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The following arrests were made recently by local police departments. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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PREMIUM Lisa Mitchell spotted this New Zealand notice and she hopes that all Diary readers will send their hopes and prayers to the beleaguered Antipodean nation during this difficult time. Jaws of despair OUR readers may recall from schooldays those sad occasions when a child in class would receive terrible news relating to family matters. A female friend of Russell Smith told him of one such incident. She was in primary school at the time, and one of her chums was summoned to the headmast...

Woodwind windup PERUSING his Herald this week, former MP Sir Brian Donohoe stumbled across a headline that left him bewildered, as he read in bold typeface: "Lennox reveals dream of playing the flute." “Even if he does play it, he still won’t get the manager’s job at Ibrox,” says Sir Brian. We hate to point out that the Lennox in question is pop star Annie, not Celtic legend Bobby. Stories are always more fun minus facts. What a card A PLAYFUL father gets in touch to reveal that...