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Wounded police rise by 60%
7:11am Monday 12th May 2008
The number of police officers wounded in shootings has increased by 60% in four years, according to figures released by the Conservatives.
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The statistics, which cover officers in England and Wales shot while on duty, show the number rose from 12 in 2002/03 to 19 in 2006/07.
Shadow Home Office minister David Ruffley said the figures showed the Government was failing "to tackle the scourge of gun crime".
He said: "With the trade in illegal weapons soaring through porous borders, ministers are presiding over a service with falling number of armed officers. Now we see a rise in the number of police getting injured in the line of duty.
"This is yet another consequence of Labour's failure to tackle the scourge of gun crime and the causes of gun crime, like drugs.
"This failure is putting the public and our police officers at serious risk on an everyday basis."
Number of police injured by guns has increased by 60 per cent
The number of police injured by guns has increased by 60 per cent
Number of police hurt by guns has increased
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Presidents and legends
THE 21st Hay Literary Festival starts on May 22 and booking has opened for an exciting fortnight...
Sing out and make music
THE Music Pool, Hereford’s community music charity, is hosting a special public event aimed at anyone wanting to discover the pleasure of singing – a day of singing exercises, games, harmony singing and songs from around the world will be led by nationally acclaimed Sue Hollingworth of the Voices Foundation.
Inspector Morse creator at Leominster Festival
A VISIT by the creator of Inspector Morse, Colin Dexter, will be one of the highlights of the 2008 Leominster Festival, which runs from Friday, May 30, to Sunday, June 8, and this year promises something for everyone.
Double delight
THE internationally renowned identical twin sisters Antoinette and Claire Cann will be performing a sparkling programme of piano duets at St John the Baptist Church, Aymestrey, near Leominster on Saturday, May 24, at 7.30pm. Antoinette and Claire first played the piano when they were three years old, picking out tunes on the family piano. “The first thing we picked out was the theme to Listen with Mother.” Starting lessons was apparently the only time the pair were at odds about their playing. “Toni was very keen to go,” says Claire. “But at the time, Claire was shy,” adds Antoinette.
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