BBC presenter fears walking the streets of London after £200k Rolex raid

BBC Breakfast Time presenter Ben Thompson has said he no longer feels safe in London after his £7,000 Rolex was ripped from his wrist by a gang of Algerian watch thieves. The 44-year-old presenter was robbed by six men when he was leaving an exclusive Italian restaurant with a multi millionaire friend who was robbed of his £150,000 diamond encrusted Patek Philippe watch. As two of the Algerians were jailed, Mr Thompson said in an impact statement he has lived…

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