Sean Price, who was sacked in October, and Derek Bonnard started an action against three forces and the director of the National Crime Agency last May.

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Earlier this year, one of the owners of Addyman Books, Derek Addyman, started a publicity campaign to ban the Kindle from the town.

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And this girl broke down and started crying and saying, you know, Derek, I'm sorry I've been so mean to you.

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