TWENTY television sets worth £25,000 have been stolen from the back of a lorry at a motorway service station.

The 43-inch flat screen Toshiba sets were taken on Tuesday evening from an lorry at the south-bound Strensham services on the M5.

A police spokesman said: "There is a strong likelihood that these sets will be offered for sale at some stage, so anyone who is offered a Toshiba 43-inch flat-screen TV under unusual circumstances should inform us."

The sets were being taken from Leeds to Bristol when they were stolen.

Contact police on 08457 444 888, quoting 87S/160507 or to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.