12 h. ago Police found out what couple were up to after analysing phone

Tony Mann, 28, and Roxanne Gilder, 33, were found in possession of 118g of cocaine, after being searched by officers from the organised crime unit

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1 week ago Couple from Kazakhstan allegedly used hidden camera and earpieces to win $1.18m from Sydney’s Crown casino

Woman, 36, and her husband, 44, arrested at Barangaroo and charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA married couple from Kazakhstan has allegedly won more than $1m from Sydney’s Crown casino using a tiny camera hidden in a Mickey Mouse T-shirt and “deep-seated earpieces” that allowed them to communicate.New South Wales police said on Sunday the couple was charged with dishonestly obtaining financial advantage after being arrested in the Barangaroo casino. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman killed and husband stabbed outside Cork home as suspect 'known to them' detained

The couple were stabbed outside their home in Ballinlough in Cork on Monday evening. A man in his twenties who is known to the couple was arrested at the scene by police

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3 w. ago Trump backer and financier partner accused over Bond Street Tube 'racist assault' no longer in UK, say police

British Transport Police issue update on investigation after family were racially abused and assaulted in central London

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3 w. ago Trump backer and financier partner accused of Bond Street Tube racist assault no longer in UK, say police

British Transport Police issue update on investigation after family were racially abused and assaulted in central London

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3 w. ago Couple accused over Bond Street Tube 'racist assault' no longer in UK, say police

British Transport Police issue update on investigation after family were racially abused and assaulted in central London

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3 w. ago Parents ‘vindicated’ after police admit unlawful arrest over WhatsApp row

Hertfordshire police agree to pay £20,000 to Rosalind Levine and Maxie Allen, who were held for 11 hours after complaining about daughter’s schoolTwo parents who were arrested after they complained about their daughter’s primary school on WhatsApp have said they felt “vindicated” by the police admitting the arrest was unlawful.Rosalind Levine and her partner, Maxie Allen, said they were held at a police station for 11 hours over their complaints about the school. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hertfordshire police admit unlawful arrest of couple in school WhatsApp row – report

Force said to have agreed to £20,000 payout to parents who complained about daughter’s school in BorehamwoodA police force has reportedly admitted it unlawfully arrested two parents in front of their nine-year-old daughter after they complained about her school on WhatsApp.Rosalind Levine and her partner, Maxie Allen, said they were held at a police station for 11 hours over the complaints about their daughter’s primary school. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chuck Schumer should quit – but would his imaginary friends agree? | Arwa Mahdawi

The US government was shut down for weeks – and then Democrats shrugged their shoulders and gave upChuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, has a pair of very sweet imaginary friends. They’re a middle-class couple called Joe and Eileen Bailey and they live on Long Island. At one point the imaginary couple, who feature in Schumer’s 2007 book, Positively American, were called the O’Reillys. According to the Hill, one Schumer aide said the name then was changed because the publisher thought O’Reilly was “too ethnic” for mass consumption. Another aide said that claim was false, and Schumer just wanted a name that “sounded more national”. Naming strategy aside, the key point here is that Schumer has said he runs all his policy decisions by this completely fictional couple. He’s referred to them hundreds of times throughout his political career.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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