CRIMINALS will be forced to pay back every penny they steal under proposals being drawn up by Tory Robert Jenrick.

The move could let courts claw back many billions of pounds of ill-gotten gains which would be returned to victims or help tackle crime.

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Robert Jenrick wants criminals to be forced to pay back every penny they steal[/caption]

Under the proposal, fines on burglars and thieves will be hiked so they have to pay for the full amount of damage they inflict.

Rules which stop courts pursuing criminals for unpaid fines after six years would be torn up so a thief can always be made to pay up.

The shadow justice secretary is proposing the crackdown in an amendment to the Victims and Courts Bill, which is being debated in parliament next week.

Mr Jenrick said: “There’s never been a better time to be a criminal. That has to change: crime should never pay.

“Thieves and burglars must be fined the full cost of the damage they cause.

“If they can’t pay immediately, they should be made to pay it back over their whole lifetime.

“Our criminal justice system must put victims first and yobs last.”

Criminals owe a record £4.4billion in unpaid fines and court fees.

It is made up of over £1bn in fines and £3.4bn in legal costs and confiscation orders slapped on convicts.

This is enough cash to build 20,000 prison places.

Courts can impose fines on criminals as part of their sentence. The size of the fine depends on the severity of the crime and the offender’s ability to pay it.

But thieves and burglars routinely fail to pay up. And some dodge these fines by serving an extra day in prison – racking up a bigger bill for the taxpayer.

Labour have a giant majority in Parliament, so they would have to back the amendment for it to become law.

DUMPED Love Island star Blu has taken one final swipe at Shea after butting heads over who would leave.

Blu was dumped from the villa in Friday night’s episode after on Thursday, he and Shea were left single and vulnerable when they were failed to get chosen by the girls to be in couples.

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The girls made their decisions one by one, until only Shea and Blu remained.

Dejon then received a text which read: “Blue and Shea, you are now single.

“Between you both you should now decided who should stay and who should go.”

But both lads were determined to stay and refused to back down.

Blu confidently said: “I ain’t f****** leaving,” as Shea echoed: “I ain’t either.”

The Sun then revealed that the pair got into a war of words, with this seen in Friday night’s episode before the Islanders were tasked with deciding on who would be dumped from the Island.

Blu was chosen to pack his bags and leave, with him now breaking his silence on what he really thinks about the man who won over the Islanders and was picked to stay.

In his exit Q&A, Blu seemingly took one final swipe at Shea.

“We asked them [the Islanders] for their point of view as we were both really stubborn in that situation.

“We weren’t going to budge, so we had to get them to make the decision,” he explained.

Then, taking a subtle swipe at Shea, Blu said: “I felt like I had a stronger bond with everyone in there, obviously I’d been there a bit longer.

“I was constantly trying to make a connection and exploring everyone.

“I was making moves as quickly as I could, as opposed to Shea who was a bit more laid back,” he slammed.

Blu went on: “Everyone had their own thoughts.

“But listen, someone’s got to go at the end of the day.

“The way it went was better than I thought it would have gone; I had some nice things said about me and that meant a lot to me.”

The Sun revealed yesterday that Blu and Shea got into a rather tense war of words in the most savage dumping twist ever, before the scenes aired last night.

A villa source told The Sun: “Things get very heated between Blu and Shea after the savage twist that they have to decide between them who will go.

“Viewers will see it play out in tonight’s episode but it’s really tense.

“Neither of them wants to back down and while it doesn’t get physical, they get into a real war of words and some of the things they said to each other were brutal.

“Neither boy wanted to leave and it’s pretty explosive telly.

“Emotions were very high as they have both spent months trying to land their spot on the show, so neither one was going to back down easily.”

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A BODY has ben found in the frantic search for a woman reported missing yesterday.

Police officers searching for Natalie, who was reported missing from Doncaster, have sadly discovered a body during their search.

The body hasn’t been formally identified yet but police participating in the search believe it to be Natalie.

South Yorkshire Police have informed Natalie’s family of the tragic discovery.

Police launched an urgent hunt for the woman yesterday and issued an appeal for information after she was reported missing from Doncaster at around 11:55am.

They said at the time they were growing increasingly concerned for the missing woman’s safety.

An appeal to help trace Natalie was issued with cops scrambling to locate her as quickly as possible.

She was last seen wearing all black and carrying a rucksack in the Hatfield area of Doncaster.

Sadly a South Yorkshire Police spokesman said on Facebook today: “A body has ben found in search for missing Natalie

“Officers searching for missing woman Natalie from Doncaster have sadly found a body today (Saturday 14 June).

“Formal identification has not yet taken place but officers believe it to be Natalie.

“Her family have been informed and our thoughts are with them and all of Natalie’s friends and loved ones.”

Hundreds of people have left comments on the post, sharing their condolences to the family.

One of them said: “Such devastating news thinking of all her family and friends.”

Another wrote: “Oh that’s awful and very sad. My condolences to her family and loved ones”.

Cam Green will face criticism after his double failure at No.3 in the World Test Championship final, but the Australian selectors are the ones who should be answering the questions, writes Mitchell Johnson.

The Cook Government has extended its $10,000 offer for tradies to move west, allocating $12.3 million in this year’s state budget to extend the scheme.

West Coast’s list build is delicately poised right now and the Eagles’ list management team would be wise to learn from some of the great explorers in history, writes Paul Hasleby.

Before 2021, guide and assistance dogs were all imported to WA. But they are almost all now locally raised, with the State’s first breeding and training program proving hugely successful.

An All Abilities football team in Perth’s south-east has been inundated with community support after thousands of dollars’ worth of uniforms and equipment were stolen from a club volunteer’s car.

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