CCTV footage showing the moment thieves stole a solid gold toilet worth £4.8m has been shown in court. The work of art, called America, was taken from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire in the early hours ...

The heist of an 18-karat gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan from a British palace was caught on a video, revealed at a the criminal trial.

Three men have been charged in connection with the theft of the toilet, which was taken just two days after it was put on display as part of an exhibit.

The toilet was plumbed in and fully functioning as part of an art exhibition at the Oxfordshire stately home in September 2019. Michael Jones, 39 from Kidlington in Oxford denies a charge of burglary.