CASHIER'S TIMEKEEPING COST US £6M HAUL

THE reformed gangster hoped to retire after a lucrative bank job that fell apart due to poor timekeeping.

- BY JOHN DINGWALL

MacDonald for the heist at a NatWest bank in Torquay that would net £6million.

Macdonald, 64, said: "I knew Mick from our time in Barlinnie. He came to see me in disguise while he was on the run and said I didn’t need to go into the bank. I could be the getaway driver. I thought with my share I could retire to Spain.