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More than £1million raised in three days for families of police heroes killed in A66 crash - as cop fund receives 48,000 donations from kind-hearted Britons
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What happenedPCs Matthew Blades, 37, and Tom Clough, 38, died alongside the five occupants of a VW Passat in the head-on smash in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The headline splitDaily Mail frames it as "More than £1million raised in three days for families of police heroes killed in A66 cras...". The Sun frames it as "Fundraiser for families of PC Matt Blades and PC Tom Clough killed in A66 wrong-way crash...".
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Right / center-rightMore than £1million raised in three days for families of police heroes killed in A66 crash - as cop fund receives 48,000 donation...
More than £1million raised in three days for families of police heroes killed in A66 crash - as cop fund receives 48,000 donations from kind-hearted Britons
PCs Matthew Blades, 37, and Tom Clough, 38, died alongside the five occupants of a VW Passat in the head-on smash in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Fundraiser for families of PC Matt Blades and PC Tom Clough killed in A66 wrong-way crash passes £1million
A FUNDRAISER launched for the families of the two police officers killed in the horror A66 crash has now raised more than £1million. PC Matthew Blades, 37, and PC Tom Clough, 38, lost their...
