A man accused of stealing a £4.8m golden toilet used it on a visit to Blenheim Palace the day before the heist, describing it as "splendid", a court has heard. The artwork, called America, was taken from the stately home in Oxfordshire in the early hours of 14 September 2019,

One of the men on trial over the theft of a £4.75 million gold toilet from Blenheim Palace “took advantage of its facilities” the day before it was taken, a court was told. M

Oxford Crown Court heard that Michael Jones had searched for details about the burglary in the days following the raid at Blenheim Palace in 2019.

A man accused of the theft of a £4.8m golden toilet searched for online news articles related to the crime in the days following the heist, a court has heard. The artwork, called America, was taken from from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire in the early hours of 14 September 2019,