BBC business editor Robert Peston appeals for return of late wife's stolen rings Mr Peston, who lives in Muswell Hill, north London, wrote on Twitter: "Burgled last night. My beloved late wife's 1920's engagement & wedding rings taken. Naive to think they might turn up, but... Ms Busby, a novelist, was a school friend of Mr Peston's younger sister Juliet. She and her future husband first became a couple while they were studying at different universities, although they split up soon afterwards when he took a job in Brussels. Ms Busby recalled in a 2009 interview: "I started going to see her with photographs to talk about our school days and help her piece her memory back together. Robert was often there at the same time, but I was feeling so low that I didn't think he - so handsome, so successful - could possibly be interested in me. Mr Peston and Ms Busby had a son, Max, in 1997 and married the following year. Scotland Yard said it was investigating a burglary at a house in Muswell Hill. A police spokesman said: "Between 2pm and 11pm on Wednesday December 19, entry was forced via the rear door of the address and property including jewellery and computer equipment taken." Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Sergeant Gordon McKay of Haringey CID on 020 8345 0866 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.