THIEVES broke into a house and stole a purse, mobile phone and a car from the driveway, police said.

Officers said the burglary occurred between 9.30pm on Tuesday and 5.30am yesterday in Inglewhite Fold, Padiham.

Officers are now urging anyone with information about the burglary to contact them.

A police spokesman said: "The offenders made off with the car, which was a black VW Golf with a VK09 ELJ registration plate.

"If anybody has any information about this incident or the whereabouts of the car please can they ring 101 and quote log reference 0192 of June 14, 2017.”