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Friday February 20th, 2026 night edition

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A couple who had their home invaded and car stolen say they were hit with a shock $6,000 fine because one of the thieves didn’t wear a seatbelt.

Leila and Hamid, from Australia’s Gold Coast, were asleep when masked intruders stormed their home and stole valuables before making off with their Lexus SUV.

According to local reports, the thieves already had one of the car keys and attempted to enter the couple’s bedroom to grab more.

“They already had Leila’s car key when they tried to come into the bedroom to get the keys to the other cars,” Hamid told Today.

Family fined $6K after home invaders steal car.

“And unfortunately we’ve now received an infringement that Mr bad guy wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.”.

Today The couple was fined over $6000 despite being the victims of a home invasion. »

Trump issues Iran with ultimatum as US ramps up military presence

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"It's proven to be over the years not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran.

Trump has repeatedly threatened military action against Iran, at first over a deadly crackdown on protesters last month then more recently over its nuclear programme.

Amid the escalating warnings, Poland on Thursday ordered all its citizens in Iran to "leave immediately". »