11.   Detectives at a briefing in Worcester today were looking for leads that could link the gang with a whole series of raids described by police as deplorable.

12.   Police have described it as a text book operation and are delighted with the result.

13.   Police describe the raid as extremely callous.

14.   Three people have been arrested in connection with what police describe as a substantial fraud at Oxford City Council.

15.   The incident highlights what the police describe as a significant problem of car thefts by young people in Milton Keynes.

16.   The police have described it as a miraculous escape.

17.   Police described him as chubby but not overweight.

18.   Strathclyde police described the attack as callous and appealed for information.

19.   Police described it as a gangland style execution.

20.   Police have described the crimes as despicable.