RED-FACED raiders found their opportunist haul contained nothing more than a bible and religious magazines.

The bandits broke into a Ford Fiesta car parked on Morecambe's Marine Road East and thought it was their lucky day when they found a black handbag unattended on the seat.

But all the bag contained was a copy of the New World Bible and several copies of the Watchtower magazine.

The bag, bible and magazines together were valued at £27.

A police spokesman said: "Having discovered the contents of the bag, we hope the thieves see the light and do the decent thing and return the property to its rightful owner."