'Despicable' thieves steal poppy tin from London hotel

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Police want to speak to two suspects caught on CCTV

Two men are being sought by police after the theft of a Poppy Appeal collection tin two days before Armistice Day.

CCTV shows one man asking a hotel receptionist for some paper and another taking the money while staff are distracted.

The theft took place at the Renaissance Hotel near London's Heathrow Airport on the night of 9 November.

Det Con Kris Latham from the Met Police described it as a "despicable act".

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