Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen reveals his terror over machete raid on his family home 

‘It’s a big shock for everyone’: Tottenham player Jan Vertonghen reveals his terror over machete raid on his family home Jan Vertonghen has spoken of horror of family being terrorised by masked thugs He said: ‘I’m OK. The family are in shock but OK. It is what it is’ It is thought Vertonghen’s wife complied … Read more

Budget raid on entrepreneurs’ relief but 10% tax rate remains for now

The Chancellor staged a raid on the tax break for building a business yesterday as he slashed the lifetime limit on entrepreneurs’ relief from £10million to £1million. The move will hit serial entrepreneurs and those who have turned start-ups into medium-sized businesses and has been made due to fears that too much of the tax … Read more

Four security guards at Dresden’s Royal Palace are suspected of involvement in jewellery raid

Four security guards working at Dresden’s Royal Palace are under investigation for their suspected involvement in the biggest jewellery heist since the Second World War. Germany was left in shock when priceless treasures including three sets of diamonds thought to be worth €1bn were whisked from the Green Vault of the museum in an early … Read more

Two US soldiers are killed accompanying security forces during a raid of an ISIS stronghold in Iraq

Dramatic photos posted to social media on Monday show US and Iraqi special forces on a mission to clear out an ISIS stronghold in the predominantly Kurdish north just before two American GIs were killed in a firefight. The incident prompted Brett McGurk, President Trump’s former envoy to the coalition to defeat ISIS, to blame … Read more

Pensioner, 93, is left badly bruised by ‘cowardly’ masked burglars during shocking raid on her home

Pensioner, 93, is left badly bruised after ‘cowardly’ masked burglar clamped a hand round her mouth to stop her screaming during shocking raid on her home in the middle of the night The 93-year-old woman was attacked while she slept in shocking raid for cash Incident took place in Vauxhall, Liverpool at about 2.25am Wednesday morning … Read more

Romanian burglars who carried out a raid on Fleet Street jewellers found guilty of £300,000 heist

Two Romanian burglars who drilled through walls in ‘sophisticated’ raid on Fleet Street jewellers while using nearby half marathon as cover are found guilty of £300,000 heist Florin-Cristin Neagu, 46, and Sorin Munteanu, 44, are convicted of ‘daring’ raid  Tried to drill into Fleet Street jewellers but first drilled into next door William Hill  Southwark … Read more

Backlash over Chancellor’s £2.7bn tax raid on small firms

Furious backlash over Chancellor’s £2.7billion tax raid on small firms By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 23:45 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 07:46 GMT, 2 March 2020 There was a furious backlash last night against Government plans for a £2.7billion raid on small and medium-sized businesses. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is proposing to … Read more

Romanian cleaner denies plotting raid on Tamara Ecclestone’s £70m London mansion

A Romanian cleaner has denied involvement in a £50 million jewellery and cash raid on heiress Tamara Ecclestone’s home.  Maria Mester, 47, and her 29-year-old son Emil-Bogdan Savastru are charged with conspiracy to commit burglary over the heist at Miss Ecclestone’s £70million mansion on ‘Billionaires’ Row’ in Kensington, west London, before Christmas.  Miss Ecclestone, the … Read more