£32,000 stolen from bookies bungalow

Thousands of pounds in cash was stolen from a book-maker working at the Cheltenham Festival as he was celebrating the end of the meeting’s third day, police said today.

Around £32,000 (€48,000) was stolen from the bungalow in Westmancote, Gloucestershire, where Keith Harris, from Warrington, is staying for the world-famous race meeting.