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Pulling off a £4.2m sleight of hand

“Most of us would never dare try it, which is why we can’t help having a tiny, sneaking admiration for those who do”

I enjoy a caper movie as much as the next man. The real thing can be just as entertaining. Consider the case of Lulu Lakatos, which took place in the famous Mayfair jeweller Boodles

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