Surbiton Basin News Today

Customers claim they have found themselves under close inspection following an increase in the number of bag checks at certain stores before leaving the premises.

Sainsbury's shoppers have said they are having their bags searched after using the self-service checkouts at the store.

Retail theft has shot up in the space of a year, with multiple supermarkets introducing new measures to crack down.

One shopper posted their experience on the social media site Nextdoor and asked whether others were experiencing the same thing