"Victims now are far less likely to be a bashed-up pensioner and more likely to be a young professional who has had a phone grabbed out of their hand or pocket, " he said.

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For starters, the stock has been bashed this week with the freeing up of a relatively small tranche of shares, largely for institutional holders.

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Waits took to the stage dressed in a Chaplinesque suit, delivering his set from a slightly raised platform that gave up a cloud of dust each time he bashed his feet into it.

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