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Arrest over fake Winston Churchill signatures

Police investigating the sale of memorabilia bearing fake signatures of Winston Churchill have arrested a man in Hampshire.

The 65-year-old from Lymington was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's Art and Antiques Unit earlier.

He is being held at Lyndhurst Police Station on suspicion of fraud by misrepresentation.

Officers also seized calligraphy pens, ink and about 30 books....

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