Going, going gong: Part II

The Met’s finest have been left baffled by the discovery of an Ivor Novello statuette, found during a raid on the lair of some scrap metal thieves in Croydon.  Officers have ‘carried out extensive enquiries’, but are still clueless about the identity of the rightful owner of the prestigious prize.

After the case of the missing Bafta, which I reported on last month, the winners of the 2013 awards – Emeli Sandé and Noel Gallagher – came to mind initially. But the Yard say that the Novello  ‘went missing during an office move in 1999’ and was never reported stolen.

Mr Steerpike will take it for his trophy cabinet if no one else comes forward.