British paper eats shoe as reporters personal info is stolen

Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers has admitted that a laptop
containing financial and personal details of thousands of staff,
suppliers and contributors has been stolen.

After months of criticising "criminally careless" government
departments for losing confidential records, the company has been
forced to send out an embarrassing letter telling journalists they may
now be at risk of identity theft, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal.

Even those who no longer work for either Associated Newspapers, which
also publishes the Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard, and
regional newspaper publisher Northcliffe Media have been affected and
contacted.