Tommy Banks, who owns two restaurants and a pub in North Yorkshire, asked the thieves who stole his van to drop the pies off somewhere so that they could be given to those who need them

Two Michelin Star chef and BBC Great British Menu judge Tommy Banks has issued a plea to heartless thieves who stole his van, which was filled with 2,500 gourmet mince pies

Tommy Banks, who owns two restaurants and a pub in North Yorkshire, posted on Instagram to say his van with £25,000 of stock inside had been taken.