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Tributes were paid last night to a Special Constable with Essex Police after he died from  Covid-19. Marine officer Toby Speller volunteered for more than 16 years with the force before he died over the weekend. The news was confirmed by Essex Police on Twitter, as they described him as a 'dedicated, professional officer'. The Essex Police marine unit tweeted a picture of SC Speller with a message urging people to follow coronavirus regulations. The comments come as Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi says police officers and teachers could jump the queue for a Covid jab in phase two of the roll...

Covid attackers THESE are the faces of three men who have intentionally threatened Lancashire's frontline workers with coronavirus over the last nine months. Police officers have been coughed on, spat at or bitten in dozens of attacks during the pandemic, it has been revealed. A total of 41 attacks which put officers at risk of contracting the virus were reported between February and November, up from 38 spitting, coughing and biting incidents on officers in 2019. As officers face this additional challenge in policing, they are also coping with coronavirus – Lancashire Constabulary ...

Officers serving in the West Mercia and Dyfed-Powys police forces have faced more than 300 coronavirus-related attacks - renewing calls for tougher punishment for offenders.

Arguments continue over which groups should be targeted first in next phase of vaccinations

Police in Gloucestershire have been attacked dozens of times during the Covid-19 pandemic, figures show.