Shoplifter caught after bicycle chase through city

Body-worn video footage has been released showing a known shoplifter being chased through city streets by a police officer on a bike.

James McMurray, aged 38, stole more than £3,000 of goods from supermarkets across Southampton, Hampshire police said.

He subsequently pleaded guilty to 42 counts of shoplifting, as well as possession of crack cocaine and heroin at Southampton Magistrates Court and was jailed for a year.