Country house smash-and-grab nets large haul of antiques

AROUND 200 valuable pieces of jewellery, silver, porcelain and furniture were stolen after thieves broke into an Oxfordshire manor house, using sledgehammers to break through two walls.

The owners were away, but the theft was discovered by the housekeeper on September 11.

The thieves s…

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