Dale Cregan charged over Greater Manchester police deaths

Dale Cregan has been charged with the murders of PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in Greater Manchester.

PC Bone, 32, and her colleague PC Hughes, 23, suffered fatal injuries in a gun and grenade attack in Mottram, Tameside, on Tuesday.

Mr Cregan, 29, has also been charged with the murders of Mark Short in May and his father David in August.

A second man, Stephen Garvey, 28, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.

Mr Cregan has also been charged with the attempted murders of Michael Belcher, Ryan Pridding and John Short on 25 May and Sharon Hark on 10 August.

Danny Savage reports.