The police are “our last line of protection against the savagery of the jungle”, a bishop said today as prayers were held in memory of two policewomen murdered in a gun and grenade attack.

Tributes will be paid throughout the Aviva Premiership this weekend to Ulster rugby player Nevin Spence.

One-eyed Dale Cregan appeared in court today accused of four murders including the shooting and grenade attack that killed two policewomen.

A man named Dale Cregan has been charged with the murders of police officers Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in Manchester on Tuesday.

Greater Manchester Chief Constable Peter Fahy today laid flowers at the scene where Pcs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone were murdered.

Officers remain under threat after the deaths of two policewomen in a grenade and gun attack, Peter Fahy, the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police warned last night.

Calls to routinely arm police following the killing of two women officers were rejected by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who warned against any knee-jerk response to the tragedy.

Greater Manchester’s Chief Constable today said it was “absolutely normal” for police to have bailed the man who now faces accusations that he killed two unarmed policewomen.

One of England’s most wanted men is believed to have lured two unarmed constables to their deaths.

One of the UK's most wanted men was accused of luring two unarmed female constables to their deaths today in a brutal crime that shocked the nation.