Barrymore's ex-wife burgled

Thieves have stolen £150,000 worth of jewellery from the home of Michael Barrymore's ex-wife, Cheryl, 50, it was reported today.

Detectives believe the robbers may have posed as workmen during a revamp of her St John's Wood home and that she may be a victim of a gang who have stolen £1 million of jewels, cash and clothes in a series of thefts in the area.