was jailed for 10 years andwell layton davies was sennced to eight and a half years. hall reports. robert: the treasure stolen by a viking invader. link in the birth of a nation. what we have is coins minted in two neighboring kingdoms, wessex, everything south of the thames, d mercier, which extends from the thames. this dates from the very moment that england as a single kingdom is taking shape, so you could argue this is england's first hoard. we don't know w the viking loot was buried here, but it laid undiscovered fo1000 years until it was stolen again. a treasure trove unearthed piece by piece and captured on the finder's mobilephone. layton davies and george powell, rsmetal detectorists for y now had a decision to make. >> if you find treasure, you need to declare it within 14 days of knowing it is treasure. they didn't. they declared some of it, being the gold, something you couldn't sell because it is so unique. robert: the coins were another lltter, and the thieves found just the man to hem. he took samples to a london dealer and passed on the news that they

layton davies and george powell, metal detectorists for years, now had a decision to make.nowing its treasure. they didn't. they then eventually declared some of it, being the gold, which is something that you couldn't sell to anybody because it's so unique. the coins were another matter and the thieves founded just the man to sell them. detectorists simon weeks. wicks took samples to a london dealer and passed on the news that they were looking at a value of well over £3 million. by the time the trio enlisted paul wales, another local dealer, police were already on their trail but it wasn't easy. it's an unregulated body colic fix my body, the coin dealerships in the united kingdom and approved a big problem for us. there is no regulation, no records. one crucial piece of evidence to another wales home, coins from the hoard sewn into the case for a magnifying glass. this is a fraction of what the thieves failed. the trail has gone cold and so far they've done nothing to aid the search for the treasure. the feeling of finding something like that would be amazing and the fir

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for stealing a hoard of viking treasure they discovered in herefordshire in 2015. 51—year—old layton daviesjudge said they'd "cheated" both the landowner and the public of exceptionally rare and significant coins. hospital waiting times in northern ireland are at their highest ever level with some people waiting over four years to see a specialist for even routine issues. an independent health think tank has warned that parts of northern ireland's health service have collapsed and people are experiencing agonising waits that wouldn't happen if they lived elsewhere in the uk. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. a formerfirefighter, eugene hynes is now battling to save his eyesight. he is one of more than 6,000 people in northern ireland waiting for a cataract operation, some waiting several years. i have been told that i am 6,555th on the list and that is only to see a consultant and i'm very, very worried for my eyes. from the age of 40, you've more chance of going blind and i'm 52 and itjust really scares me. i don't want to go blind. i really don't. figures obtained by the bbc s

george powell and layton davies were convicted of concealing the find, which they dug up in a field inld, the search for a crime scene with links to the earliest kings of england. we were invited to film the secret operation after social media alerted people to the activities of two metal detectorists and the presence of a treasure buried by a viking over a thousand years ago. the detectorists, leighton davies and george powell, maintained they had been searching the land with permission when they stumbled across the horde. they deleted the photos they took at the time but police recovered them. davies and powell knew what that had found was certainly a treasure trove and under the law, they had just 1a days to declare it. but as the court heard, their priority was to establish how much the items were worth. those enquiries suggested that the treasure could be valued at millions of pounds. the british museum showed us items the detectorists did declare, exquisite gold jewelry from the time of alfred and perfectly preserved coin showing an alliance between the kingdoms of wessex and mur

george powell and layton davies were convicted of concealing the find, which they dug up in a field inpeople to the activities of two metal detectorists and the presence of a treasure buried by a viking over a thousand years ago. the detectorists, leighton davies and george powell, maintained they had been searching the land with permission when they stumbled across the hoard. they deleted the photos they took at the time, but police recovered them. davies and powell knew what that had found was certainly a treasure trove and, under the law, they had just 14 days to declare it. but as the court heard, their priority was to establish how much the items were worth. those enquiries suggested that the treasure could be valued at millions of pounds. the british museum showed us items the detectorists did declare, exquisite gold jewellery from the time of alfred and perfectly preserved coin showing an alliance between the kingdoms of wessex and murcia. this is certainly one of the most important hoards to turn up from the anglo—saxon or viking period, in terms of the information that we can

layton davies and george powell, metal detectorists for years, now had a decision to make. it wasn't easy. it's an unregulated body, the coin dealerships in the united kingdom, and that proved a big problem for us. there is no regulation, there is no records. one crucial piece of evidence turned up at paul wells' home — coins from the hoard sewn into the case for a magnifying glass. this is a fraction of what the thieves found. the trail‘s gone cold and so far they've done nothing to aid the search for the treasure. the feeling of finding something like that would be amazing and the first thing that most metal detectorists will do is share that, as in, would want to share that with the museum or want to share that with their friends. the fact that these two guys haven't done that undermines all of the good work of all those people who do the right thing. the men, who will return to court today, could hold the key to a mystery yet to be solved. robert hall, bbc news, herefordshire. we'll be back with more from naga in norwhich in a few minutes — after the news, travel and we

layton davies and george powell, metal detectorists for years, now had a decision to make.. they then eventually declared some of it, being the gold, which was, obviuosly, something you couldn't sell to anybody because it is so unique. the coins were another matter. the thieves found just the man to sell them — detectorist simon wicks. wicks took samples to a london dealer and passed on the news that they were looking at a value of well over £3 million. by the time the trio enlisted paul wells, another local dealer, police were already on their trail. but it wasn't easy. it is an unregulated body, the coin dealerships in the united kingdom, and that proved to be a problem for us. there is no regulation, there are no records. 0ne crucial piece of evidence turned up at the home of paul wells — coins from the hoard carefully sewn into the case for a magnifying glass. this is a fraction of what was found by the thieves. the trail‘s gone cold and, so far, they've done nothing to aid the search for the treasure. these finds, of course, have a financial value, but the wider value