Manholes were flipped over or ripped from their frames in a suspected cable theft in Buckinghamshire.

The BT manholes were tampered with along a two mile stretch of the A4010 south of Princes Risborough, according to Thames Valley Police.

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There were clear drag marks and remnants of cable on the pavement to indicate it has been stolen, police said.

The force believe the theft to have occurred between midnight and 9am on March 18.