Is this Britain's meanest thief? CCTV catches man stealing poppy tin... before he starts collecting charity money for HIMSELF

This is the moment a callous thief steals a poppy collection tin by wrenching it from a metal chain - before he cons unsuspecting shoppers in to giving him donations.

Shameless Christopher Liney, 38, stole the tin from a Royal British Legion stand, which included wooden crosses commemorating our war dead - the day before Armistice Day.

Liney - who accidentally left a court bail notice bearing his name and address at the scene of the crime - then unashamedly rattled the tin at shoppers in Liskeard, Cornwall.   Read Here