Hundreds of police join mourners for shot constable

Hundreds of British police officers began filing into Leeds Parish Church today for the funeral of murdered traffic policemen Ian Broadhurst.

Senior officers mingled with rank and file policemen in drizzling rain and dozens of colleagues lined the nearby streets waiting for the cortege.

Pc Broadhurst, 34, from West Yorkshire, was shot twice while helping to arrest American David Bieber in Leeds on St Stephen's Day.

Around 800 mourners, including more than 100 family members, are expected to attend the service, in which tributes will be led by West Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Colin Cramphorn.

Two officers who survived the shooting, Pc Neil Roper and Pc James Banks, were also expected to attend.