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Food and Drink

Cheese Heist: More than €360,000 worth of cheddar is missing in London

Thieves have pulled off a massive cheese heist in the UK and more than £300,000 (€360,000) worth of cheddar is missing.

Europe News

Azzurri star Roberto Baggio robbed at home during Italy-Spain game

Known as 'Divine Ponytail' for his specific hairstyle and 'Little Buddha' for his Buddhist beliefs, Baggio opted for a private and modest life after retiring from football.

France

Probe into theft of bag thought to have contained Olympics plans

Paris city hall confirmed that a stolen USB memory stick did not contain police security plans for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Travel News

Why thieves are to blame for thousands of Europe’s train delays

Europe's biggest rail operators are reporting problems with copper theft on their lines and with the price of the metal set to rise many are concerned.

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Food and Drink

French police recover €600,000 of stolen champagne in dramatic chase

The thieves stole two champagne-filled lorries from a Reims-based company, triggering a high-speed pursuit on the A4 motorway towards Paris.

Art

Poo Done It? Four men charged in theft of satirical golden toilet

The four golden toilet-thieving suspects will appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on 28 November.

United Kingdom

UK businesses call for help as shoplifting problem escalates

The government-in-waiting say they'll tackle theft with a new law – but business across the country continue to struggle against shoplifters.

France

Airbus and Air France acquitted over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

The aviation companies Airbus and Air France have been acquitted over the 2009 Rio-Paris crash which led to the death of all 228 people on board.

Art

Spanish police recover stolen 100-year-old Dalí drawings in Barcelona

Spanish police recovered two 100-year-old drawings by Salvador Dalí that were stolen during a burglary in Barcelona last year. They arrested three brothers in their 50s and seized the Dalí drawings that were created in 1922 for a book called "Les Gràcies de l'Empordà."

Culture news

Spanish museum returns paintings plundered by Nazi forces to Poland

Poland saw much of its cultural patrimony destroyed or looted during the country’s wartime occupation by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Approximately 500,000 items are still missing.

Germany

Police recover items from daring German €113m gold and diamond heist

Prosecutors and police said in a statement that they secured 31 items in Berlin overnight, including several pieces that appear to be complete.

Hungary

Theft of food in Hungary’s supermarkets rises

More people are stealing from Hungary’s supermarkets than last year. Hungarian police figures show there were more than 8,000 thefts nationwide in the first 10 months of 2021 – a rise of more than 22%

Culture news

Thieves steal €1.6 million worth of gold coins from German museum

483 gold coins were snatched early Tuesday from a museum in the southern town of Manching, with thieves taking just nine minutes to break in and make off with the stash, according to police.

Travel News

Barcelona thief caught on camera as city cracks down on pickpockets

The Catalonian capital announced a plan to tackle pickpockets back in May. But is it working?

Italy

Suspected bank robber rescued in Rome after tunnel collapse

Police say the man was buried under the rubble for several hours.

Netherlands

Dutch drama as suspected art fair robbery caught on camera

Police say they've arrested two men in connection with the suspected robbery, but are still looking for two more.

Sweden

Armed robbers steal children's computers at knifepoint during lesson

The incident occurred in the central city of Västerås on Monday afternoon.

Germany

Six men on trial for stealing jewels worth €113m from Dresden museum

Prosecutors said those accused of stealing the gems, which have never been recovered, belong to an organised crime family known as the "Remmo clan".

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Thieves loot goods trains in Los Angeles with impunity

Dozens of freight cars are broken into every day in Los Angeles by thieves who take advantage of train stops to loot packages purchased online.

USA

Thieves in Los Angeles looted trains stuffed with Christmas packages

Freight cars are broken into every day on Los Angeles's railways by thieves that target packages bought online.