Police issued an international alert for a dozen paintings by Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera and other masters that were stolen from the Los Angeles suburban home of an elderly couple during a daring daytime break-in.

A SOUND engineer to Ray Charles who is charged with stealing 300 original master recordings had become embroiled in a dispute with the singer’s estate, it emerged yesterday.

A sound engineer to Ray Charles who is charged with stealing 300 original master recordings had become embroiled in a dispute with the singer’s estate, it emerged today.