DARING ART THEFT

Thieves have stolen three of Sweden’s most prized paintings – by Rembrandt and Renoir. “An armed gang entered the museum on Stockholm’s waterfront just before it closed on Friday. One of them, brandishing a submachine-gun in the museum lobby, threatened staff and visitors, while another two, also armed, ran upstairs and snatched the small paintings, valued by police at about £25 million.” – Scotland on Sunday