QUIRKY WORLD ... Stolen JCB digger used to steal five-figure sum

ENGLAND: Ram-raiders have escaped with a five- figure sum after using a JCB digger to smash a cash machine from a wall.

The cash machine was loaded onto a waiting van, which left the scene with a red car, believed to be an Audi. The stolen digger was left at the scene.

The gang also smashed the window of a nearby red Kia Cee’d. Up to eight suspects may have been involved in the theft outside Martins newsagents in Prentice Place, Harlow, Essex police said.