He has been branded a one-man crimewave. And despite all attempts at deportation, including being given £3,000 by the Government, he is still here.

Hakim Benmakhlouf, 29, a prolific thief is facing deportation for the fifth time after being arrested for stealing at Heathrow Airport.

He was held after officers found him and two other men, loading a car near Terminal 4 with designer luggage worth thousands of pounds stolen from passengers.