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A disgruntled gambling addict smashed TV screens and fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) with a hammer at seven different William Hill betting shops in Liverpool causing £36,000 worth of damage. Eric Baptista, of Toxteth, was given a 12-month suspended jail term after admitting to seven counts of criminal damage. He will...