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Dad who binned £275m Bitcoin hard drive reveals he wants to sue council for £1billion

By Bradley Jolly A dad is set to sue his council over a missing hard drive containing Bitcoin worth £275million. James Howells says the £1billion he wants would bankrupt Newport City Council, which is understood to argue Mr Howells has no claim to the hard drive because it had been dumped in a tip. But the 38-year-old father is determined to have the right to retrieve it after it was thrown out accidentally during an office clearout – a decade ago. Mr Howells put the hard drive containing the Bitcoin in a black bag along with other parts during the spring clean but his now ex took the rubbish …