Man V Food star Adam Richman ‘cleaned out by thieves’ at M1 service station
Man V Food presenter Adam Richman says he and his crew have had their van “completely cleaned out” at a motorway service station in London.
The 50-year-old American star, who is in the UK filming season two of Adam Richman Eats Britain, wrote on X that he stopped with production staff in Barnet for “exactly four and a half minutes”, and when they returned to their van all their possessions had been taken.
He said the theft had taken place at Welcome Break in Barnet, north London.
Richman wrote: “All of the filming equipment is gone. Both of my suitcases with all of my possessions are gone.
“(My) backpack with my laptop and all of my medications are gone. And to make matters worse, because I have trackers on some of my possessions, and because of my laptop, I can see where these things are.”
He later shared a screen grab of a map of Cricklewood Broadway, writing: “My MacBook, is right here. It also happens to be accompanied by all the medications I take, and the two most valuable possessions I have with me, the last birthday card I ever got from my father and a book that my mother gave me.”
He continued to share the live locations of some of his possessions, including his personalised suitcase and laptop.
Richman says he was returning from Birmingham, when the incident happened at London Gateway Services on the M1.
He also offered a reward for anyone who assisted in their safe return.
Richman later changed position, making it clear he didn’t want anyone to intervene on his behalf.
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Thanking people for their “outpouring of support,” he added: “Everyone! Please do not attempt to personally intervene or find my items yourselves. I don’t want any harm to come to anyone!”
He said the Met Police had asked him to stop updating the locations of the items on social media, and had done so accordingly.
A Met Police spokeswoman said: “Police were called at 2.49pm on Wednesday, October 23 following reports of a theft from a van at London Gateway Services on the M1.
“Items including cameras and laptops were stolen. Officers are continuing inquiries. No arrests have been made at this stage.”
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Richman – a self-educated food expert and sushi chef – fronted Man V Food for four seasons from 2008 to 2012, travelling around the US and undertaking food challenges in different cities.
He later travelled the country in search of the best sandwich in America.
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Police are taking no further action over Kneecap’s performance at Glastonbury.
Officers said they had investigated “comments about a forthcoming court case made during Kneecap’s performance” at the festival on 28 June.
However, after Crown Prosecution Service advice, they decided there is not enough evidence “to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence”.
The Avon & Somerset force started investigating the Irish group’s show last month, as well as comments by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan.
It said they were looking at a possible public order incident.
Police said on Friday that the investigation into Bob Vylan’s performance was ongoing.
The London duo were widely criticised – and caused a BBC crisis – after leading on-stage chants of “death to the IDF” (Israel Defence Forces).
Kneecap’s Liam Og O Hannaidh appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in June. Pic: PA
Kneecap posted a photograph on Instagram, which the group said was an email from police announcing the case was being dropped.
They said their packed Glastonbury gig was a “celebration of love and solidarity” and reporting used “wildly misleading headlines”.
Fears over what Kneecap might do or say during the performance had prompted the BBC not to show it live.
The group said: “Every single person who saw our set knew no law was broken, not even close… yet the police saw fit to publicly announce they were opening an investigation.”
“There is no public apology, they don’t send this to media or post it on police accounts,” they added.
The police statement on Friday said they had informed Kneecap of their decision to drop the case.
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One of the group’s members appeared in court in June charged with a terror offence.
Liam Og O hAnnaidh is accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation in the UK, at a gig last year.
He was released on unconditional bail ahead of a second court appearance in August.
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Tomorrowland: ‘Devastating’ blaze destroys main stage at major festival – two days before it was due to begin
A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium – two days before it was due to begin.
Tomorrowland is a dance music event as big as Glastonbury – and David Guetta was due to perform.
Footage showed flames and thick plumes of black smoke engulfing the stage and spreading to nearby woodland on Wednesday.
The fire gutted the main stage
Fire crews attempt to bring the blaze under control
The annual festival in the town of Boom, north of Brussels, is one of the biggest in Europe and attracts about 400,000 people over two consecutive weekends.
It is famous for its immersive and elaborate designs and attracts big names within dance music – including Guetta, best known for tracks When Love Takes Over and Titanium.
Dutch DJs Martin Garrix and Charlotte de Witte were also due to perform, along with the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Eric Prydz and Alok.
Black smoke could be seen rising into the sky
The festival’s website described the creative elements which went into the elaborate main stage.
The theme, described as Orbyz, was “set in a magical universe made entirely out of ice” and “full of mythical creatures”.
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Organisers said no one was injured in the blaze but confirmed “our beloved main stage has been severely damaged”, adding they were “devastated”.
Spokesperson Debby Wilmsen added: “We received some truly terrible news today. A fire broke out on the Tomorrowland site … and our main stage was essentially destroyed there, which is truly awful.
“That’s a stage that took years to build, with so much love and passion. So I think a lot of people are devastated.”
Spokesperson Debby Wilmsen told reporters ‘a lot of people are devastated’
Despite the fire, Tomorrowland organisers said they were still expecting 38,000 festivalgoers at DreamVille, the event’s campsite.
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