Raiders steal £40m in Britain’s biggest cash heist

UP to £40 million was stolen from a security depot yesterday in the biggest cash heist in British history.

It easily surpasses the £26.5m stolen from Belfast’s Northern Bank in December 2004, a robbery widely blamed on the IRA. Four men, including 24-year-old bank employee Chris Ward, have so far been charged in connection with the Belfast robbery.

The Bank of England said at least £25m (€38.79m) was stolen but sources said the true total could be £40m (€58.55m), making it the biggest heist in British history.