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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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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Dominik Swiderski, aged three, and his brothers Nikodem and Kacper, both aged two, were found dead in Staines on Saturday.

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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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The youngsters were found alongside the body of a man in Bremer Road, Staines, on Saturday, and officers have confirmed that all four were related.

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