The charges relate to incidents that took place in Basingstoke, Alton, Petersfield and Yateley in Hampshire, and Earley in Berkshire

Police insisted the chartered plane was the ‘only option’ after a judge criticised the cost

Surrey Police confirmed it spent £15,990 on the chartered flight to bring HSTikkyTokky back from Malaga Airport

Plans for a compulsory digital ID system, intended for right-to-work checks, were thrown into disarray on Tuesday