Rare books stolen in London heist found under floor in Romania

Recovery, including Newton and Galileo first editions, follows three-year search after Mission Impossible-style raid

Rare books worth more than 2.5m that were stolen from a warehouse in west London in a daring Mission Impossible-style heist have been found buried under the floor of a house in rural Romania.

The recovery of the 200 books, which include first editions of significant works by Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton, is the culmination of a three-year police operation that involved raids on 45 addresses across three countries and led to charges against 13 people.