Professional gym thief Paul Hughes claims he just can’t help helping himself

A professional thief with 75 previous convictions has been jailed for two years for stealing £60,000 worth of valuables from gym users in the City of London. Paul Hughes, 59, has made a living ransacking bank cards and jewellery from the lockers of well-heeled victims as they exercised. Hughes admitted two counts of theft and one count of fraud earlier this year. Omar Soliman, defending, said Hughes has been unemployed since 1987, when he last worked as a customer services…