Greater Manchester police 'under real strain' after losing 23% of officers

Police in Greater Manchester are under "real strain" after the loss of nearly one in four officers in recent years, the force's chief constable has said.

Ian Hopkins cited official figures which show that Greater Manchester Police (GMP) - currently carrying out one of its biggest ever investigations - had 8,148 officers in March 2010, but this had dropped by 23% to 6,297 by March last year.