Staines

American

[steynz] / steɪnz /

noun

a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.

Staines British

/ steɪnz /

noun

a town in SE England, in N Surrey on the River Thames. Pop: 50 538 (2001)

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A judge sitting at Staines Magistrates' Court on Thursday deemed the use of the private jet "not necessary or proportionate".

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Surrey Police spent around £15,000 on a chartered flight from Spain to bring him back to the UK, a hearing at Staines Magistrates' Court was told on Thursday.

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At Staines Magistrates' Court, Sullivan was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, disqualified from driving for two years and ordered to undertake 300 hours of unpaid work.

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Police were called by the ambulance service to the house in Staines, Surrey, on Saturday.

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Neighbours said they believed a young Polish family with three boys, including twins, lived at the house in Bremer Road, Staines.

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