More Naughty, Less Nice

The British supermarket chain Tesco has a problem with thieves stealing Christmas trees from their store lots. “Christmas trees are at the top of every thief’s wish list,” says Jacky Stephen, Tesco’s tree buyer. “And the stolen trees are extremely easy to sell.” So the store has hired security guards for the trees. Not just any guards: retired army commandos who will wear full camouflage gear and be equipped with night vision goggles. “We use a lot of tactics that we used to use in the army,” said one of the guards. (AFP) ...Anyone who has done any Christmas shopping knows: it’s a jungle out there.