Two Hatton Garden raiders posed as workmen to break into a high-end London jewellers in a burglary bearing striking similarities to the daring multi-million pound heist five years later, a court has heard.

FRANCE’S richest man and LVMH’s chief executive, Bernard Arnault, is in talks to buy three trophy stores on London’s most expensive shopping street for £300 million (€349.5m), from the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), a source said.

A RAID on a Mayfair jeweller is believed to be the biggest gems heist in British history, it emerged yesterday.

Detectives were today investigating a multi-million pound jewellery robbery after two raiders smashed their way into an exclusive store whose clients are reported to include pop star Elton John and David and Victoria Beckham.