Insurers offer £15,000 reward for stolen violin

Insurance companies have offered a £15,000 reward for the return of a rare violin that was stolen from under its owner's nose at a London cafe, Sky News reports.

The 1696 Stradivarius, worth £1.2m, was stolen from musician Min-Jin Kym while she was in a branch of Pret A Manger outside Euston train station. Two bows, together worth more than £60,000, were also taken.

"Instruments like this are almost impossible to replace as they are so unique," Sarah Ottley of Lark Insurance Broking Group told Sky News.