Man held in hunt for £40m jewellery thieves

Flying Squad officers investigating a £40m (€46m) jewellery robbery in London said today they have arrested a man.

Scotland Yard said the 50-year-old man was arrested outside a home in Ilford, east London, on Monday. He has since been released on bail.

A spokesman said investigators are examining several new lines of inquiry after CCTV images of two robbers at the Graff Diamonds premises in Mayfair were released.