Cox burgled - but thieves leave Keane CD

Sara Cox has told listeners to her Radio 1 show she was burgled - and that thieves left her Keane record behind.

The DJ said her north London home was broken into in the early hours as she slept. "Don't worry, everything's fine," she assured. "If you are in a pub in north London this evening and you get offered a copy of The Emperor's New Groove, a Sony Ericsson phone or a computer, buy it and then bring it back to me."

She went on to say she had found a record by Keane apparently discarded - but declined to draw conclusions about the band's dubious talents.

"They did leave a Keane album on the lawn in the front garden," she recalled. "I don't think it's a reflection on the musical talent of Keane. I think they must just have dropped it at 3am.

"The dog was barking. He went mad. I went down and told him to shut up," continued Cox. "But he barks at badgers, cats, he barks at his own shadow and he knew something was going on and I didn't believe him.

"This morning he was looking at me, like: 'I tried to tell you, mummy, I was barking a lot'."