A gang of thieves smashed their way in to the palace and ripped out the fully-functioning 18-carat gold toilet during a raid in 2019.

An alleged sword attacker has told a court he tried to cook and eat his cat, believing it was “against” him, but claimed to have no memory of killing a schoolboy during a rampage in London.

The operation raised the potential for all-out war between the countries and propelled the region, already on edge, into even greater upheaval.

Manchester University computer science student Hasaan Arshad, 25, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Computer Misuse Act.

The men were convicted of sexually exploiting two girls in the town in Greater Manchester between 2001 and 2006.