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It was a chance the Cardiff City player seized with a flourish.

As school administrators plan their next steps, conservatives are seizing the moment.

It's not in dispute that the defendant sent the relevant social media posts between 11 October and 27 October, and it's not in dispute that the defendant seized and threw the phone of the complainant.

It said authorities had seized laptops and smartphones suspected of being used to operate the sites during a raid, as well as cash and credit cards.

There are limited exceptions to this which allow a state to seize a ship, such as a "hot pursuit" where a vessel is chased from a country's waters into the high seas.