University newspaper gives students a step-by-step guide to shoplifting

The Art Of Shoplifting’ urges cash-strapped students to ignore any moral concerns and follow its step-by-step stealing techniques.

Top tips include how to avoid CCTV and the best ways to plead your innocence of caught.

‘If possible, you should always have some money on you when intending to shoplift because if you’ve got none, its rather hard to argue that to steal the item was a spontaneous decision,’ claims the guide, produced by activists from Queen Mary College, University of London.

It adds: ‘If the cops do arrive, its a good idea to act scared s******* because they may assume you’re a first offender and not bother to check your record.