trading Standards said shops used false walls, false ceilingsand false floors to hide illegal cigarettes

Wales Online

New knife rules could see shops fined £1million

Individuals who operate small shops could be fined up to 700% of their weekly income

The Independent UK

Retailers could be fined up to £1m for selling knives to children

Currently there are no sentencing guidelines for selling knives to under-18s

Wales Online

Tesco, B&Q, Decathlon and Co-op products urgently recalled over safety concerns

Products have been pulled from sale due to issues including potential salmonella, undeclared allergens and safety concerns

Wales Online

Fraudster mum locked up for selling fake Covid certificates to holidaymakers at height of pandemic

Saranjeet Trina Kandola made nearly £5k tricking people into paying for fake Covid 'fit to fly' certificates

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