Man admits role in £53m heist

ONE of the men behind Britain’s biggest cash heist, the £53 million (€57.5m) robbery of a Securitas depot, admitted to playing a part in the 2006 hold-up and was told he faces a lengthy prison sentence.

Paul Allen, a 31-year-old cage fighter, admitted three charges of conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to rob, and conspiracy to possess firearms.

Allen, of Chatham, Kent, had been due to face a re-trial at Woolwich Crown Court yesterday because jurors at an earlier trial had been unable to agree on a verdict.