‘Embassy burglars’ face spring trial

A security chief and a former Royal Marine Commando accused of burgling the UAE’s London embassy will stand trial next April, a court heard. Head of security Dean Manister, 51, and former soldier Lee Hurford, 49, are accused of breaking into the embassy in Belgravia and stole confidential documents, passports and cash from three safes. The pair planned to extort £3m from a VIP at the embassy in exchange for the return of the items stolen on the night of…