The trial of a man accused of murdering two women police officers is under way.
Dale Cregan, 29, is accused of killing PCs Nicola Hughes, 23, and Fiona Bone, 32, in a gun and grenade attack on September 18 last year.
Four months earlier former amateur boxer Mark Short was gunned down at the Cotton Tree pub in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, on the evening of May 25. His 46-year-old father was found dead on August 10 following a blast at a house in nearby Clayton.
Cregan arrived at court amid tight security Cregan denies four charges of murder, four of attempted murder and one of causing an explosion.
The jury was told by Mr Justice Tim Holroyde that the case will "probably be extensively reported by the media" and they should judge only what they hear in the courtroom.
The trial takes place amid one of the tightest security operations ever mounted for a court case, with more than 150 police officers surrounding Preston Crown Court.
PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes Armed officers are positioned on overlooking rooftops and sniffer dogs have been used to check surrounding shrubbery and walls.
Cregan arrived in a convoy of vehicles earlier this morning, as a helicopter hovered overhead.
The media area in the courtroom is full, and a further 50 reporters are seated in a specially set up annex with audio and video links to court.
Family members of PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bone, arrive at court The parents of the two officers, along with PC Bone's partner and sister, walked into court together.
Parents Paul and June Bone held hands, as did PC Bone's partner Clare Curran who walked in with the officer's sister Vicky.
PC Hughes's parents are separated. Her father Bryn arrived with wife Natalie while PC Hughes's mother Susan walked in with a police family liaison officer from Greater Manchester Police.
There is a heavy police presence outside Preston Crown Court Cregan appears alongside nine alleged associates.
They deny a range of offences including murder, attempted murder, causing an explosion, possessing a firearm and assisting an offender.
The jury for the 12-week trial was sworn in earlier this week and the lawyers have spent three days locked in legal argument about the details of the case.
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