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€2 million of items allegedly stolen from bags at Spanish airport

Luxury watches, cash and mobile phones were among the items reported missing from checked-in luggage.

Business

Too easy to steal? UK Range Rovers lose value over security issues

The brand has invested millions of pounds to upgrade the security of its cars while insurance prices have more than doubled for some models.

United Kingdom

Eastern European women and children trafficked to shoplift in the UK

Organised criminal gangs have been found trafficking women and children in the UK for large-scale shoplifting, exacerbating an alarming surge in retail crime, while a grim reality of human trafficking unfolds.

Travel News

Visiting London? Here’s why you should be extra careful on the Tube

Popular tourist destinations are being targeted as theft soars on the London Underground.

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Art

Painting stolen during World War II returned to German museum

The painting, “Landscape of Italian Character,” by 18th century Austrian artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer, will soon be displayed in Munich.

Culture news

British Museum to digitise collection to prevent more thefts

The British Museum, one of the most visited in the world, has been dealing with the aftermath of thefts which highlighted internal failings and led to the exit of its director.

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.

Art

ICYMI: German museum worker avoids jail over fake painting swops

In Case You Missed It: A German museum worker was sentenced for stealing and selling paintings from Munich's Deutsches Museum, replacing the originals with fakes.

Travel News

Tourists are most likely to be pickpocketed in this European country

Here are the countries where you most likely to be at risk of pickpockets and how you can protect yourself against them.

Culture news

British Museum director steps down over stolen items controversy

Hartwig Fischer released a statement announcing his resignation.

Culture news

Greece renews calls for artefact returns after British Museum thefts

Questions are being raised about the British Museum's security protocols, its handling of thefts, and how long senior management was aware before action was taken. Now, Greece is renewing its calls for the return of the Parthenon Marbles.

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Munch's 'The Scream' is stolen in broad daylight

On this day 19 years ago, one of the most iconic paintings of all time was stolen in broad daylight from an Oslo museum.

Culture news

British Museum staff sacked for theft named as senior curator

The British Museum says it's taking legal action and the Metropolitan Police's economic and crime command is investigating.

Culture news

Man charged in Wizard of Oz shoe theft investigation

A Minnesota man has been charged after an FBI investigation into the stealing of a pair of red shoes from the Judy Garland classic

Culture news

Five men convicted over 2019 Dresden jewel heist

Six members of a notorious criminal gang have been on trial in Germany over the spectacular heist in which 18th-century jewels were snatched from the state museum in Dresden.

Culture news

Europol sting leads to recovery of over 11,000 stolen artefacts

An art trafficking sting has led to 60 arrests and over 11,000 art objects recovered in a massive victory for European authorities cracking down on art theft.

World News

Villas, cars and yachts: France seizes record haul of criminal assets

The Ministry of Justice recovered €771 million of crime-linked assets.

Ukraine

Kyiv police detain eight people after Banksy mural goes missing

Police in Kyiv prevented the theft of a Banksy mural in the Ukrainian capital. Authorities say the work is still in good condition.

Culture news

Ukrainian police foil attempt to steal Banksy's artwork in Kyiv suburb

The group that cut a section from a wall in Hostomel to remove the stencil by the famed British street artist has been apprehended, and the artwork is safe.

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.