A thief has been captured on CCTV stealing a charity box from a pub in Bexley Village.

Police are appealing for information and witnesses after the man stole a Meningitis Now money box from behind the bar in the Millers Arms.

The suspect was drinking in the pub with a pregnant woman shortly before 11pm on July 14.

When the landlord momentarily left the area, the suspect walked behind the bar and picked up the charity box, hiding it in his clothes before leaving the pub.

Anyone with any information should contact Bexley CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.