17 h. ago Revenge porn blackmailer's plot to bribe Iraqi general with 'stolen gold'

The Dundee chef tried to strike deal with top Iraqi officer to dodge jail time for vile abuse of daughter.

Politics

6 d. ago Florida retirees may face trial in France over sale of stolen gold from 18th

The novelist and her husband were detained in 2022 and have since been under house arrest

Politics

7 d. ago US couple could face trial in France over stolen shipwreck gold

Novelist and husband suspected of helping to sell bullion taken decades ago from ship that sank off Brittany in 1746An 80-year-old US novelist and her husband are among several people facing a possible trial in France over the illegal sale of gold bars plundered from an 18th-century shipwreck after French prosecutors requested that the case go to court.Eleonor “Gay” Courter and her husband, Philip, 82, have been accused of helping to sell the bullion online for a French diver who stole it decades ago. They have denied knowledge of any wrongdoing. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Ridiculous reasons people have ended up behind bars from sausage roll drama to golden loo theft

From gold toilets to stolen sausage rolls, here's an absurd round up of real-life crimes that prove you really can go to jail for the downright ridiculous - and the court will never be amused

Events

3 w. ago Gold from toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace ‘may have been smuggled abroad’

Thames Valley Police has not ruled out the chance that the gold was moved away from the UK.

Politics

3 w. ago Two men jailed over theft of £4.75 million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace

The fully-functioning £4.75 million gold toilet was stolen from Blenheim Palace in September 2019

Economics