THIEVES have stolen a Nestle lorry from a storage depot near York, North Yorkshire police said today.

A white two axle 40ft trailer, carrying the Quality Street logo, was hitched to an articulated tractor and driven out through locked gates at the depot in Station Lane, Shipton-by-Beningbrough, near York.

The theft occurred during the early hours of yesterday. The lorry was empty at the time.

Updated: 11:17 Friday, August 01, 2003