The answer to a given riddle is not always right in front of you.

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Yet even this does not solve the fundamental riddle: why would companies buy something that is as dear just now as their own shares?

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Finding both men not guilty of all charges Senior District Judge Howard Riddle said PC Hughes' language had been "unacceptable and offensive" but did not amount to a crime.

BBC: PC David Hair (left) and PC Kevin Hughes