German jewellers linked to hip-hop scene raided amid fears £3.3m coin turned into bling for rappers

Police raided German jewellers with links to the hip-hop scene yesterday amid fears a rare 220lb gold coin which was stolen from a museum could have been processed into medallions for rappers. The ‘Big Maple Leaf’, considered the second largest coin in the world and worth £3.3million, has not been found since it vanished from … Read more

Boyfriend wins £30,000 payout from jewellers after diamond fell out of partner’s ring at Victoria

A businessman has been has been handed a £30,000 payout from a jewellers after a £29,000 yellow diamond he gave his girlfriend for Christmas was lost when it fell out of her ring. Olivia Claffey, 48, noticed the £29,000 ‘fancy’ octagonal 3.1 carat yellow diamond gem was missing from the setting of her ring as she got … Read more

Businessman sues jewellers after £29k diamond fell out of ring at Victoria station

A businessman is suing a jewellers’ after a £29,000 yellow diamond he gave his girlfriend for Christmas was lost when it fell out of her ring.  Olivia Claffey noticed the gem was missing from the setting of her £31,000 ring as she got off a train and into a taxi at London Victoria station on March … Read more

London jewellers J McCarthy could be forced to close

London jewellers J McCarthy which was loved by Margaret Thatcher and counts Princess Anne as a customer could be forced to close after more than 200 years over plans to redevelop building London store may close as Metrus Property Advisors hopes to open a restaurant  Owner Robert Mullings found out about plans when he went … Read more

Ocean’s Eleven-style gang member who stole £4m gems from Mayfair jewellers jailed for four years

A gang member who stole £4million worth of gems from a Mayfair jewellers in one of the biggest shoplifting thefts in British criminal history has been jailed for nearly four years. Mickael Jovanovic was part of a crack team who tricked staff at Boodles into handing over precious jewels then used sleight of hand to … Read more