In London, May 1990, a bank courier was robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight. His briefcase was stolen, with £292million ...

The legendary fugitive took part in one of the best-known British robberies. Ronnie Biggs, known for his role in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, is shown in Rio de Janiero, in this May 5, 2001 photo.

Jack Slipper, 81, the tenacious but frustrated Scotland Yard detective who personified the worldwide hunt for the Great Train Robbery fugitive Ronnie Biggs, died Aug. 23, it was reported in London. In ...

Court documents related to the Great Train Robbery have been found inside a locked safe in a cellar. On 8 August 1963, a gang of 15 men stole £2.6m from a Royal Mail train near Cheddington, ...