Police officers who suffered hearing damage during Bonfire Night mayhem in Edinburgh last year are preparing to take legal action against Police Scotland. They claim the force failed to provide them with adequate ear protection, despite having the equipment. The officers were subjected to “unprecedented” levels of violence when fireworks and petrol bombs were launched at them in the Capital’s Niddrie area last November 5. At least eight were injured during the ugly scenes. Some 27 people were... Read this story
