ON TWITTER
#ANDREWHARPER
Ten people were arrested after a newlywed police officer in Berkshire was killed while investigating a burglary.
@maggiecolledge wrote: “Thoughts are with his family and friends. Awful awful stuff.”
@wilts69_simon added: “Total breakdown in society.”
@mandylouamdluna
tweeted: “Condolences to his family, this just shows our police need better protection.”
@SMACD49 wrote: “My dad was a police officer for almost 30yrs. Too many times during his long service, we came very close to losing him – always dreaded that knock on the door.”
@Chriswaddersart tweeted:
“No real deterrent.”
@@kimdale83544170
wrote: “The government need to bring in tougher laws against these criminals who take the lives of our brave police officers... Capital punishment needs to come back as a tough deterrent to stop this happening again... the criminal fraternity may think twice about harming our brave police.”
@Dr_alasdair_ct said: “Extremely sad to hear a police officer has been killed on duty. Highlights the dangers police around the country put themselves in to protect the public.”
#TOMMYSHERIDAN
Former MSP Tommy Sheridan leapt to the defence of Celtic manager Neil Lennon in a Twitter video after their disastrous Champions League exit to Cluj on Tuesday.
@zippyjr78 wrote: “Why does he need to shout all the time, it really gets on my nerves?”
@Chrisgraham76 added: “He’s clearly raging but grins away between every odd, contrived sentence. I can’t take my eyes off it. Absolutely fantastic.”
@garethawhite tweeted: “Ultimate cringe.”
@Redbulljunkysmc added: “I will not be able to sleep tonight because of that video!”
@Davidson2davy reckoned: “He shouts like a Glaswegian Dalek ... Exterminate.”
@lubohenke67 said: “Oooft a tad over the top...lenny is Celtic manager and went into all this with eyes wide open and knowledge of all people above him. Tuesday night is on him, team selection was idiotic and once again he was moaning over a flat, slow to get at it approach to game. Sort it.”
@Northernger wrote: “Will he be able to swing others to his way of thinking?”