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Eight men appear in court over Hatton Garden jewellery heist

Eight men have been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged in connection with the Hatton Garden jewellery raid.

The men - aged between 48 and 76 - have all been charged with conspiracy to burgle.

Westminster Magistrates Court heard today that 73 safety deposit boxes, worth in excess of £10 million, were stolen over the Easter weekend.

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Eight charged with Hatton Garden raid arrive in court

Eight men charged with conspiracy to burgle in connection with the Hatton Garden jewellery raid have arrived in court amid tight security today.

The court appearance comes as a tenth man was arrested in Essex on suspicion of conspiracy to burgle, Scotland Yard said.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad have charged Terry Perkins, 67, Daniel Jones, 58, and Hugh Doyle, 48, all of Enfield, north London; William Lincoln, 59, of Bethnal Green, east London; and John Collins, 74, of Islington, north London.

Brian Reader, 76, and Paul Reader, 50, both of Dartford Road, Dartford, Kent, and Carl Wood, 58, of Elderbeck Close, Cheshunt, Herts, also face the same charge.

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