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Two men jailed over theft of £4.75m gold toilet from Blenheim Palace

James Sheen given four-year term and Michael Jones 27 months after ‘bold and brazen’ theft of toilet in Oxfordshire

The Guardian - UK

Pair jailed for burglary of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

A gang of thieves smashed their way in to the palace and ripped out the fully-functioning 18-carat gold toilet during a raid in 2019.

Evening Standard

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

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Two men to be sentenced over £4.75 million gold toilet heist

Burglar Michael Jones ‘took advantage of’ the gold toilet’s ‘facilities’ the day before it was taken.

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Man who tried to sell $6.4m gold toilet stolen from English country house is spared jail

A man who tried to help a burglar cash in from the theft of a gold toilet was spared prison on Monday after a British judge said he had been taken advantage of by the thieves

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Two men guilty over theft of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

It is believed the distinctive toilet has now been split up and disposed of, Oxford Crown Court was told previously.

Evening Standard

Men found guilty of stealing £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

The fully-functioning 18-carat toilet was a star attraction in an art installation before its theft

The Independent UK

Two men found guilty over £4.8m Oxfordshire gold toilet heist

Michael Jones convicted of planning Blenheim Palace burglary and Frederick Doe of conspiracy to transfer criminal property

The Guardian - UK

Man guilty of burglary over theft of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

Jurors at Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday found Michael Jones, 39, from Oxford, guilty of burglary.

Evening Standard

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Coleen Nolan Gets Emotional as She Hits 60 and Opens Up About Love and Life

Evening Standard

Coleen Nolan worries she might 'not get to love again' as she celebrates turning 60 single

The Loose Women star says she feels ‘I still have a lot to give in that department’ after calling time on a three-year relationship last year

Evening Standard

Man denies helping thief sell gold from golden toilet after Blenheim Palace raid

Frederick Doe is accused of helping James Sheen sell gold from an 18-carat toilet that was stolen in an ‘audacious raid’ at Blenheim Palace in 2019.

The Independent UK

Man accused of stealing £4.75m gold toilet ‘used it day before raid’, court hears

The toilet artwork, entitled America, weighed 98 kilos and was taken in a five-minute ‘audacious raid’

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Evening Standard

Man accused of stealing gold toilet ‘used it day before raid’, court told

The fully-functioning £4.75 million toilet was stolen in a raid in the early hours of September 14 2019.

Evening Standard

Man accused of stealing gold toilet checked web headlines about raid – court

Oxford Crown Court heard that Michael Jones had searched for details about the burglary in the days following the raid at Blenheim Palace in 2019.

Evening Standard

Blenheim staff woken by breaking glass during gold toilet theft, court told

On Wednesday jurors sitting at Oxford Crown Court heard from the written statements of witnesses to the break-in.

Evening Standard

Watch shock moment thieves carry £4.75million gold toilet out of Blenheim Palace

In footage shown to jurors, two cars tear across the lawn towards the palace before three men make their way inside

The Independent UK

CCTV shows brazen thieves roll £4.75 million gold toilet out of palace

This shocking CCTV footage reveals the audacious theft of an 18-carat gold toilet, valued at £4.75 million, from Blenheim Palace.

The Independent UK

Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in 'audacious raid'

The trial of three men accused in the theft or sale of an 18-carat gold toilet that was a pricey piece of satirical art is underway in Britain

The Independent UK

Gold toilet stolen from Sir Winston Churchill’s home has been broken up, court hears

The fully functioning toilet, entitled America, had been installed as an artwork at Blenheim Palace

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