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Police say Sararat, dubbed Am Cyanide by Thai media, had a gambling addiction and targeted friends she owed money to, then stole their jewellery and valuables.

Ms Roberts said: "It's one thing to lose this money, but at the heart of this are children who have been promised something that hasn’t happened."

Sidhu has also had to fend off scam calls from people pretending to have her dog and demanding the reward money.

At 10am, red lights flashed up on a map of Britain as prepayment meters ran out of money, and the firm extended “friendly credit” to avoid a middle-of-the-night cut off.

City will get no sympathy because of their success and the money they have spent to achieve it, but that number of issues, to any squad in the Premier League, would have a negative impact.